SOFT LOFT (Baden CH) is a safe haven, an attitude, a way of life. It’s where the broken and the imperfect are embraced and celebrated. Soft Loft is non-hierarchical. Soft Loft is where reality is transmuted into dreams and dreams back into reality. Judgement is suspended here. Because vulnerability is the gateway to connection. Anything goes, as long as it’s heartfelt and it flows.

GARDENS (Vienna AT, Siluh) tell stories of failed adulthood with intimacy and directness, supported by raw guitars and soft synths. Their blend of indie folk and garage rock might be reminiscent of indie greats like Courtney Barnett, Wet Leg or Julia Jacklin.