Soften, by Jade Monroe

Soften

by Jade Monroe

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"Adroitly carving a path “between the darkness of truth and the joy of existing,” Soften EP is an affecting collection of songs and strivings to understand and to be understood.

The poetic and the prosaic are here tightly interwoven into an eclectic configuration, guiding the listener through flashes of approachable profundity that dissolve into lush and comforting arrangements, greatly enhanced by Brady McCowan’s attentive woodwinds. Sturdy production work emphasizes the low-end frequencies of acoustic guitar strums and electric bass, forging a stable backdrop that Monroe’s full voice punches through and floods with color.

These exploratory, quietly ambitious songs swing in and out of genre to grapple with the variegated and contradictory nature of being with playfulness and curiosity, even in the face of the possibility⁠— perhaps even a desire (“loosen my grip on the absolute”)— that such a struggle may offer no answers, but it could help soften the edges."
—Aliyah Boucher (Hospital Bed Radio)

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released October 31, 2023

Vocals/Guitar: Jade Monroe
Vocals: Victoria Fragoso (Toya), Karen Miller, and Gia Calabrese
Saxophone/Flute: Brady McCowan

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