In March, PACKS released Crispy Crunchy Nothing. The band's sophomore LP built on the momentum that had been sparked around the Madeline Link-led project with the release of their 2021 debut Take The Cake, earning comparisons to artists like Alex G, Vivian Girls, Pavement and Best Coast from publications like FADER, Stereogum, Consequence, Alt Press, Uproxx, FLOOD, Paste and BrooklynVegan. The album was an exciting step forward for the band...
In a little under two weeks, PACKS will be releasing their sophomore LP Crispy Crunchy Nothing on Fire Talk Records. The follow up to their acclaimed 2021 debut Take The Cake, which earned accolades from outlets like The FADER,Stereogum, NYLON, Paste, BrooklynVegan, NME,Gorilla vs Bear and Bandcamp, who called the LP "the sound of classic indie rock as delivered by a promising new voice," the album has seen...
In 2021, Toronto/Ottawa's PACKS released their debut album Take The Cake on Fire Talk Records. Led by songwriter Madeline Link, the band's debut proved to be one of the more celebrated debuts of the pandemic, earning praise from The FADER, who compared their "reluctantly anthemic slacker rock" to Pavement and Speedy Ortiz, and outlets like Stereogum, NYLON, Paste, BrooklynVegan, NME,Gorilla vs Bear and Bandcamp, who called the LP "the...
It's been a productive 18 months for PACKS, the Toronto/Ottawa band lead by the songwriter Madeline Link. The band released one of the more celebrated debuts of the pandemic with their album Take The Cake, which was released on Fire Talk Records and Royal Mountain Records in 2021. That album earned praise from The FADER who compared their "reluctantly anthemic slacker rock" to Pavement and Speedy Ortiz, alongside accolades from...
Earlier this month PACKS announced a new EP entitled WOAH, the follow up to their acclaimed debut LP Take The Cake which came out on Fire Talk Records and Royal Mountain Records in 2021. While the album was a collection of what The FADER described as "reluctantly anthemic slacker rock" that earned comparisons to Pavement and Speedy Ortiz, the new EP showcases a more stripped-down version of Madeline Link's project,...
Last spring, PACKS released their debut LP Take The Cake via Fire Talk Records and Royal Mountain Records. An exciting introduction to a promising new songwriter in Madeline Link, the record was subject to immediate critical acclaim, with The FADER comparing their "reluctantly anthemic slacker rock" to Pavement and Speedy Ortiz, while further praise was heaped on the band from the likes of Stereogum, Exclaim, So Young,NPR, NYLON, BrooklynVegan,...
PACKS' debut LP Take The Cake came out in May via Fire Talk Records (Dehd, Patio, Mamalarky) and Royal Mountain Records (Wild Pink, Alvvays, Mac DeMarco) to critical acclaim, with The FADER comparing their "reluctantly anthemic slacker rock" to Pavement and Speedy Ortiz, while further praise was heaped on the band from the likes of Stereogum, Exclaim, So Young,NPR, NYLON, BrooklynVegan, Gorilla vs Bear,Paste, NME, and Bandcamp, who...
PACKS debut LP Take The Cake, is due out on Fire Talk Records (Dehd, Patio, Mamalarky) and Royal Mountain Records (Wild Pink, Alvvays, Mac DeMarco) on May 21st, and significant excitement has been building around the Toronto band since they announced the album in early March. The album has seen two singles so far in "Silvertongue" and "New TV," which have been the subject of some high praise, with FADER...
PACKS were an increasingly visible presence in Toronto in the first part of 2020. A string of intriguing lo-fi singles, appearing once every month or so on Bandcamp through 2019 had begun to persuade people to take notice in their hometown, where the band were sharing stages with people like Squirrel Flower and Odetta Hartman, and outside of it. Despite having rarely ventured outside of the city, and having never...
