| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | 5.2/10[2] |
| PopMatters |  [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [5] |
Soft Machine is the fifth studio album by Swedish alternative rock band Teddybears.[6] It was released on 12 September 2006 on Big Beat Recordings and Columbia Records. It was the first album the band released under the name Teddybears, as they had previously been Teddybears STHLM.
Excluding "Intro", "Riot Going On" is the only new song from the group. The rest are reproductions of tracks found on their previous albums Fresh and Rock 'n' Roll Highschool, with "Throw Your Hands Up" renamed "Are You Feelin' It?".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 0:24 |
| 2. | "Different Sound" (featuring Malte) | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Cobrastyle" (featuring Mad Cobra) | 2:59 |
| 4. | "Yours to Keep" (featuring Neneh Cherry) | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Are You Feelin' It?" (featuring Elephant Man) | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Black Belt" | 3:47 |
| 7. | "Punkrocker" (featuring Iggy Pop) | 4:06 |
| 8. | "Ahead of My Time" (featuring Daddy Boastin') | 4:10 |
| 9. | "Automatic Lover" | 3:19 |
| 10. | "Magic Kraut" | 3:43 |
| 11. | "Little Stereo" (featuring Daddy Boastin') | 3:04 |
| 12. | "Riot Going On" (featuring Ebbot Lundberg) | 4:18 |
| 13. | "Alma" | 4:55 |
| Total length: | 45:17 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Yours to Keep" (featuring Paola - Hidden track) | 3:13 |
Musicians
Teddybears
- Patrik Arve
- Joakim Åhlund
- Klas Åhlund
Additional musicians
- Sarah Dawn Finer - backing vocals (track 3)
- Annie - backing vocals (track 4)
- Irma Schultz - backing vocals (track 4)
- Andreas Kleerup - drums (track 7)
- Erik Olsson - drums & vibraphone (track 10)
- Desmond Foster - backing vocals (track 11)
References
- ^ "Soft Machine - Teddybears | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Teddybears: Soft Machine". Pitchfork.
- ^ "Teddybears: Soft Machine". PopMatters. November 2, 2006.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: Teddybears: Soft Machine". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Music Review: Teddy Bears - Soft Machine". Tiny Mix Tapes.
- ^ "Teddybears try baring some teeth". Los Angeles Times. August 6, 2006.
You must be logged in to post a comment.