SOFTBOILED EGGIES were formed in the summer of 2006 in Los Angeles, by multi-instrumentalist Janet Kim and former GoGoGo Airheart guitarist Ben White, along with John Maus and various alumni of Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti. Since then, the band has undergone several line-up changes, settling on the current quartet of Janet and Ben, plus Scott Cornish on drums and Cole Greif-Neil on guitar.

Both firm fixtures on the LA underground scene, Janet is also the self-proclaimed "creative director" of art gallery / label / music school Tiny Creatures, whilst Ben is the founder of underground party club, Part Time Punks.

Softboiled Eggies is Janet's whispering bedroom secret turned fab rock 'n' roll experience. The unassuming, almost-improvised arrangements descend from a dreamlike reverie to evoke the repressed angst encoded in early soul, dub and post-punk singles. Attention to rhythm is steady, while brushed-in watercolor harmonies seem to rest between the beats like feathers on snow.

'TRY IT AGAIN'

October Days

UTR019 | Mini LP | 6 tracks, 25 mins | Aug 2008 | Buy

'Try It Again' is a mini LP that nestles in the gap between Softboiled Eggie's 2007 debut full-length 'Egg Soldiers' for Tiny Creatures / Human Ear Music (voted one of the LA Record's top 10 albums of the year) and a sophomore album expected later in 2008 via Upset The Rhythm. With more time in the studio, the record sees the band flesh out their customary pop quartet setup, with bells, chimes, glasses, water and a variety of organs and pianos, lending a new sense of exploration to the music.

Inspired as much by James Brown, as the glassy guitars of Jesus and Mary Chain or My Bloody Valentine, the experimentalism of Scritti Politti, and the woozy rhythms of reggae, 'Try It Again' is a captivating piece of work. "Only Loved At Night" sees the band take on the Raincoats classic, while "Mama Don't Cry" showcases Janet's haunting and uncompromising personal lyrics, assessing the demise of the American dream from uniquely private perspective.

Put simply 'Try It Again' is akin to a studying a picture of the Milky Way - afar it looks beautiful and graceful but look closer and you’ll see it's made up of billions of stars, millions of planets, and countless numbers of living and non-living things, all of which are delicately balanced and hold immense influence over each other. 'Try It Again' is as artful and imaginative as describing a galaxy in terms of the spilt milk of the Gods, making grand gestures effortlessly and with charm.