“The album’s eleven songs are all
snarky and funky, with lots of lush
hammond playing and consistent
popular appeal. Everything doesn’t
have to be strange!”
– Audun Vinger’s review on “Settle for the Moon”, Dagens Næringsliv
“Soft City confirms with
“Settle for the Moon” that the blues
legacy, with accompanying glories,
are taken care of in the very best
ways.”
– Tor Hammerø, Dagsavisen
Photo: Per Ole Hagen
SOFT CITY
The Oslo-based band SoftCity is characterized by hard-hitting riffs, suggestive rhythms, soulful melody lines, and virtuosic solos. The band found each other in a shared fascination for music in the blues and soul genre, and has since the start up in 2018 played at several festivals and club scenes. Under the blues festival at Notodden in 2021 they were appointed to the Norwegian Blues Union’s Union Band, and in June 2023 they won the 2nd place in the European Blues Challenge.
In August 2022 they released their debut album Settle for the Moon, on the label Kirkelig Kulturverksted. The album recieved magnificent reviews by some of the greatest national media houses in Norway, such as Dagens Næringsliv, Dagsavisen og Nettavisen. In January 2023 Soft City represented Norway in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN, and brought at the same time their repertoair to clubs in Mississippi and Tennessee. Soft City have with their passion, musical skills and energetic stage presence established themselves as a promising band in the scene of a new generation of expressive and talented musicians.
Band members:
Thea Paulsrud – vocals
Ask Vatn Strøm – guitar
Håvard Ersland – organ
Joachim Mørch Meyer – bass
Vegard Staum – drums
Soft City 