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- Summary: This is the debut full-length album for the indie rock duo from San Diego, who were formerly called the Muslims.
- Record Label: Kemado
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 21
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Mixed: 7 out of 21
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Negative: 1 out of 21
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But for all the influences that rip through the LP, the youthful abandon recasts them for a new generation.
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Granted, The Soft Pack has knife-edged pop riffs and crooned vocals galore. But a closer probe reveals a knack for punky songcraft and caffeinated oomph that could have easily been inherited from fellow San Diego group Hot Snakes.
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The Soft Pack never sound cliche, but excitingly new, even if their influences can be clearly identified.
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Though Lamkin's monotone voice is not the most expressive instrument--it barely wavers whether the occasion calls for a Monks-style organ vamp ("Move Along") or a prom-night embrace ("Mexico")--each album side gradually ratchets up the tension and releases it through a raucous rave-up ("Pull Out" on side A, "Parasites" on side B) that successfully bridges the Soft Pack's Nuggets-schooled ethos with the modern-day discord of San Diegan patron saints Hot Snakes.
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Original it isn’t, but it trades innovation for let-loose fun, and wears its influences proudly.
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That it's derivative isn't that much of a stick to beat them with, though--they've produced 30 minutes of glossy, singalong, preppy pop-punk.
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Under The RadarThere's little to make them noticeable today. [Winter 2010, p.69]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 4
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Mixed: 1 out of 4
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Negative: 0 out of 4
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VincentHApr 12, 2010
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AmirJMar 17, 2010Magnificent album not one bad song on this gem if you area garage fan then definitely pick this up.
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NickApr 6, 2010The Soft Pack have made the latest, and possibly last, great rock
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ChrisSFeb 9, 2010
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