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Dream Pop, Indietronica, Glitch Pop
Noise Pop
, Shoegaze
, Indie Rock
, Neo-Psychedelia
, Alt-Pop
/ GenreFull Credits
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Critic Reviews
86
They confront largely the same demons as ever with vast newfound strength, and to call softscars ‘cleansing’ as such would be a gross understatement.
2y
85
On their riveting new album, the 25-year-old singer-songwriter-producer shifts from future-shocked electronic pop to a super-sized emotional bloodletting steeped in ’90s alternative.
2y
80
While it's not always as easy to listen to as yeule's previous recordings, softscars contains some of their strongest songwriting and most daring sound design, and feels like the most honest expression of their vision to date.
2y
80
The Singaporean-born, LA-based artist’s third album sheds the high-concept for humanity.
2y
80
Its musical journey mirrors yeule’s life progression, pairing alternative rock with electronic glitch just as yeule couples their human self with their cyborg persona. This creates spectacular results, opening up to raw and honest emotion all while maintaining the mystery.
2y
80
Ultimately softscars is a record about self-acceptance and the rocky road that's forever under construction that leads there. It's a process that's taken its toll on yeule, but, as the name suggests, the wounds are starting to heal.
2y
80
With their third studio album, the artist expands, refines, and masters their creative vision.
2y
80
Put simply, Softscars is an undeniably sharp collection of songs. That it does this while mining the depths of a well-worn, often eye-roll-inducing theme is all the more impressive.
2y
80
Ethereal tendencies give way to screamo and shredding on the Singaporean-British songwriter’s third album.
2y
80
Yeule couldn’t sound more comfortable as the record bounces between bedroom pop admissions and urgent party-starting ragers.
2y
79
Ćmiel ... has digested the travelogs and anti-PR pamphlets; she’s self-aware and talented enough to evade the pitfalls. Behind that contorted psychodrama is a voyager who’s attuned to the ways of humankind – eminently capable of engaging on their own terms.
2y
70
In weird ways, Yeule’s softscars works as a satisfying slice of artful pop for the Anthropocene that oozes catastrophe and captures a real cultural moment.
2y
70
Like wounds healing into scars, yeule’s nostalgia combines with their wish to heal in a strange version of the future: the carefully curated ‘softscars’ is a gothic computer - a touching third act.
2y
70
Some of yeule's distinctiveness as an artist was lost in the shift toward a more rock-oriented sound, but softscars is still a solid album in these genres.
2y
Fuck Album of the Year, This is Album of the Life
Yeule’s cybernetic world invokes the listener to take their mind away from where they are currently and take a glimpse into the distant future. Their music conjures up mental imagery of a dystopian city in which fluorescent neon street signs populate every crevice; where towering skyscrapers sit side by side and span every visible horizon, each and every one interconnected through an elaborate system of transportation tunnels; where every ... read more
"Whether you’re healing from emotional trauma or a physical wound, time never heals a scar completely. There’s no more pain, but you can still see the mark afterward. I have a deep feeling that the things my ancestors went through got passed down; there’s some trauma that just sticks."
“Softscars" unveils a whole new side of Yeule, where they wade into softer textures and ghostly arrangements, proudly putting their ethereal vocals front and center. ... read more
A cold futuristic trip into the human soul.
I'm ashamed to admit that this is my introduction to yeule. Of course I've heard some positive things about them in the past, but for some reason I haven't heard a single song from them. I saw the high user score of this project and was pretty damn skeptical, no way it's that good right? And well, it actually deserves the praise it gets.
The Singaporean singer-songwriter and producer is certainty an ambitious visionary. This is definitely one of ... read more
Really memorable and emotional, I don't listen to much music like this idek the genre name but this is incredible
Best - dazies - 100
I'm not a big shoegaze fan, but this album is perfect. It combines several genres and sounds heavenly. It's also her most personal and "human" album, since in previous ones she felt like a robot. Here she opens up more to us. A beautiful, very tender and sweet voice, and exquisite production. A very special album.
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Track List
| 1 | x w x 2:25 | 88 |
| 2 | sulky baby 4:38 | 89 |
| 3 | softscars 3:26 | 89 |
| 4 | 4ui12 2:43 | 86 |
| 5 | ghosts 3:40 | 88 |
| 6 | dazies 4:24 | 92 |
| 7 | fish in the pool 2:31 | 83 |
| 8 | software update 3:36 | 86 |
| 9 | inferno 3:14 | 86 |
| 10 | bloodbunny 2:42 | 83 |
| 11 | cyber meat 3:06 | 88 |
| 12 | aphex twin flame 3:38 | 84 |
Total Length: 40 minutes
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