San Diego’s The Soft Pack, formerly known as The Muslims, has their first full-length release on Kemado. These garage rockers play fast and hard without much regard for manners or hurting anyone’s feelings, and it’s great! This young quintet, inspired by California surf rock and punk, doesn’t hold back with heavy guitar riffs and blunt, cynical lyrics. And at less than 35 minutes long, this whip-smart album is sharp, straightforward, and fun. The band is currently touring in Europe and will be at SXSW this month and several other U.S. cities in the next couple of months. – Written by DBosket
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