hypersongs

It's Love

The debut LP, fourteen songs recorded in Sacramento.
The Softies, 1995

KEXP says it was recorded in the dining room of Melberg's childhood home in the Sacramento suburbs with Dustin Reske of Rocketship; Melberg remembered a million family memories in that dining room. Wikipedia and the New Vinyl Villain blog say Calvin Johnson produced it, while the 2024 reissue credits list only Reske as recorder, so the producer credit is disputed. All songs are credited to the Softies except "I Can't Get No Satisfaction, Thank God", by Talulah Gosh. The reissue has artwork by Adrian Tomine and was mastered at Telegraph Audio. Mark Athitakis in Salon in 1997 called the debut charming but light as a feather. Lil Peep sampled the track "This House" in "Ghost Boy".

Track listing

  1. Hello Rain3:39
  2. I Love You More2:48
  3. Charms Around Your Wrist3:09
  4. Could I2:17
  5. Until You Tell3:16
  6. An Awful Mess3:09
  7. This House2:42
  8. It's Love1:29
  9. Alaska2:26
  10. Fragile, Don't Crush3:06
  11. Heart Condition2:22
  12. Follow Me2:14
  13. I Can't Get No Satisfaction, Thank God2:59
  14. Perfect Afternoon2:52

More from The Softies

Winter Pageant (1997), Holiday In Rhode Island (2000), The Bed I Made (2024)

Sources

  1. The Softies, It's Love (1995), Shuga Records
  2. Throwaway Style: The Softies, KEXP (2024-12-19)
  3. The Softies, Wikipedia