Ashley
Soft can be somewhat of a misleading name.
Not only does it make me think of the actress Ashley Scott every time I
see it (She was the star of the short-lived series “Birds of Prey”) but it also
has the word “soft” in it and this is anything but soft. The
title also makes me think that this might be a cassingle but that is also wrong
so everything you know about this on the surface is rather deceptive.
“Take
Heart / Give Heart” begins with a garage sort of rock n roll feel that makes me
think of Coyote Shivers and little else because my experience with garage rock
has been limited to mostly Burger Records and I don’t like most of that so it’s
hard to find a comparison when I do hear something I like. Some
of these songs are instrumental and that gives them this sort of western rock n
roll vibe which I can’t quite explain but you’ll know it when you hear it.
The
lo-fi sound of this rock makes me think it would sound killer on vinyl, but you
know that I will always prefer cassettes over everything else. Through the distorted fuzz bits of punk come
out and I can even hear remnants of The Clash at one point. It’s The Strokes with an edge and just all
around good.
You
might be surprised by how often people tell me that cassettes are primarily
noise, electronic or beats these days and no one in 2014 wants to hear rock
music on them. I grew up listening to
rock music (and most music for that matter) on cassette so it will never bother
me like, “Oh, the quality isn’t good” or something because I’m more offended by
media in which you do not have to change from Side A to Side B.
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