It seems like ages since I’ve posted something twee. Fortunately, the debut LP from The SoftLightes, the appropriately named Say No to Being Cool – Say Yes to Being Happy is here to save the day. It’s full of gentle and sugary twee-pop with just a tinge of atmospherics, reminiscent of Stars, the Postal Service, or some of the more fey Sarah Records bands.
You do need to be in the right mood (and you need to like this type of music to start with) or it might get a little grating, but if you like things a little cute, you probably will be well served to check them out. There’s not a bad song on the record, although there are a number of moments that cross the line from cutesy to cringeworthy.
Time will tell whether this has the staying power to stay with me for a while, but if the worst you can say about a record is that it’s very pleasant and just a little innocuous, that’s not too bad.