| The Pack A.D. | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | garage rock |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Mint Records, Platinum / Cornflakes Zoo - France |
| Website | www.thepackafterdeath.com |
| Members | |
| Maya Miller Becky Black |
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The Pack A.D. is a garage rock duo from Vancouver, Canada. Formed in 2006, The Pack A.D. consists of singer/songwriter/guitarist Becky Black and drummer/songwriter Maya Miller.[1] The Pack A.D. has so far released four studio albums on Mint Records.[2]
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Musical styles include garage rock, pop, punk and blues.[3]
In the past, the guitar/drums duo has been compared to The White Stripes, The Kills, and The Black Keys by reviewers. The band has been evolving away from their early sound first with their 3rd album, we kill computers, and now continuing with their upcoming 2011 release, Unpersons.[4]
Track list:
1. Gold Rush
2. All Damn Day Long
3. Snow
4. This Terror
5. Stray
6. Pilot's Blues
7. Hardtack Saloon #1
8. What's Up There
9. Bang
10. Paper Bag
11. Got Up
12. Cabin
13. Hardtack Saloon #3
14. Buyin' My Way
15. Walk On
16. Hardtack Saloon #2
17. Bone Handle
Tintype consists of seventeen original tracks. Starting off with heavy blues/rock tunes such as “Gold Rush” and “All Damn Day Long”, it melts into the softer tacks of Pilot’s Blues and Hardtack Saloon #1. The album is guitar and drum based, except for the three “Hardtack” tracks which all feature melodic piano. Tintype was voted No. 1 Album of 2007 at CiTR 101.9 FM.[5]
Track list:
1. Blackout
2. Don't Have to Like You
3. Making Gestures -(single)
4. Shiny Things
5. Oh Be Joyful
6. Underground
7. June
8. Dannemora Blues
9. Build
10. Wolves and Werewolves
11. Worried
The Pack A.D.’s second album Funeral Mixtape was released August 12, 2008 under Mint Records.[2] It consists of 11 tracks in the same blues rock style as Tintype.
Track list:
1. Deer
2. Everyone Looks Like Everyone
3. Crazy
4. 1880
5. Math, the Stars
6. Big Anvil
7. Cobra Matte
8. B.C. is On Fire
9. They Know Me
10. K Stomp
11. Catch
12. The Slow Down
13. The Last Martian
iTunes digital download; pre-released on April 13, 2010.
180 gram vinyl LP in gatefold jacket with free download; pre-released at Scratch Records (Vancouver, BC) only in conjunction with Record Store Day on April 17, 2010.
Official release of CD/LP/Digital on April 27, 2010.
| Year | Song | Chart peak | Album | ||||||
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| CAN Alt [6] |
CAN Rock [7] |
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| 2011 | "Sirens" | 3 | 37 | Unpersons | |||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||