The Soft Boys: Side Three 2002

                 

 

The Soft Boys came into my head in Cambridge, in the hot, dry summer of 1976 while punk was being

conjured up by a small group of artists and villains in London. The title Side Three refers to the fact that five of the six songs on this EP were recorded by the reunited Soft Boys during the sessions for their 2002 "comeback" album, Nextdoorland, though "Side Two" might have been slightly more apt -- you could take these outtakes, drop them right into the middle of the album, and they would fit perfectly fine (and wouldn't even exceed the capacity of a compact disc). 
                          

Side Three doesn't sound at all like a collections of castoffs or rejects -- these songs easily live up to

Nextdoorland's high standards, with Robyn Hitchcock and Kimberley Rew as splendid as ever on guitars and Morris Windsor and Matthew Seligman proving once again that they're an elegant and supremely musical rhythm section, as Hitchcock brings still more delectably angular songs to the group's repertoire. These tunes are the dessert that tops off the banquet of the Soft Boys' return to the studio, and if you're any kind of a fan, you'll want to hear this.
                      

The Soft Boys – 2002 - Side Three
Label: Editions PAF! – PAF 003
Format: CD, EP
Country: UK
Released: 2002
Genre: Rock
Style: Indie Rock, New-Psychedelic

TRACKS

                  

01. Narcissus    3:58
02. Disconnection Of The Ruling Class   3:11
Music By – Rew, Seligman, Windsor, Hitchcock
Words By – R. Hitchcock    
03. Each Of Her Silver Wands    1:57
04. Om    3:03
05. Comin' Through    5:04
06. Untitled    0:59
07. Evil Guy   3:13
Keyboards – Thomas Dolby - Recorded By – Paul Bevan 

Flac Size: 142 MB