The Soft Boys

Rout of the Clones

RELEASED: January 01, 1995
TYPE: FULL LENGTH

Track Listing

1. Blues in the Dark 4:12 2. Bells of Rhymney 3:25 3. Sandra’s Having Her Brane Out 4:00 4. The Pigworker 5:06 5. School Dinner Blues 2:23 6. Cold Turkey 4:24 7. Leppo & the Jooves 7:16 8. Have a Heart Betty 6:40 9. I Like Bananas 3:01 10. Wading Through a Ventilator 4:03 11. The Rat’s Prayer 3:32 12. Give It to The Soft Boys 1:49 13. Hear My Brane 3:45 14. Return of the Sacred Crab 3:03 15. Mystery Train 3:49 16. Muriel’s Hoof / The Rout of the Clones 2:33 17. (I Want to Be an) Anglepoise Lamp 2:48 18. Poor Will & the Jolly Hangman 5:08

Historical Archive

Rout of the Clones is an album by The Soft Boys, released in 1986. It showcases the band's signature blend of pop, punk, and psychedelic rock, with witty lyrics and experimental sounds. The album is noted for its eclectic mix of influences and has gained a cult following over the years, often cited as a precursor to the alternative rock movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s.