Calgary Herald
September 20, 1992
Soft Boys Take A Surreal Trip Into Psychedelia
Once again, we bravely lend our ears to the past via recent compact disc reissues in order to offer you a guide to what's cool -- and what's just cold.
The Soft Boys: A Can Of Bees; Underwater Moonlight; Invisible Hits (Ryko). Before his name assumed top billing, Robyn Hitchcock honed his craft as Pop Rock's heir apparent to Syd Barrett with the band The Soft Boys. Luminescent, transcendent and truly surreal, The Soft Boys' cultish legacy from the late-'70s and early-'80s is now reissued via three CDs: the first rays of inspiration on A Can Of Bees; the flawless weirdness of Underwater Moonlight; the flaws but draws of Invisible Hits. An Alice In Wonderland dive into the pool of Pop Psychedelia. Can you swim?
Bees rating: B
Moonlight rating: A
Invisible rating: B
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