After the first Soft Targets 7″ came this five-song CD EP recorded at Electrical Audio in Chicago. It featured new drummer Dave Potter and would be the last appearance of Tim Davison on bass.
CHICAGO READER
On the new EP Whatever Happened to Soft Targets?, this four-piece just about nails an icy-cool postpunk sound halfway between the Only Ones and Joy Division. The guitars jump from overdriven chugging to expansive, echoing chords, the drums are trebly and brittle with slapback reverb, and vocalist Chris Auman sings with world-weary aloofness—when he hits the occasional wrong note, it just sounds like he can’t see the point of trying any harder.
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.
TIMEOUT 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.
Dave Potter: drums
Chris Auman: guitars, vocals
Tim Davison: bass, bell chimes on “Crushed”
Reg Shrader: guitar, percussion on “Clearing the Brush”
Recorded at Electrical Audio and Semaphore with engineer Kris Poulin. Mastered by Saff Mastering. Split release with Backward Masking.
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