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. "[e-mail]" – 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

• Tracks 1 to 4 are from May 2002's T.C.C.P. EP.
• Tracks 5 to 10 are from November 2002's split EP with The Valentines.
• Track 11 is from the 2002 Havoc Records compilation "No Hold Back; All Attack"
• Tracks 12 & 13 are from 2003's split EP with The Havenot's.
• Tracks 14 & 15 are from the 2004 single "Alright".
• Tracks 16 to 18 are unused demos from the recording sessions for LP III.

Personnel

• Annie Holoien – guitar, vocals
• Maren "Sturgeon" Macosko – guitar, vocals
• Susy Sharp – bass guitar, vocals
• Danny Henry – drums, vocals (tracks 5 to 18)
• Lane Pederson - drums, vocals (tracks 1 to 4)

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

• The Soviettes on Myspace
• Red Sound Records free download site

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.