“The Out Cats” is a little more than a song. It’s an energy and an attitude. This is one of those songs that doesn’t try too hard. There’s no glitz or polish to it. It’s about sound. When you listen to it, you hear him talking to you like he’s next to you in a dark, crowded basement room, tugging on wires and cranking amps. There’s a vibrancy to it, a life to it, a crackle in the room. This isn’t an attempt to make a statement. It just is. He plays with rhythms and melody, letting sounds collide. It feels raw. The instrumentation and vocals don’t compete. They play together. There are rough edges, but they’re there for a reason. It’s the heart of the song. It’s not something you’re listening to. You’re in the room.
When you’re looking at this in the context of ANTARTICA: The Live Archives, “The Out Cats” gives you a sense of the early rawness that is Marc Soucy’s sound. This is where it all began. The track is a bridge between the original STIR series and the end of ANTARTICA: The Live Archives. As the series draws to a close with the last studio single, it makes sense to go back and reminisce about how it all started. This is the look back at his notebook, finding sketches that have become blueprints.
“The Out Cats’ isn’t only about what it is, but what it represents. It’s a reminder of the artist he was, and the one he is now. This track and series highlight his evolution and development as an artist. It’s not the work of an older, more polished artist. It’s the work of an older, more mature one. If you’re new to Soucy, it’s an introduction. If you’re familiar with him, it’s a reminder.
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