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Toronto slackers PACKS pay tribute to trash on “New TV”

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Since signing to Fire Talk / Royal Mountain a few weeks back, Toronto slacker rock four-piece PACKS have been compared to a bunch of rock bands from the '90s (Sonic Youth, Pavement), a few of bands from the past decade who borrowed from rock bands from the '90s (Vivian Girls, Best Coast), and a handful of contemporary artists who borrow from rock bands from the '90s (Disq).

These comparisons aren't entirely misleading. "Silvertongue," the single with which they announced their debut album Take The Cake, had all the components of a reluctantly anthemic slacker-rock song: uncomplicated power chords, one- or two-note solos, vocal melodies ripped from early Seattle grunge.

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