Following the mischievous celebration of getting high and falling in love, ‘Molly’, a tirade on elitism in ‘Red Light Green Light’ and the recent demonic era of ‘Come Home’, in which lust (played by Brooklyn drag artist God Complex) becomes so all-consuming it quite literally devours her, now Softee introduces a new world of characters on ‘Isn’t Enough’. A breakup dance track, the song explores a new way for Softee to process heartbreak. “I wrote this while at home for Christmas, fresh after a breakup, ruminating on all the ways in which the relationship wasn’t sustaining me” Softee explains. “It was a cathartic moment to write it all down and put it over a dance beat. In the B section, the song shifts to a slightly angrier tone, and writing that was the first time I was able to experience anger instead of just sadness.”

The accompanying video, directed by Bao Ngo, was inspired by J Lo’s iconic video for ‘Get Right’. “I loved her playing all these different characters interacting in a nightclub, and wanted to bring some of that campiness into our vision” she comments. “In our video, though, the different characters I play are all fragments of Softee: the worker, the performer, and the person waiting for a date. They exist inside me and they’re all sharing the struggle of being in a relationship that is no longer sustainable. Bao Ngo, who directed the video, captured the wildness and empowerment of the song perfectly with the visuals and the way they build. I am so proud of what we made :)”

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Following the humour-filled celebration of getting high and falling in love, ‘Molly’, and the tongue-in-cheek tirade on elitism ‘Red Light Green Light’, Softee continues to invite us into her world of freedom and mischief with the sensual bedroom pop of new single ‘Come Home’.

Alongside the track she has shared a potent new video, where themes of sexual freedom collide with a brutal and surreal ending. Speaking on the video, Softee comments: “When we were ruminating on Come Home, the concept of devouring kept coming up. When lust is so powerful, it completely devours you. That’s what the song is about, and we wanted the video to reflect that in an interesting way. God Complex was in our conversation from the very beginning, because Machel (my fiancé and the director) and I are both huge fans of their drag. We landed on a concept that felt both campy and brutal: what if Softee’s lover was a demon? What if, when summoned, the demon devours her and becomes Softee? These are the images we ended up with, and it surprises me how romantic the final product ended up being.”

Natural:

1. The Floor
2. Isn’t Enough
3. Molly
4. Natural
5. Come Home
6. Fix It (ft. Jordan Webb, Namir Blade)
7. Grief
8. Real Love
9. Red Light Green Light
10. U + Me (WDYT)

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A sexy, swirling ode to a serotonin-pumping first date (inspired by a very real date she had with her now fiancée), ‘Molly’ is a playful yet powerful statement from an artist already breaking the indie pop mould.

“’Molly’ was inspired by one of the first dates I had with my fiancée,” Softee tells of the story behind the track. “We took molly and transformed the apartment I was staying in into a dance floor. We cleared the furniture, got speakers and a disco ball, and dressed to the nines. It was one of the best nights of my life and I had to write a song about it.”

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