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There are an unbelievable amount of shows going on tomorrow night.  From Neon Indian, Beach Fossils, and Adventure at Market Hotel to Those Darlins and the So So Glos at Bowery Ballroom and a whole mess more.  It’s a good thing there’s a lot of options, too, because otherwise this Soft Pack show at Cake Shop would 110% out of control.  The Soft Pack are excellent San Diegan rockers, and it’s pretty absurd that they’re playing at Cake Shop.  The show is free at midnight.  I have no idea how the line is going to work or what time you’ll have to show up to get in.  Maybe you can go for the early show and stay?  Something tells me that’s probably not the case, though.  Anyways, if you have the patience to figure this out, stay up until midnight, and fight the masses, then this is THE place to be on Friday night.

The show is the album release show for their new album, C’Mon, and I’m happy to have an occasion to write about it.  It’s certainly nothing groundbreaking, but it is an all-around solid effort.  I’ve been listening to it a lot a the gym: fast, snappy song after fast, snappy song.  There’s nothing particularly hip or cool or of the moment about this album, which is why it comes off as so refreshing instead of just derivative.  It’s not lo-fi, it’s not garage rock.  It’s just a really tight rock and roll record.  It can be lyrically clever, and some of the bass lines are really cool.  I definitely recommend a listen or two.

MP3: “Pull Out” – The Soft Pack