The Softies
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The Softies were an American indie pop duo known for their gentle, melancholic songs built around soft vocals and minimalist guitar arrangements in the 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Softies canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indie pop duo
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musical group ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | early 2000s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| album |
Holiday in Rhode Island
ⓘ
It’s Love ⓘ Winter Pageant ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Brideshead
ⓘ
Go Sailor ⓘ The All Girl Summer Fun Band ⓘ Tiger Trap ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | cult following in indie pop community ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | It’s Love ⓘ |
| EP |
He’ll Never Have to Know
ⓘ
Love Seat ⓘ The Softies (self-titled EP) ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1994 ⓘ |
| genre |
acoustic pop
ⓘ
indie pop ⓘ lo-fi ⓘ twee pop ⓘ |
| hasGenderComposition | female duo ⓘ |
| hasNotableMemberRole |
Jen Sbragia – vocals and guitar
ⓘ
Rose Melberg – vocals and guitar ⓘ |
| influencedBy | twee pop tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| lyricalThemes |
melancholy
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romantic relationships ⓘ |
| member |
Jen Sbragia
ⓘ
Rose Melberg ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
clean electric guitar
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minimal arrangements ⓘ two-part vocal harmonies ⓘ |
| notableFor |
gentle melancholic songs
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minimalist guitar arrangements ⓘ soft vocals ⓘ |
| originatedInScene | Pacific Northwest indie pop scene ⓘ |
| performedWith | other K Records artists ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
K Records
NERFINISHED
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Slumberland Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.