Soundtrack (EP)

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Soundtrack
Fastball Soundtrack EP cover.jpeg
EP by
ReleasedMarch 18, 2022
StudioAustin, Texas
Genre Rock
Length11 minutes
Label 33 1/3 Records
Producer Steve Berlin
Fastball chronology
The Help Machine
(2019)
Soundtrack
(2022)
The Deep End
(2022)

Soundtrack is the first EP released by American rock band Fastball. All four songs debuted previously through their Patreon page before being released on all streaming platforms. [1]

Contents

Music critic Peter Blackstock says of Fastball's EP, "[Soundtrack] continues their winning roll. Scalzo’s hard-hitting 'Chump Change' and pop-sweet 'Electric Cool-Aide' balance against Zuniga’s moodier 'House on the Edge of the World'; and the midtempo title track." [2]

All four songs from the EP were included in Fastball's ninth studio album, The Deep End.

Background

The EP was recorded in June 2021, produced by Steve Berlin, and engineered by Charlie Kramsky. Berlin also produced the band's The Help Machine album.

On the premiere episode of The Austin Downbeat, Zuniga explained the band "[fell] out of love with this old idea" of traditional album releases, and has decided to release EPs instead. [3] He added Fastball recorded a number of originals and cover songs, some produced by the band itself, and others by Steve Berlin.

Tony Scalzo debuted a demo of "Electric Cool-Aide", an autobiographical song, on the band's YouTube page. [4]

Miles Zuniga began writing "House on the Edge of the World" in March 2021. [5]

Track listing

  1. "Soundtrack" (Miles Zuniga) – 2:49
  2. "Chump Change" (Tony Scalzo) – 2:19
  3. "House on the Edge of the World" (Zuniga) – 2:57
  4. "Electric Cool-Aide" (Scalzo) – 3:12

Personnel

Fastball

Guest musicians

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References

  1. "Patreon". Patreon.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  2. "Darden Smith's expansive 'Western Skies' combines music, essays and photos". Austin360.com.
  3. The Austin Downbeat: Episode 1 Miles Zuniga of Fastball. The Austin Downbeat. February 22, 2022. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022 via YouTube.
  4. Electric Cool-Aide (First Recording). fastball. January 10, 2022. Archived from the original on March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022 via YouTube.
  5. House On The Edge Of The World (The Making Of). fastball. January 2, 2022. Archived from the original on March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022 via YouTube.