Currently Unavailable Artist: The Soft Pack
Genre: Rock
Release Date: 09/25/2012
Label: Mexican Summer
Catalog Number: 126
Recording: Studio
Sound: Stereo
Length: 36:50
Format: Vinyl LP
Credits
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Amoeba Review
The Soft Pack update their winning formula of hooks-first, propulsive rock ‘n’ roll on Strapped. “Saratoga” surges fast and bubbles over into the frothy jangle-pop of “Second Look,” replete with a heavily effected saxophone solo. “Tallboy’s” organ riff and cheeky lyrics make double-hangover regret sound like a blast. “Bobby Brown” pairs islandy riffs and a synth hook with Matt Lamkin’s deadpan vocals in a song that feels like a perfect fleeting romance. The band keeps things rolling smoothly, much as they did on their first album, with songs that rarely break the three-minute mark, employing a brevity most bands unwisely chuck and keeping things sounding youthful and brisk, even on balladesque jams like “Everything I Know,” save for an aquatic rock epic that ends the album, “Captain Ace.” “Jump on in, the water’s fine, we make mistakes and leave them all behind” Lamkin sings on “Ray’s Mistake.” The thing is, they rarely do.
Track Listing
Side A Titles |
Artist |
Length |
|---|---|---|
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1.
Saratoga
|
The Soft Pack | 02:36 |
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2.
Second Look
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The Soft Pack | 02:48 |
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3.
They Say
|
The Soft Pack | 02:25 |
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4.
Tallboy
|
The Soft Pack | 02:56 |
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5.
Bobby Brown
|
The Soft Pack | 03:51 |
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6.
Chinatown
|
The Soft Pack | 02:46 |
Side B Titles |
Artist |
Length |
|---|---|---|
|
1.
Ray's Mistake
|
The Soft Pack | 02:55 |
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2.
Oxford Ave.
|
The Soft Pack | 02:04 |
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3.
Everything I Know
|
The Soft Pack | 02:37 |
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4.
Head On Ice
|
The Soft Pack | 02:04 |
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5.
Bound To Fall
|
The Soft Pack | 03:06 |
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6.
Captain Ace
|
The Soft Pack | 06:42 |
