“My Head” by Soft Punch sounds a little like an indie rock update of New Wave power pop and XTC. It has those attentions to detail and uplifting melody with lyrics about a seemingly never-ending struggle with a bevy of things to get through the day. And in the end the song goes off the rails into triumphant and gloriously chaotic noise to burn out the anxieties and frustrations outlined in the song. Singer and songwriter Rye Thomas is based in Washington, D.C. and he’s no stranger to overcoming seemingly impossible barriers to a normal life. In 2013 he acquired a mysterious, debilitating illness that left him home bound as someone who was already an active musician (touring in bands like Pash and Tereu Tereu) but for whom then many sounds triggered severe migraines. But he didn’t stop writing music even if that meant 30 minutes a day with just a minimal keyboard and a cassette recorder to capture his song ideas that when his health improved some he was able to hone into a fine body of work which can be heard on his album Above Water which released on Bad Friend Records on September 15, 2023. Watch the video for “My Head” directed by Jonathan Howard on YouTube and follow Soft Punch at the links below.
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