i came across the softies a tad late on their career. being a big tiger trap fan, i decided to check out the former band members' recent solo projects. i wasn't exactly thrilled when i heard go sailor some months ago, so i sort of gave up on rose melberg... until very recently, after hearing this album.
until coming across the softies, nick drake was my rainy-day soundtrack choice. therefore, i would automatically become even more bummed and melancholic. but songs like "write it down", "these sad times" and "favourite shade of blue" add a certain sweetness and, err, soft(ie)-ness to blue moments. "holiday on rhode island" proved to be the perfect record which enables the listener to hold on to that certain sensitive/nostalgic feeling that seems to linger when happy times decide to fly somewhere far away.
i'm in love with this record, i just can't get it off my cd player. and to think that these beautiful sounds were produced in such a simple manner, using only two guitars + two vocals (and the occasional piano or vibes) just adds to how impressed i am by the softies. i highly recommend it (....
