6-Track EP released on 10” vinyl through Merok on May 25
Having recently blazed their way across our fair city with their debut UK tour in February, during which they packed out venues and caused frenzied lines to snake around the block for miles, the LA quartet of Matt Lamkin, Matty McLoughlin, David Lantzmann and Brian Hill – known collectively as The Soft Pack – are now set to release an electrifying EP to further demonstrate exactly why they are currently one of 2009’s great white hopes.
Following on from their critically hailed debut release, the “Nightlife/ Bright Side” 7” single, listeners will now get the opportunity to experience more of The Soft Pack’s pure, unadulterated rock and roll thrills when the perennially cutting edge Merok release “Extinction”, a collection of some of their best material to date. Presented together, these 6 tracks – from the anthemic, teasingly provocative clarion call of the title track (with its refrain of “If you give me a gun/ I will point it at you”) to the urgent, riproaring “On My Time”, to the swaggering insouciance of closer “Call It A Day” – showcase rock and roll at its apogee, distilled to its very essence, stripped of any pretence and unadorned by any unnecessary frivolity; put simply, music at its most raw and exciting. Furthermore, in conjunction with the release, the band will also be returning to the UK in May for more rousing live dates; see below for all the details.
Following on from their critically hailed debut release, the “Nightlife/ Bright Side” 7” single, listeners will now get the opportunity to experience more of The Soft Pack’s pure, unadulterated rock and roll thrills when the perennially cutting edge Merok release “Extinction”, a collection of some of their best material to date. Presented together, these 6 tracks – from the anthemic, teasingly provocative clarion call of the title track (with its refrain of “If you give me a gun/ I will point it at you”) to the urgent, riproaring “On My Time”, to the swaggering insouciance of closer “Call It A Day” – showcase rock and roll at its apogee, distilled to its very essence, stripped of any pretence and unadorned by any unnecessary frivolity; put simply, music at its most raw and exciting. Furthermore, in conjunction with the release, the band will also be returning to the UK in May for more rousing live dates; see below for all the details.
“Rough and ready revivalists, worth the fuss? Yes” – Sunday Times Culture
“Irresistibly infectious…this lot will be poster boys and A-list material by this time next year” – Dazed and Confused
“All but flawless” - NME
“Blazing, red-hot rock” - Clash
“Irresistibly infectious…this lot will be poster boys and A-list material by this time next year” – Dazed and Confused
“All but flawless” - NME
“Blazing, red-hot rock” - Clash
TRACKLISTING:
1.Extinction
2.Future Rock
3.Beside Myself
4.On My Time
5.Right and Wrong
6.Call It A Day
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
1.Extinction
2.Future Rock
3.Beside Myself
4.On My Time
5.Right and Wrong
6.Call It A Day
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
MAY
15 – Great Escape
16 - Great Escape17 – ATP, Minehead, Somerset
18 – Academy, Oxford
19 – Academy, Birmingham
20 – 100 Club, London
21 – Soundcity, Liverpool
23 – Dot To Dot Festival, Bristol
24 - Dot To Dot Festival, Nottingham
25 – The Deaf Institute, Manchester
26 – King Tuts, Glasgow
28 – The Cockpit, Leeds
29 – Primavera Festival, Barcelona
The Soft Pack on MySpace Music
15 – Great Escape
16 - Great Escape17 – ATP, Minehead, Somerset
18 – Academy, Oxford
19 – Academy, Birmingham
20 – 100 Club, London
21 – Soundcity, Liverpool
23 – Dot To Dot Festival, Bristol
24 - Dot To Dot Festival, Nottingham
25 – The Deaf Institute, Manchester
26 – King Tuts, Glasgow
28 – The Cockpit, Leeds
29 – Primavera Festival, Barcelona
The Soft Pack on MySpace Music
