Softlightes

"Heavily rockin' you softly since 2005"

Perhaps this is the point to backtrack a little. The Softlightes fable begins somewhere in the vastness of 2003, when a mutual admiration began between The Incredible Moses Leroy (Fountenberry and bassist Kristian Dunn’s old band) and singer/songwriter Cody Chesnutt. They joined Chesnutts’ sold out club tour, and were spotted by Modular Records’ Steve Pavlovic. After recruiting drummer Tim Fogarty and pianist Andre Val Baal in 2005, their current form found its final shape.
Building upon their mélange of influences, ranging from Duran Duran to New Edition, their debut album ‘Say No To Being Cool, Say Yes To Being Happy’ had reached its sonic realization. This insurgency against style over substance culture is also massively echoed by their music. “When you focus too much on the look, it takes away the honesty of things. I don’t understand why people are so into one genre, most people I know are into all kinds of things so it makes sense that that’s what it’s like. I wanted to make an honest record".. What they also have in common is an endearing elixir of melody and sincerity. And a sound that is unmistakably their own.