Soft Launch
Share new track ‘In My Bed’
Headline UK tour announced – on sale now
The Academy 2 , Dublin October 1st- tix on sale now
“They’re a band ready to take over.” – Dork
“Boasting their carefully crafted indie rock sound alongside hints of modern psychedelia” – DIY
“A track that merges eras and styles with ease, backed by a gentle but gorgeous vocal performance, supreme instrumental technicality.” – Wonderland
Soft Launch have already made significant waves with their first two singles, ‘Cartwheels’ and ‘Piano Hands’. Next up is this: ‘In My Bed’. A live fan favourite that gets its official release today, the morning after they played yet another sold out show at The Lower Third in London, as part of the BBC Introducing series.
Debut single ‘Cartwheels’ offered a taste of their idiosyncratic style with grandiose synth melodies and riffs, complex basslines and Josh’s clean cut, pitch perfect vocal. Follow up single ‘Piano Hands’ went on to showcase their versatility and boundless energy, pulling on the strengths of the individual members, blending genres from the alternative Baroque pop of Vampire Weekend or Fleet Foxes to the millennial psychedelia of LA Priest or Tame Impala. ‘In My Bed’ delivers another slice of wonky pop perfection all brought together in the mix by Spike Stent. The off-kilter harmonies juxtapose with pranging guitar chords, echoing the sense of frustration and longing in the lyrics.
Soft Launch – the five-piece disrupting the traditional boy band tag – all write, produce, and deftly interchange instruments on record and at their wildly energetic live gigs. Lead vocals come in various waves from Irish members Josh McClorey & Conor Price and fellow members Henry Pearce, & Ben Quinn, with Limmer steadying The Beach Boys-esque ship. What’s most impressive is the total trust they have in each other as songwriters. There’s a single body around which these five boys pump their creative blood. Each of them an organ, each of them playing a vital role. There is no self-sacrifice and no self-aggrandising- it’s one gorgeous egoless ecosystem.
Their live shows are where anyone should head for a good time. Wall to wall with eager sub-20-somethings scream-singing every word back to the boys and lapping up the vibe long before a note was recorded or released. Here is a band totally realised, at ease with the stage and themselves. They will have you wrapped around their little fingers without breaking a sweat.
Soft Launch recently sold out Oslo in Hackney before performing at the BBC Introducing show at The Lower Third last night. October will see them embark on their very first full headline tour of the UK taking in venues up and down the country and bringing the good-time showdown to The Garage in London on October 15th. Tickets went on sale this morning and are available HERE.
Before all that though, Soft Launch have a jam-packed summer of festivals ahead including Rock City, Rock en Seine, Reading & Leeds, All Points East and Reeperbahn amongst others. See HERE for all dates.
October 2024 Tour:
1/10 Academy 2 – Dublin
2/10 The Garage – Glasgow
4/10 Cluny 2 – Newcastle
7/10 Sidney & Matilda – Sheffield
8/10 Sunflower lounge – Birmingham
9/10 CHALK – Brighton
11/10 Rough Trade – Nottingham
13/10 Kazimier Stockroom – Liverpool
14/10 Rough Trade – Bristol
15/10 The Garage – London
