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- Softcore Jukebox
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Ladytron
Released 2003

Hey Mami [Sharaz Mix]
03:11
7,488 plays

The 15th
03:05
744 plays

Blue Jeans 2.0
03:45
598 plays

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- 1
- Soon
- 07:00
- 468 plays

- 2
- Hit the North
- 04:01
- 381 plays

- 3
- What's a Girl to Do
- 03:33
- 470 plays

- 5
- The 15th
- 03:05
- 744 plays

- 6
- Blue Jeans 2.0
- 03:45
- 598 plays

- 7
- Saviour Piece
- 03:28
- 425 plays

- 8
- Big
- 06:07
- 372 plays

- 9
- Feel Good Hit of the Fall
- 05:14
- 431 plays

- 10
- Teenage Daughter
- 03:59
- 290 plays

- 11
- Hey Mami [Sharaz Mix]
- 03:11
- 7,488 plays

- 12
- Manila [Headman Remix]
- 05:09
- 387 plays

- 13
- You Got the Love
- 06:54
- 1,150 plays

- 14
- Crazy Girls
- 05:56
- 364 plays

- 15
- Oops Oh My
- 02:48
- 1,138 plays

- 16
- Send Me a Postcard
- 02:38
- 420 plays

- 17
- Twins
- 01:30
- 498 plays

- 18
- Some Velvet Morning
- 03:36
- 373 plays

album review

The somewhat provocatively named and packaged mix album Softcore Jukebox offers some of the origins and contemporaries of Ladytron's stylish sound, encompassing new wave, post-punk, dream pop, dance-pop, and electronica. It's not surprising that a group that makes such sleekly tasteful sounds also has impeccable taste in music, and the mix reflects this not only in its tracks but its sequencing as well. My Bloody Valentine's sublime "Soon" and Fannypack's ridiculous but undeniably fun "Hey Mami" don't automatically appear to be likely mix mates, but with songs like the Fall's "Hit the North, Pt. 1" and the Fat Truckers' campy "Teenage Daughter" in between, it makes sense. Softcore Jukebox is a nicely balanced collection, moving from more rock-oriented songs like Wire's "The 15th" and Ladytron's own guitar-enhanced "Blue Jeans 2.0" to more dance-oriented tracks like Seelenluft's "Manila" and Codec & Flexor's "Crazy Girls." The collection also features its fair share of obscurities, chief among them Cristina's "What's a Girl to Do," a cheerfully creepy bit of early-'80s synth pop, and Shocking Blue's "Send Me a Postcard," one of the group's follow-ups to its hit "Venus." Shout-outs to Ladytron's U.K. labelmates on Invicta Hi-Fi appear in the form of the sleek Gallic electronica of Dondolo's "Peng," the electro-pop of Snap Ant's "Saviour Piece," and Pop Levi's exotica-tinged "Twins." While Softcore Jukebox is rather lengthy at 77 minutes, this multi-tasking collection -- which manages to be a mix album, an Invicta Hi-Fi mini-sampler, and a brief history of post-punk, dream pop, and dance -- is consistently entertaining. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide