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The Pack A.D. - Positive Thinking
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||| Artist Name_____> The Pack A.D. |||
||| Album Name______> Positive Thinking |||
||| Label___________> Cadence Music Group |||
||| Genre___________> Rock |||
||| URL_____________> http://www.thepackad.com |||
||| Release Date____> 2016-12-22 |||
||| Street Date_____> 2016-08-12 |||
||| Size____________> 308.39mb ||
|| Playtime________> 41:45 ||
|| Encoder_________> FLAC 1.3.1 ||
|| Quality_________> 985 kbps / 44.1khz / 2 channels ||
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| 1 So What 2:49 |
| 2 Yes, I Know 3:36 |
| 3 Teenage Crime 3:36 |
| 4 Anyway 3:45 |
| 5 Medium 2:49 |
| 6 Los Angeles 3:12 |
| 7 Sorrow 4:00 |
| 8 Error 3:11 |
| 9 Gold Eyes 3:26 |
| 10 Is It So 2:49 |
| 11 Skin Me 4:29 |
| 12 Fair Enough 4:03 |
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| -----------------=--= N O T E S =-=------------------- |
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| The Pack A.D. donÆt have the time or patience to fuck around. They |
| are two musicians who sound like five and that shit takes WORK. |
| Fists pounding drums, guitars gutted and spent, the East Vancouver |
| band is fierce, defiant, and determined. And with their new |
| release, Positive Thinking, theyÆve made their best, most daring |
| record yet. |
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| Positive Thinking is all carefully constructed chaos, crushing |
| vulnerability, and massive swagger. Underneath the sprawl of its |
| sonic infrastructure, singer/guitarist Becky Black and drummer |
| Maya Millerùself described lifelong high school outcastsùtraverse |
| the hidden tunnels that connect all us damaged people together: |
| anger, alienation, humour, sarcasm, sincerity, loneliness, grief. |
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| ôPositive Thinking explores the numbing day-to-day routine of |
| depression and the fantastical ways that we look to mask it from |
| ourselves and others,ö Miller says. ôThe lyrics on this album are |
| probably more personal to us than on any other record we've done.ö |
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| Over 12 tracks, Positive Thinkingùthe title itself equal parts |
| facetious and honestùdelves into apathy and ageism, sorrow and |
| fear, fantasy and chilling reality. But the albumÆs opener, the |
| acidic and abrasive, ôSo What,ö also models ways in which light |
| can make space in the dark. |
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| ôI wouldn't say either of us are particularly hopeful people, but |
| there's humour to be found in the dark,ö Black says. ôI'm prone to |
| negativity and nihilism, but I believe decay and growth exist |
| simultaneously. And utopia is still worth striving for. Maybe not |
| quite the Gene Roddenberry version, but something like it.ö |
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| Post-utopic-nihilist rock is another apt description of the PackÆs |
| sound, though Positive Thinking finds the pair deviating into |
| previously unventured territory. ôYes I Knowö unleashes a |
| ferocious, headbanging storm, a perfect manifestation of the |
| songÆs themes: the crushing anxiety and psychosis-inducing |
| sameness of bland, banal corporate monotony. ThereÆs the |
| Nico-goes-pop vibe of ôAnyway,ö a high concept song that imagines |
| the complex relationship between a villain and a hero. The raw and |
| relentless ôSorrowö paints a complex portrait of the invisible |
| pain of grief and depression. The rollicking ôIs It So,ö has an |
| almost rockabilly vibe and itÆs a blast. On ôError,ö Black and |
| Miller use pulsing guitars, a driving beat, and fine percussion |
| details to help translate Dan SimmonsÆ book, The Terror, which was |
| inspired by the real-life story of the ill-fated, 1845 Franklin |
| expedition of the HMS Terror and HMS Erebus, two ships that became |
| icebound in the Canadian Arctic. |
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| ôWhen we first began, we could hardly play our own instruments, it |
| was sloppy and our early shows were often a hot (drunken) mess,ö |
| Black recalls. ôEven our small success back then is surprising. We |
| tried really hard with not much more than raw potential. Over the |
| years, we've become better musicians, and the songwriting has |
| evolved in that it's increasingly more deliberate and thoughtful.ö |
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| Growing alongside Black and Miller was Jesse Gander (White Lung, |
| Bison, Japandroids), who engineered all of their previous albums. |
| ôHeÆs been such an important and trusted part of our process, it |
| seemed only right that we take the next step with this album in |
| asking him to co-produce it,ö Miller says. They recorded at |
| Raincity Recorders in Vancouver, and the album was mastered by |
| Heba Kadry in BrooklynÆs Timeless Mastering. |
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| Positive Thinking isnÆt a total overhaul of the Pack A.D. |
| everybody knows and loves. They are still going to steal the |
| spotlight on every damn bill and fucking level rooms with sheer |
| force. But making this albumùit was a reinvention, an old-school |
| reckoning, and theyÆre better for it. WeÆre all better for it. |
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| ôWeÆve gone back and found the place where we started from,ö |
| Miller says. ôThis may have been one of the most difficult albums |
| for us personally to work on but because of that, it's also been |
| the most comfortable. There isn't a single moment where I feel |
| like we've done any of it for anyone but ourselves.ö |
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