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The single by The Soft Eyes, Young Adult, is a short autobiographical snapshot of Johan Sigerud’s young adulthood when had just moved to Stockholm from his hometown Sundsvall in northern Sweden. He then spent the days writing beatnick poetry and pop songs, feeding himself at cheap falafel stands, feeling free and confused. It was in the end of the 90′s and it was by that time he bumped into Daniel Värjö at a Superchunk show. They decided to start a band. At the first rehearsal drummer Linda Hörnqvist, joined the band.
After several homemade CDr-EP’s, and the vinyl EP Living Through Memories, the band released their debut album Let’s Dance To Our Own Beats 2005 on CD. Everything was recorded, in true lo-fi spirit, in various apartments and houses around the city and captured on an old 8-channel tape recorder that broke down once in a while.
Since then The Soft Eyes slowly has recorded new songs digitally in their own studio (hi-fi!) This, along with new influences and visions, has lead to a more modern, electrified sound consisting of more layers and instruments, more beats and bigger differences between the songs.
Young Adult is their most up-beat song up to date. The b-side Drag King is their most atmospheric and dreamy so far. But their trademarks are intact: strong and varm melodies and a feeling of spontaneous intamacy.
The Soft Eyes has been released in UK, USA and Thailand. Amongst the releases is a CD on the lovely Fence Records in Scotland and also several indie compilations.
The Soft Eyes follow up this summer’s mini hit Young Adult with a dreamy guitar pop tune that comes along with 3 remixes.