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Whisper Doll find quiet beauty on dreamlike new single ‘So Sweet’

New York City’s Whisper Doll return with ‘So Sweet’, the latest single from their forthcoming album Lucky Clover, due October 2 via Take Care Records. Following the enchanting ‘Bluebells’, the band continue to blur the lines between folk and dream-pop, creating another beautifully immersive world where softness and melancholy exist side by side.

Fiona Tagami’s feather-light vocal is once again the song’s beating heart, drifting effortlessly above delicate instrumentation with an almost weightless quality. While ‘Bluebells’ leaned further into whimsy, ‘So Sweet’ unfolds at a gentler pace, trading some of that brightness for something more reflective without ever losing its dreamlike charm. The feeling of finding peace after difficult times quietly reveals itself rather than announcing itself, allowing moments of hope to shimmer beneath the song’s wistful surface. The accompanying video perfectly extends that atmosphere, weaving together dreamy theatre stage performances with scenes on the beach and beneath the lights of a funfair, creating a hazy, almost nostalgic world that feels suspended somewhere between memory and imagination.

Speaking about the song, Fiona says: “I wrote this song right after spending a week straight in the hospital after complications with a surgery. Once I got out of the bland, grey room, everything seemed brighter and sweeter… Forgiveness, sweetness. I felt very at peace.” That sense of quiet renewal lingers throughout ‘So Sweet’, making it another gorgeously understated release from a band that continues to craft songs as delicate as they are emotionally resonant.

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