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We Hate You Soft Targets

by Soft Targets

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1.
Walk Away 02:29
Go ahead if you want to Go ahead if you need to You know that we’ll never leave you No, I’m not about to Everybody needs someone to talk about Talk about and turn and walk away You know they’ll never get it You know we won’t forget it It will work if you let it And you’ll never regret it Everybody needs someone to talk about Talk about and turn and walk away
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Glass 03:13
Glass, tiny shards of glass from your broken past The cuts they make are small but the scars were made to last Glass, tiny shards of glass from your broken past You better make it through this time ‘cause the doors are closing fast
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Systems 04:14
We'll shut your systems down We will shut them off We'll shut down every one We will shut them down and we’ll watch as you fall We'll crush your cities now We will crush them all We'll crush them every one We will crush them and then we’ll watch as you fall Every day is not the same We'll burn your buildings down We will burn them all We'll burn down every one We'll burn them down and we’ll watch as you fall We’ll shut your factories down We will shut them all We’ll shut down everyone We will shut them down and we’ll watch as you fall
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There’s a line to my head (4x) And that’s where this line starts There’s a line to my heart (4x) And that’s where this line starts There’s a line to my hands (4x) That’s where this line starts And that’s where things start falling apart If think you know a better way then that’s ok Just dial up the answer and call today There’s a line to my heart (x4) Every time that my phone starts ringing
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I see you’ve chosen your avenues I see you’ve chosen to hide I see you’ve chosen something over nothing But that something that you’ve chosen has done nothing but hurt my pride And can I get back inside? I see you’ve chosen your path I see you’ve done all the math I see you’ve worked out all your problems on the blackboard but I think you made a mistake now what do you think about that? ’Cause I got a problem that Can I get back inside your love? I think I heard you when east I know you’ve never been east Then I heard you went west Put our love to the test, I guess Then I heard you went south I know you got a smart mouth And then I heard you went north So I’m bearing the torch and I will carry it forth to you Come on now, can I get back inside your love? Your love
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Riders of the storm Where do you get off Just knock your heads together boys It’s time you’re movin' on Creatures of the night Where did you go wrong Just get your shit together boys It’s time to move along Defenders of the faith How do you fit in You better pray for rain to come again and wash away your sins For those about to rock We sure salute you And we support the causes You contribute to
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Blood 03:06
What flows in your blood? Who knows What flows in your blood? Who knows Nothing but steel and ice I don’t suppose What goes through your brain? Who knows What goes through your brain? Who knows Nothing but thoughts of violence don’t I suppose What lives in your heart,? Who knows What lives in your heart? Who knows Nothing but hate and anger I don’t suppose
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Weird weather up ahead Never seen the sky look so dead x2 Get your barricades out of the road We don’t have time, do what you’re told x2 Pray if you want, but praying won’t do you no good Just do what you’re told, believe what we say, understood? Weird weather up ahead Never seen the sun look so red x2 Line your carts up in a row Nobody here knows where to go x2 Pray if you want, but praying won’t do you no good Just do what you’re told, believe what we say, understood? Those things you hear, those things they say are all lies Just do as you're told, believe what we say all the time All the time Every line And the people They’re doing fine
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Moving On 02:57

about

After three years with a revolving line-up that did not allow for many live shows, Soft Targets had a lot of songs. Their debut full-length was the band's second release of 2007 and was recorded with Kris Poulin at O.G.D.M.U in Logan Square, Chicago. Features Dan Kiss' debut on bass which would start the longest-lasting line-up of Soft Targets up to this point, no small feat it must be said. Former Soft Targets bass player, Tina Finch, returns to help out on "Line to My Head."

ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER
The members of Soft Targets aren't kids, and as a result, the dozen songs on We Hate You Soft Targets reveal a maturity and gravity often missing from the repertoire of younger acts. Their post-punk sound is wholly appealing, and tunes like 'Walk Away' and 'See You On The Way Back Down' exhibit a singular blend of energy and ennui. It's grown-up music that happily retains a youthful oomph.

TIME-OUT CHICAGO
Chicago's Soft Targets have always been known as a supergroup—although the lineup has rotated so much that which groups make it "super" are constantly changing. Suffice to say, you've got alums from Seam, Lustre King, and Reagan National Crash Diet here, and a sound that veers from punky pop to the more dramatic, minimalist leanings of early Raygun/Pegboy. Tonight the band celebrates the release of its latest full-length, We Hate You Soft Targets! (the band also plays a free show at Permanent Records at 2:30 pm today). Philly's Clockcleaner (on Baltimore's Reptilian Records) plays music you could clean your clock to—if you wanted to bust it into little pieces, rhythmically stomp on it, and then kick it to all corners of the room.

DEMO MAGAZINE
Despite numerous line-ups since the band's inception in the summer of 2004, Soft Targets released this cohesive album this fall. The sound is simple, straightforward pop rock (think the Toadies meet the Pixies). The band's previous release, Whatever Happened to Soft Targets?, an EP, received positive reviews from local press. "This four piece just about nails an icy-cool, post-punk sound halfway through the Only Ones and Joy Division," wrote Miles Raymer in the Chicago Reader. And bassist Dan Kiss, whose chugging baselines sound dirtier than the dirtiest White Stripes song, works a day job that seems unlikely for an older indie rocker: he's a Cook County assistant public defender.

credits

released December 11, 2007

Chris Auman: vocals, guitars
Reg Shrader: guitars, kalimba, melodica, Casio SA-1, percussion
Dave Potter: drums, percussion
Dan Kiss: bass, percussion

Tina Finch: backing vocals on "Line to My Head"
Featuring the RoosterCow Woodwind & Brass Ensemble

Recorded April 2007 by Kris Poulin. Mastered by Saff Mastering.

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