Soft_Palms-Soft_Palms-(EVE061)-CD-FLAC-2020-HOUND

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181,31 MB
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Date
2020-09-26

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         Artist......: Soft Palms
         Album.......: Soft Palms
         Label.......: Everloving Records
         Genre.......: Indie
         Catnr.......: EVE061
         Source......: CD
         Rip.date....: 2020-09-25
         Str.date....: 2020-07-31
         Quality.....: 784 kbps avg / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
         Url.........: http://www.softpalmsmusic.com

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         1.    Baddy                                             4:15
         2.    Rainbows                                          4:14
         3.    Oh Then Then                                      3:26
         4.    Rain + Thunder                                    4:22
         5.    Pretty Dancer                                     3:36
         6.    Bone Dry                                          3:27
         7.    Somewhere                                         4:38
         8.    Not Love                                          3:57


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    ,:   Soft Palms, the brainchild of wife-and-husband duo Julia Kugel    :,
     :   (The Coathangers, White Woods) and Scott Montoya (formerly of     :
     :'  The Growlers), have announced the impending release of their     ':
    ,:   self-titled debut album on July 31st via Everloving Records. The  :,
     :   album is a feast of rich sounds and simple, comforting melodies   :
     :'  threading together sock hop rock nÆ roll, scrappy dream pop,     ':
    ,:   and ethereal torch songs into a sultry, spacey, and sublime       :,
     :   journey towards brighter horizons. The entire album gives off an  :
     :'  aura of intimacy while also creating a broader, pastel colored   ':
    ,:   worldùa duality achieved through MontoyaÆs unique and meticulous  :,
     :   recording process at the coupleÆs home studio the Centre Of       :
     :'  Mental Arts (COMA), and the magisterial mastering job by         ':
    ,:   longtime friend and collaborator Mick Boggis (Pogues, M÷torhead,  :,
     :   12 Monkeys, Joe Strummer, etc.) who has served as a mentor        :
     :'  throughout MontoyaÆs recording career.                           ':
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     :   ôMy goal was to create something that sounded like a mental hug,  :
     :'  a sonic embrace,ö says Julia Kugel. ôEverything can feel so      ':
    ,:   wild and out of control, we really wanted to create something     :,
     :   you could sink into and use to calm those emotions.ö This is      :
     :'  clearly felt in the albumÆs first advance single ôRainbowsö      ':
    ,:   where KugelÆs lilting voice floats against a backdrop of          :,
     :   hypnotic upbeat instrumentation and MontoyaÆs dubbed out studio   :
     :'  effects. The song comes paired with a shimmering music video     ':
    ,:   the duo shot themselves at home, evoking the same DIY spirit      :,
     :   that drove the album recording.                                   :
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    ,:   Though the albumÆs eight songs were written in fits and starts    :,
     :   over the course of nearly a decade, Soft Palms ultimately came    :
     :'  together over a two-year period as an extension of Kugel and     ':
    ,:   MontoyaÆs broader musical ventures. Together they book the Happy  :,
     :   Sundays music festival, run the non-profit Studios for Schools,   :
     :'  and organize the events calendar Long Beach POPùall in an        ':
    ,:   effort to celebrate, promote, and produce art and music through   :,
     :   community and positivity. In keeping with their overarching       :
     :'  philosophy of sustainability and waste reduction, all their      ':
    ,:   merch is made from salvaged and repurposed clothing. Several      :,
     :   items in their just-launched webstore are hand-dyed using         :
     :'  cinnamon tea, and all are hand stamped (using a homemade         ':
    ,:   stamp), making each item unique and one-of-a-kind. Soft Palms     :,
     :   captures Kugel and MontoyaÆs unflappable positivity and energy    :
     :'  and serves as yet another outlet for their ongoing work to make  ':
    ,:   the world a bit brighter.                                         :,
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01-soft_palms-baddy.flac24,47 MB
02-soft_palms-rainbows.flac27,99 MB
03-soft_palms-oh_then_then.flac17,68 MB
04-soft_palms-rain_plus_thunder.flac24,82 MB
05-soft_palms-pretty_dancer.flac23,57 MB
06-soft_palms-bone_dry.flac18,98 MB
07-soft_palms-somewhere.flac20,37 MB
08-soft_palms-not_love.flac21,25 MB