Soup EP

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Soup EP
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ReleasedNovember 20, 2019
StudioSteadfast Studios
Genre Alternative rock
Length16:16
Label Triple Crown Records
Producer Dominic Nastasi
A Will Away chronology
Here Again
(2017)
Soup EP
(2019)

Soup is the sixth EP from American modern rock band A Will Away. It was released on November 20, 2019, on Triple Crown Records. [1] [2]

Contents

The band recorded the EP at Steadfast Studios in Naugatuck, Connecticut, a multimedia recording studio and art center they constructed in their hometown in 2018. [3] [4] For two weekends during the production of the EP, they invited fans to join them in the studio while recording. [5] Throughout the year, the band teased the EP's release with numerous photos and videos of the band with soup. [6]

It received generally positive reviews from critics. Writing for Uproxx, Zac Gelfand said the release shows that the band's "outlook is a bit more positive, making for a series of tracks about getting better, combining rock, indie, and pop influences into a unique blend of modern rock music." He named it one of the best indie releases of the week. [7] In a review for CHARMMusic Magazine, Ali Prato called it "a standout closing to 2019 music" that offers "a refreshing take to the generic pop-punk sound, with underlying chill tones." She noted the sound is a departure from their previous releases, calling it "completely unique in its presence." [8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Settling"2:07
2."Soft Shell"2:54
3."Sea Hag Blues"2:29
4."Evaporate"3:24
5."TOIFMG"2:20
6."Long Exposure"3:02
Total length:16:16

Personnel

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