: The Softies are back, with their first album in 24 years. The legendary guitar duo of Rose Melberg and Jen Sbragia will releaseThe Softies have also announced upcoming tour dates for the summer and fall, in Glasgow as well as North America.
The excellent new album comes at a time when we live in a world of Softies. “Now people talk about it and I’m like, be as sad as you fucking want,” Melberg says now. “Just be interesting and sad at the same time. Or just be sad—fine. The world is a sad plae sometimes.” The Softies spent the Nineties recording for Slumberland and K, touring with kindred spirit Elliott Smith. “We always did feel like outsiders,” Melberg says. “We had our feet in a lot of different scenes, but we never fit in anywhere. We did feel like weirdos. We were always the awkward band on the bill that was too quiet, or not acoustic enough.”