Rarities (Soviettes album) explained

Rarities
Type:studio
Artist:The Soviettes
Cover:TheSoviettes_Rarities.jpg
Released:March 16, 2010
Recorded:2002–2005 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Genre:Punk rock
Length:35:19
Label:Red Sound Records, Rottentone Records
Producer:Jacques Wait
Prev Title:LP III
Prev Year:2005

Rarities (typeset as [Rarities] on the artwork) is the fourth album, and first compilation, by the Minneapolis punk rock band The Soviettes. It is a selection of the group's lesser-known material, including their early EPs. It was released free on the internet and also in vinyl LP format.[1]

A.V. Club reviewer Jack Spencer called the album "an excellent last hurrah," describing it as "quick bursts of spirited, guitar-driven rock, punctuated by 'woos'" and 'heys'."[2]

Track listing

  1. "Hot Sauced and Peppered" – 2:34
  2. "In the Red" – 1:21
  3. "Go Lambs Go!" – 1:58
  4. "Sandbox" – 1:25
  5. "Matt's Song (Split Version)" – 2:46
  6. "Sixty Days" – 2:03
  7. "Latchkey" – 2:51
  8. "Sunday AM" – 2:51
  9. "The Nine To Life" – 2:35
  10. "gossip@whogivesashit.com" – 1:53
  11. "Twin Cities Sound" – 1:55
  12. "30 Minutes or Less" – 1:37
  13. "Mazacon" – 1:45
  14. "Alright" – 1:33
  15. "Plus One" – 1:19
  16. "Old Man Reading a Book" – 1:59
  17. "The Best of Me" – 1:33
  18. "LPIII Original Intro" – 1:09

Additional information

Personnel

Reception

News of the album was reported and/or reviewed by Minnesota's "City Pages",[3] Reviler magazine,[4] Punk News,[5] the Minneapolis Examiner,[6] the A/V Club (twice) [7] [8] and the Twin Cities' Vita.mn magazine site.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Red Sound Records. 2010-11-12. 2010.
  2. News: Spencer . Jack . The Soviettes: Then and now . A.V. Club . Twin Cities . March 19, 2010 . 2024-06-03 . 2011-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629164622/http://www.avclub.com/twincities/articles/the-soviettes-then-and-now,38779/.
  3. News: Hansen . David . The Soviettes reunite after years as punk rock royalty . City Pages . Minnesota . March 17, 2010 . January 10, 2011.
  4. Web site: Keller . Josh . The Soviettes Rarities Review + Show Reminder . Reviler . March 18, 2010 . January 10, 2011.
  5. Web site: Pelone . Joe (staff) . The Soviettes - Rarities . Punk News . March 26, 2010 . January 10, 2011.
  6. News: Raidt . Dana . The Soviettes reunion announced! Shows and rarities album in the works . Examiner . Minneapolis . January 26, 2010 . January 10, 2011 . unfit . https://archive.today/20240525041112/https://www.webcitation.org/5vdxdRfNO?url=http://www.examiner.com/indie-music-in-minneapolis/the-soviettes-reunion-announced-shows-and-rarities-album-the-works . May 25, 2024.
  7. News: Thomas . Lindsey . The Soviettes reunion announced! Shows and rarities album in the works . A.V. Club . Twin Cities . January 30, 2010 . January 10, 2011.
  8. News: Spencer . Jack . The Soviettes: Then and now . A.V. Club . Twin Cities . March 19, 2010 . January 10, 2011.
  9. Web site: Boller . Jay . The Soviettes event . vita.mn . November 12, 2010 . January 10, 2011.