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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. ':
,: :,
: 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. :
:' ':
,: 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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