More Or Less 7" - Heavenly (2010)
Gagdad 7" - Mexican Summer (2010)
Tallboy - Mexica Summer (2012)
When I heard that The Soft Pack had a new full length coming out this year, I did the obligatory search to see if there was a new single leading up to it. What I discovered was I somehow managed to miss 2 7"s of theirs that came out in 2010. I guess i just wasn't paying close enough attention. Gagdad was the tougher one to find. From what I read, it was primarily sold on tour, but I did manage to find an online shop in the UK that had it in stock, so I grabbed it along with a copy of More or Less.
I was quite lucky obtaining the Tallboy 7". On the artwork it says promo only, though I can't say for sure how limited/rare/hard to find it actually is. I received it as a bonus when I bought the new full length Strapped directly from Mexican Summer. I suppose I was one of the first handful of people to pick it up as I think they said only the first 50 would get a copy. These 3 keep my Soft Pack collection complete, I just need to make sure I don't miss out on anything else they release this year.
The Soft Pack - More or Less:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uikxfAc9Fw
The Soft Pack - Gagdad (Live):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPtbMWF9QnQ
The Soft Pack - Tallboy:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPjK_TNaac8
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Friday, October 12, 2012
The Soft Pack - 3 Newish 7"s
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The Soft Pack - Strapped LP - Flamingo Edition (/300)
Mexican Summer (2012)
I first heard of The Soft Pack back when they were still called The Muslims. They had opened for The Night Marchers on a few shows and had earned the praise of some West Coast friends. I picked up their LP, and just kept on buying their records. Through the band's name change and over the course of all of the records they've put out I have enjoyed the ride, but the band never quite captured the magic of the first LP in my opinion.
The same can be said for Strapped. It's good and the great songs are really, really great. But there's some 80s sounding filler on here that's not my cup of tea. Not to mention the production and recording is definitely more noticeable than their early stripped down affairs. This is the very definition of a good record. Nothing special, nothing bad, but a perfectly serviceable record to put on when you want a change of pace.
The Flamingo Edition was only sold on the Mexican Summer website. It comes gift wrapped in flamingo wrapping paper. It's actually a really cool idea and I don't know that the picture does it justice, but I am very happy I decided to buy this direct from the label. Plus, I got a bonus 7", but that's for another post.
11/19/12 Update: I don't really do this often, but I wanted to update this. The more I listen to this record the less I like it. I still contend that there are a handful of pretty good songs on here, but the filler ones I mentioned in my initial review, I flat out hate a lot of these songs now. Never a good sign when a record decays over time.
The Soft Pack - Strapped:
www.spin.com/articles/soft-pack-strapped-full-album-stream
I first heard of The Soft Pack back when they were still called The Muslims. They had opened for The Night Marchers on a few shows and had earned the praise of some West Coast friends. I picked up their LP, and just kept on buying their records. Through the band's name change and over the course of all of the records they've put out I have enjoyed the ride, but the band never quite captured the magic of the first LP in my opinion.
The same can be said for Strapped. It's good and the great songs are really, really great. But there's some 80s sounding filler on here that's not my cup of tea. Not to mention the production and recording is definitely more noticeable than their early stripped down affairs. This is the very definition of a good record. Nothing special, nothing bad, but a perfectly serviceable record to put on when you want a change of pace.
The Flamingo Edition was only sold on the Mexican Summer website. It comes gift wrapped in flamingo wrapping paper. It's actually a really cool idea and I don't know that the picture does it justice, but I am very happy I decided to buy this direct from the label. Plus, I got a bonus 7", but that's for another post.
11/19/12 Update: I don't really do this often, but I wanted to update this. The more I listen to this record the less I like it. I still contend that there are a handful of pretty good songs on here, but the filler ones I mentioned in my initial review, I flat out hate a lot of these songs now. Never a good sign when a record decays over time.
The Soft Pack - Strapped:
www.spin.com/articles/soft-pack-strapped-full-album-stream
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