The nostalgia runs wild on Softest Hard‘s latest single, “I’m Blue,” a festival-ready take on Eiffel 65‘s iconic 1998 anthem, “Blue (Da Ba Dee).” But it doesn’t end there: you’ll also hear the silky smooth voice of autotune king T-Pain, whom Softest Hard tapped for the track’s lead vocal. Released July 15th via HARD Recs, “I’m Blue” interweaves retro synths with Softest Hard’s signature saturated drums. Rave cowbells, a scintillating bass breakdown and, of course, rally calls courtesy of T-Pain rally calls also appear underneath a glistening house melody. “I needs me an edm/house/techno producer that knows the space and I know I can lead us to musical greatness,” T-Pain wrote on Twitter las...
After a relatively quiet 2020, LA-based DJ and hardstyle producer Softest Hard is back to touring. She’s no stranger to playing international festivals, having toured all over Asia and opening for Skrillex back in 2019. But her first festival performance in Canada was for the return of Vancouver’s beloved two-day music festival, FVDED In The Park, and EDM.com caught up with her after a heart-pounding set. Softest Hard. Jarett Lopez EDM.com: I didn’t realize you’ve played Vancouver before. What’s your vibe on Vancouver? Recommended Articles Softest Hard: I fucking love it here. I love Vancouver, everybody showing so much love, everybody so nice. Shoutout all the people at Fortune Sound for bringing me here first, but this has been such an experience having to pla...