Soft Loft  – Paper Plane

After the Swiss collective Soft Loft recently announced their new EP Modern Roses (Out April 25 via [PIAS] Recordings) and already shared the first singles “Leave The Light On“ and “Can.”

Today the indie-something-something band returns with a slinky, psychedelic mantra of a tune titled “Paper Plane”.

Based on a true story, vocalist Jorina Stamm sneaked out of an Indigo Sparke show at Supersonic in Paris, feeling the flu coming on. She took a pill to quell the nausea and ended up alone at the bar, folding a paper plane from instructions printed on the backside of a flyer. Recounting what happened, Jorina says, “It was a funny situation—kind of awkward and beautiful at the same time. I was so consumed with getting this plane right that it didn’t even occur to me that the guy who came up wanted to flirt with me. So, when he asked me what I was doing, I told him about the paper plane, and I was being serious because that was the truth. But I think he thought I was blowing him off. In retrospect, I could see the whole situation playing out differently, you know, with the plane being our little bridge. It would be like a scene in some DIY rom-com or a Wes Anderson film—humans being awkward, but still somehow making it work.”

With a vintage drum machine backbeat, a bass line thicker than the sound of a Z28 Camaro engine, swirling guitars, synths, and who knows what else—all doused in warm spring reverb—and that breezy, quivering voice—the vibe is deep. And you sort of feel like you’re flying. What if paper planes were the new roses, and if you wanted to get with somebody you had to fold a sheet of paper and make it airborne?

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