One of the most beloved minimal pop acts of all time, The Softies share another heartfelt single "California Highway 99." It's taken from The Bed I Made, their first album in 24 years, out August 23. Following the harmonious lead-single “I Said What I Said,” "California Highway 99" is accompanied by a playful stop-motion video directed by Katie Marks, sharing the meaningful relationship Rose & Jen created on the road over the years.
On the single, Rose Melberg shares: “It’s true that a heart can break in the time it takes to drive from one city to the next. So sometimes you just have to keep driving.”
On the video, video director Katie Marks shares: "'California Highway 99’ was such a delightful video to create. It shows an insight into The Softies’ friendship beyond the music, with the instances in the video reflecting memories they made on the road during their formative years as a band while on tour. Jen’s ‘91 Geo Metro transports them along the way while they journey through the California desert. The main mediums are paper art used for the stop-motion along with the digital backgrounds the final footage is placed in. This video was so much fun! I had a smile on my face the whole process, especially with the little doll on their dashboard."
Don't forget about The Softies' upcoming tour dates, starting at the end of this month in Glasgow:
- July 26 - Glasgow, UK @ Glas-Goes Pop
- Aug 23 - Vancouver, BC @ The Fox Cabaret (record release show)
- Aug 24 - Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall (record release show)
- Sep 6 - Seattle, WA @ Fremont Abbey (record release show)
- Sep 7 - Anacortes, WA @ Unknown (record release show)
- Sep 29 - Providence, RI @ AS220
- Sep 30 - Boston, MA @ Crystal Ballroom
- Oct 2 - Brooklyn, NY @ Public Records
- Oct 3 - Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA
- Oct 4 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd
- Oct 24 - Sacramento, CA @ The Starlet Room
- Oct 25 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
- Oct 28 - Long Beach, CA @ Vine
- Oct 29 - Los Angeles, CA @ Scribble
- Oct 30 - Santa Cruz, CA @ SubRosa
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