The Soft Pack

Hailing from San Diego, California, indie-rock band The Soft Pack is already on the verge of hitting it big, despite only being in their third active year as a group. Their story began when lead vocalist/guitarist Matt Lamkin and lead guitarist Matty McLoughln started performing in several different parts of San Diego. A year later, the group added drummer Brian Hill and bassist David Lantzman. Together, the band originally called themselves “The Muslims,” before they changed their group name due to accusations of ignorance and racism.

Even though their original group name generated a lot of controversy, it never stopped the band from performing as they released two EP’s, a then self-titled album (‘The Muslims’) in 2008, along with the release of ‘Extinction’ the following year.

After being signed with Kernado records, the band released their self-titled debut studio album, ‘The Soft Pack,’ in 2009, and embarked on a two year long tour to help promote the album. The group is also best known for singles such as “Nightlife”(2008), “Answer To Yourself”(2009) and the recently released “Gagdad”(2010).

In our exclusive interview with the up-and-coming indie rock band, guitarist Matty McLoughlin discusses topics such as the story behind the band’s name, their previous name, the origins of the band, influences and much more!

Listen to Matty's all-time favorite tracks at https://8tracks.com/uinterview/the-soft-pack