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THE SOFT PACK

The Soft Pack

(KEMADO)

[Rating: 3.5 stars]

The Soft Pack don’t write the most groundbreaking music but you have to respect their consistently solid tunes. Even when I say, “sounds like the Strokes,” I’m doing so while tapping my foot. To be honest, one shouldn’t cast this band off as simply derivative. This isn’t a band that seems like it’s trying to ape anyone. These fellers just make the music they want to. Smart, scuzzy pop songs like “More Or Less” and “Mexico” are sure to keep the masses at attention when the Soft Pack takes to the road. Yes, in the live setting, the rest of the songs on The Soft Pack should certainly exude more of the energy the band displays on this promising full-length debut.