- The Softies
Infobox musical artist
Name = The Softies
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Genre = Pop
Years_active = 1994–2000The Softies were a musical duo consisting of
Rose Melberg and Jen Sbragia, whose genre was love songs using only their two voices and electric guitars.Beginning in
1994 , the musical group was a side project for both artists. Along with an eventual career as a solo artist, Rose Melberg performed withTiger Trap , Gaze, and Go Sailor. Jen Sbragia was known for her work with the bandPretty Face . As part of theTwee Pop movement centrally located in thePacific Northwest , they were able to meet at performances for their respective bands. The two derived their named from a UK New Wave group.After Tiger Trap disbanded in January 1994, the pair formed The Softies and recorded the four-song “Love Seat” 7-inch single for
Slumberland Records . Calvin Johnson later produced their “He’ll Never Have To Know” single and the band’s debut album “It’s Love” on theK Records label. They released an eponymousEP under Slumberland Records in 1996 (recorded before "It's Love"). Within months, they would record their critically acclaimed Fact|date=September 2008 full-length “Winter Pageant” in Melberg’s childhood home inSacramento , California. In 2000, they released their final collaborative work, “Holiday in Rhode Island”. It is sometimes speculated that their albums correspond with the seasons of the year as follows: It's Love (Summer), The Softies (Autumn), Winter Pageant(Winter), Holiday in Rhode Island(Spring). The Softies almost exclusively use two electric guitars and harmonizing vocal melodies for their recorded tracks and live performances. Their lack of accompaniment, inexcessive production, and brevity of their songs are recurring characteristics of their work throughout their three full-length albums.The band undertook a few tours, including as an opening act for singer/songwriter
Elliott Smith .Discography
Holiday In Rhode IslandLP/CD - K Records(September 2000)
Winter PageantLP/CD - K Records - KLP61(January 1997)
"The Best Days"7" - K Records - IPU79(January 1997)
Softies Self Titled10" - Slumberland Records -(March 1996)
It's LoveLP/CD - K Records - KLP43(September 1995)
He'll Never Have to Know7" - K Records - IPU56(April 1995)
"Loveseat"7" 4 track EP - Slumberland Records -
External links
* [http://www.southern.com/southern/band/SOFTI/ Official Site]
* [http://www.epitonic.com/index.jsp?refer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.epitonic.com%2Fartists%2Fthesofties.html Epitonic Profile (with mp3 samples)]
* [http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/article/softies.html The Softies: A Retrospective]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thesoftiesforreal Myspace Profile]
* [http://www.rosemelberg.net rosemelberg.net] - Unofficial Rose Melberg fansite
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