Seattle's
Green Pajamas can be seen as a more serious equivalent to
XTC side project
the Dukes of Stratosphear; both bands deal in subtle twists of '60s psychedelia, but while
the Dukes of Stratosphear are all about tongue-in-cheek bounciness, the
Green Pajamas have a more earnest, folksy sound.
Strung Behind the Sun, while pretty tame at first listen, is gorgeously written and orchestrated, and gradually becomes more and more involving. By backing down from overt '60s references (the lyrics frequently twist famous lines for effect, but the music itself isn't so firmly entrenched in the past), they've created a wonderful hybrid: a serious, modern equivalent to '60s folk and psychedelia.