Soften

initially named after singer, songwriter, and guitarist Brianna Kelly, the band is now truly — at least in terms of their namesake — a band. Their debut 'seen + unseen' is less of an album and more of an experience. It washes over you like a low tide wave from a sun-drenched ocean. It has the feel of a classic shoegaze album: atmospheric but without the indecipherable lyrics. And though it is Kelly’s vocals (specifically, her vocal restraint) that are the centerpiece of this sublime seven-song EP, it is obvious from the start that this is an all-hands-on-deck affair."

-John Mabery, No Particular Order