Soft Targets - Don't Put Out (RoosterCow records) Ever been to a gig where the bands don't mix together? Like that classic Chav Elvis gig at The Shed in Leicester where a homespun folk duo preceded the gargantuan Elvis parody mayhem only to be followed by some earnest indie band who actually gave a fuck and emptied the place... well, you had to be there. Soft Targets manage such an uneasy melange within the course of every song on this infuriatingly misfiring CD. Just when you are enjoying a Stoogey punk workout, amiable and shambolic, along comes a wearying guitar solo or a riff workout of staggering banality. If the Soft Targets don't put out it's because they are too busy fret wanking. There's a decent punk band hiding away in all the guff. Check out the website (or see below) to see a great YouTube clip that shows them being simple and good. www.myspace.com/softargets Carl J. Soft Targets on Chic-A-Go-Go Next