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9.0
10017
9.0 |
Blurt
It's simple, it's perfect, it's great rock and roll. Surely you've got a little room for that in your collection?
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8.0
8889
8.0 |
The Quietus
You could name a list of bands longer than the Dischord roster whose stock in trade is a similar Spartan, shuffling reliability. But there aren't many who pull if off with such charm and winningly detached disdain
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8.0
9072
8.0 |
Daily Telegraph
The understated effortlessness of the Soft Pack’s debut hints at real greatness to come
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8.0
8183
8.0 |
The Irish Times
...a bunch of swaggering hooks, a ton of cocky pop melodies, and a bustling sense of purpose that never lets up
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8.0
8190
8.0 |
Q
Print edition only
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8.0
8198
8.0 |
Mojo
Print edition only
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8.0
8569
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Sometimes you need to believe a scene or movement will save your life. Other times, there’s nothing wrong being casually blown away by a record like The Soft Pack
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8.0
8671
8.0 |
PopMatters
These guys aren’t art-kids or fashionable rock revivalists—they’re just being themselves. Lucky for us
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7.1
8777
7.1 |
Pitchfork
...while the Soft Pack may exhibit more grace and decorum these days, those seething send-off tracks are proof the band has gone soft in name only
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7.0
8327
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
Smarter than first impressions may suggest, they even have the insight to drop in an end-of-the-night smoocher in 'Mexico' before the inevitable last track freakout
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6.0
8518
6.0 |
The Guardian
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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6.0
8197
6.0 |
NME
They may be strutting right down the middle of the road, but they look pretty damn cool doing it. The Soft Pack make being A-OK into something to be proud of
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6.0
8679
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
At a time when a lot of retro-garage types are playing it languid and low-fi, the Soft Pack exude wide-eyed angst
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6.0
9478
6.0 |
Uncut
Print edition only
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5.0
8863
5.0 |
No Ripcord
Taken as a whole, The Soft Pack isn’t exceptionally challenging or memorable, though it does leave space to appreciate a few of its singles
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5.0
10045
5.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
It’s difficult to actually hate the album too much... But ultimately a poor recording quality and half-baked ideas count against The Soft Pack
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4.0
8604
4.0 |
Independent on Sunday
No invention, no insight, no magic, no risks, no beauty, just back-of-the-envelope banalities and jogging-pace jangle
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3.0
9648
3.0 |
Rave Magazine
A depressingly superfluous release
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