The Thousands

Softlightes are one of those bands that can both ease your pain and fuel your imagination. Perhaps that is why the film clip by Kris Moyes seems so perfectly suited to the band’s sound. Their music, all at once colourful and textured, verges on the point of too cute but pulls back at the right time to give you something that is carefully constructed rather than contrived. **Softlightes evolved from The Incredible Moses Leroy, who had two successful albums before a metamorphous occurred in 2004. Recording their EP at home gave them a chance to experiment and to ask the question, “What would happen if…” and in short, ‘Heart Made Of Sound’ is a collection of answers to these questions.

By Jan Bunny