''Social Life'' is the second studio album by the American

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band Koufax. The song "Bright Side" was featured in an episode of the adult animated sitcom '' Clone High''.

Background

Unlike the previous album “''Social Life''”was recorded as a quartet. Instead of recording with two keyboard players, this time they decided to record additional guitar parts. After the last record two members left the band. Ben Force was included as a new band member, replacing not only the bass player. Since he also played guitar, he was able to complement the keyboard player as well. Accordingly, the new album was heavier on the guitars. The credits are indicated as follows in the blurb: “Suchan writes the Lion's share of the Koufax cuts, although not strictly in that order.“

Track listing

Reception

The album received mainly positive reviews: "It's funny how much difference a little piano can make on a rock record ��But with the piano, Koufax are iconoclasts, recalling some of the least hipster-friendly music of the last 25 years while still managing to sound contemporary…" - Popmatters "Koufax seem to have all the right ingredients in place: crisp songwriting, charismatic swagger vocals, punchy rhythm, horn-embellished riffs. ��The quartet is confident enough to list their most obvious heroes right on the cover– I’d already called Joe Jackson and

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.Social Life is a distinguished piece of rock archeology with enough passion to suggest that Koufax may have a part to play in the unfolding tapestry of distinctive voices in the rock world." - Allmusic

Personnel

The Band

* Robert Suchan – vocals, guitar * Jared Rosenberg – piano, synthesizer * Ben Force – bass, guitars, background vocals * Dave Shettler – drums, percussion, synthesizer, bass iano background vocals

Additional musicians

* Dan Clucas - trumpet,

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* Vince Meghromi - saxophone enor flute

Technical

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– production, recording * Don C. Tyler – mastering

External links

Social Life
at Waxing Nostalgic

References

{{Authority control 2002 albums Koufax (band) albums