“You’re like an army baby when you start to fight / You’re like an army baby when you start to cry” sings Kristian Dunn with a voice so hushed and gentle that were Softlightes a band of Death Cab For Cutie-inspired backpack wearers then they would be swiftly dismissed as EMO and filed alongside the usual suspects. As it happens Softlightes aren’t far removed from that much maligned, quite possibly made-up genre; ‘Girlkillsbear’ shares a quiet prettiness with The Postal Service, its’ glitchy electronica backdrop sounding like Four Tet on a particularly good day. To paraphrase their album title: Say Yes To Being Happy, Say Yes To Softlightes.
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