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Soft Bomb

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
Robert ChristgauA-[2]

Soft Bomb is an album by New Zealand group The Chills, released in 1992.[3][4][5] It was the follow-up to Submarine Bells, which had hit number 1 in New Zealand in 1990.

Released to good reviews, Soft Bomb was followed by a world tour with an enlarged Chills line-up. In the midst of their US tour, financial backing and promotion was withdrawn for the album and tour. This line-up of the band disintegrated and Martin Phillipps would take some time to rebuild the band. Phillipps parted company with Slash Records after this album and tour.

Production

Van Dyke Parks worked on the album, scoring "Water Wolves."[6]

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote: "Strange and majestic, these songs are Mr. Phillipps's attempt to test and reshape the possibilities of pop."[7] The Washington Post called it "a shimmering, buoyant pleasure."[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Martin Phillipps.

  1. "The Male Monster from the Id"
  2. "Background Affair"
  3. "Ocean Ocean"
  4. "Soft Bomb"
  5. "there is no harm in trying"
  6. "Strange Case"
  7. "Soft Bomb II"
  8. "So Long"
  9. "Song for Randy Newman etc."
  10. "Sleeping Giants"
  11. "Double Summer"
  12. "Sanctuary"
  13. "Halo Fading"
  14. "there is no point in trying"
  15. "Entertainer"
  16. "Water Wolves"
  17. "Soft Bomb III"

References

  1. ^ AllMusic Review by Ned Raggett (1992-06-30). "Soft Bomb - The Chills | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  2. ^ "CG: The Chills". Robert Christgau. 1992-09-08. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  3. ^ "'Soft Bomb': Hard Look at Rock". Los Angeles Times. September 17, 1992.
  4. ^ "Chills". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  5. ^ Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock - Google Books. ISBN 9781843531050. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  6. ^ Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock - Dave Thompson - Google Books. ISBN 9780879306076. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  7. ^ Karen Schoemer (1992-06-28). "RECORDINGS VIEW; The Chills Turn Impossible Love to Dark Obsession - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  8. ^ Jenkins, Mark (1992-10-09). "Warming Up To Chills, Freedy Johnston". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-06-09.


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