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- “I Mentioned What I Mentioned”
- “Dial Tone”
- “Loveseat”
- “Sleep Away Your Troubles”
- “California Freeway 99”
Generally you simply want a hug, and that is precisely what The Softies‘ music appears like.
Rose Melberg and Jen Sbragia fashioned the band within the mid-’90s in Portland, Ore., and so they launched an EP and three albums of heat, cozy songs about love, crushes and heartbreak earlier than taking a pause on the flip of the millennium.
However their friendship was at all times the idea of the band, and it saved going sturdy as their lives modified, relationships started and ended, and even once they moved to completely different cities.
Now, The Softies have returned with their first album in 24 years, referred to as The Mattress I Made, and listening to it’s a lot like selecting up with an outdated pal precisely the place you left off, like no time has handed.
On this session, Rose and Jen speak about why it was time to make a brand new document, what’s been occurring of their lives, and what it felt like to come back again to songwriting, as a duo. Additionally they speak about their early days in Portland, the Riot grrrl motion, and their friendship with Elliott Smith.
This episode of World Cafe was produced and edited by Miguel Perez. Our senior producer is Kimberly Junod and our engineer is Chris Williams. Our programming and reserving coordinator is Chelsea Johnson and our line producer is Will Loftus.
