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Sep 24, 2012Strapped isn't a bad album so much as a strangely scattered one, revealing the Soft Pack caught between delivering what they're known for and what they might like to become.
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Sep 24, 2012Long and lush isn't a bad look for the Soft Pack, so long as they're keeping the beat.
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UncutSep 28, 2012Fuzz and reverb are everywhere, but The Soft Pack are also refreshingly unafraid of the sax solo. [Nov 2012, p.81]
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Oct 1, 2012Uncomplicated, Spinto Band-ish jangles like 'Second Look', 'Tallboy' and 'Everything I Know' plough casually and happily along without a care in the world, very much like the band themselves.
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Sep 25, 2012Strapped isn't groundbreaking, especially by the standards The Soft Pack have set for themselves.
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Sep 24, 2012They may still be a work in progress, but that progress thus far is demonstrative of an increasingly innovative band, one working too hard to slump.
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Oct 1, 2012Strapped is a significant step forward from their debut; far more expansive and ambitious.
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Alternative PressSep 24, 2012The fun carries all the way until the album's lengthy psychedelic jam, "Captain Ace," which bursts with wild saxophone and shows how to capture a brilliant act of Tape. [Oct 2012, p.92]
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MagnetDec 4, 2012The band has simply folded its past into a bigger, richer whole. [No. 93, p.58]
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Oct 3, 2012That their kitchen-sink approach yielded as many wins as it did on Strapped bodes very well for The Soft Pack, oddly enough presenting a band that has proven it's more than its record collection, and possesses a heretofore unseen amount of creative restlessness.
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Sep 26, 2012While these graduates are busy looking for a nail on which to hang their new diplomas, make sure you've got a needle to play their new record.
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Sep 26, 2012The Soft Pack's knack for a no-tassels hook is what ends up making Strapped worthwhile, and it works best when they tighten the screws and keep it concise.
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Oct 29, 2012Strapped is a marked maturation from their San Diego start five years ago.
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Sep 25, 2012These varied sounds signal a growth in the band, one that will ultimately save the Soft Pack from forever being stuck playing angsty teen music.
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Sep 28, 2012On [Strapped] they've toned down their trademark do-or-die spirit and returned with something far more considered and refined.