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The Softies
The Softies is a musical duo consisting of Rose Melberg and Jen Sbragia, who are known for their minimal approach to pop music.
Beginning in 1994, the band was intended to be a side project for both artists. Along with an eventual career as a solo artist, Rose Melberg performed with Tiger Trap, Gaze, and Go Sailor. Jen Sbragia was known for her work with the band Pretty Face. Sbragia first approached Melberg shortly following a Tiger Trap concert in Sacramento, and the two began collaborating after Tiger Trap disbanded in January 1994.
The pair formed The Softies, a name deriving from a UK new wave group, and recorded the four-song “Love Seat” 7-inch single for Slumberland Records. Shortly after the single's release, Melberg and Sbragia relocated to Portland, Oregon. Calvin Johnson later produced their “He’ll Never Have To Know” single and the band’s debut album It’s Love on the K Records label.
They released an eponymous EP under Slumberland Records in 1996 (recorded before It's Love). Within months, they would record their critically acclaimed [citation needed] full-length Winter Pageant in Melberg’s childhood home in Sacramento, California.
In 2000, they released their final record with K Records, Holiday in Rhode Island. It is sometimes speculated that their albums correspond with the seasons of the year as follows: It's Love (Summer), The Softies (Autumn), Winter Pageant (Winter), Holiday in Rhode Island (Spring).
The band undertook a few tours, including as an opening act for singer/songwriter Elliott Smith.
For the first time since 2000, the Softies toured as part of Chickfactor 2012: For the Love of Pop, with shows in Brooklyn, Portland and San Francisco.
In 2018 the Softies played live again for a benefit concert in Vancouver.
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The Softies
The Softies is a musical duo consisting of Rose Melberg and Jen Sbragia, who are known for their minimal approach to pop music.
Beginning in 1994, the band was intended to be a side project for both artists. Along with an eventual career as a solo artist, Rose Melberg performed with Tiger Trap, Gaze, and Go Sailor. Jen Sbragia was known for her work with the band Pretty Face. Sbragia first approached Melberg shortly following a Tiger Trap concert in Sacramento, and the two began collaborating after Tiger Trap disbanded in January 1994.
The pair formed The Softies, a name deriving from a UK new wave group, and recorded the four-song “Love Seat” 7-inch single for Slumberland Records. Shortly after the single's release, Melberg and Sbragia relocated to Portland, Oregon. Calvin Johnson later produced their “He’ll Never Have To Know” single and the band’s debut album It’s Love on the K Records label.
They released an eponymous EP under Slumberland Records in 1996 (recorded before It's Love). Within months, they would record their critically acclaimed [citation needed] full-length Winter Pageant in Melberg’s childhood home in Sacramento, California.
In 2000, they released their final record with K Records, Holiday in Rhode Island. It is sometimes speculated that their albums correspond with the seasons of the year as follows: It's Love (Summer), The Softies (Autumn), Winter Pageant (Winter), Holiday in Rhode Island (Spring).
The band undertook a few tours, including as an opening act for singer/songwriter Elliott Smith.
For the first time since 2000, the Softies toured as part of Chickfactor 2012: For the Love of Pop, with shows in Brooklyn, Portland and San Francisco.
In 2018 the Softies played live again for a benefit concert in Vancouver.