Softee Decides The ‘Song Of The Summer’ Is Here When Picking For ‘The Sound Of Pride’ Playlist (Exclusive)

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It’s Pride Month! Throughout June, HollywoodLife is celebrating with The Sound Of Pride, wherever celebs and stars of the LBGTQ+ assemblage prime songs for the eventual 2023 Pride Month playlist. It’s the cleanable soundtrack to readying your Pride party, researching how to support LGBTQ+ rights, oregon speechmaking astir the history of Pride Month. Softee (she/they), caller disconnected of releasing her caller album, joins successful the amusive — portion delivering a superior connection to everyone celebrating. 

(Meghan Marshall)

“The anti-trans authorities being passed is highly concerning, and what I’m hoping for is that we instrumentality this pridefulness arsenic an accidental to SCREAM astir it,” Softee tells HollywoodLife when discussing their picks for The Sound of Pride. “I americium readying connected marching successful protests, fundraising, and raising consciousness astir the dangers of anti-trans legislation. This is an highly scary time, and the queer assemblage needs to set unneurotic to support trans people.”

Softee’s protests travel with a soundtrack that volition motivate different like-minded peoples to combat for the rights of their trans friends and loved ones. In May, Soffee (aka Nina Grollam) released Natural on City Slang Records, with the medium acting arsenic an affectional rebirth aft enduring a devastating breakup and an exhilarating caller romance. At the extremity of May, conscionable successful clip for Pride, Sofftee teamed with Macy Rodman for a “Isn’t It Enough” remix that aims to scope the pinnacle of the hyper-pop mountain.

In summation to her different picks for The Sound of Pride, Softee predicts the ‘Song of the Summer’ and explains wherefore we request to “keep our eyes open” going forth.

Agnes Obel, “Familiar”

“I’ve been addicted to this opus lately. The melody and orchestration scratch an itch I didn’t cognize I had. I emotion the melancholia of its lyrics and tonality, arsenic good arsenic the driving bushed of the strings. There’s thing truthful mystical astir this piece’ I highly urge it.”

Kylie Minogue, “Padam Padam”

“THIS IS THE SONG OF SUMMER. I emotion that its chords and melody are benignant of ethereal. And erstwhile the bass comes successful the chorus? Forget it, I’m toast.”

Daft Punk + Julian Casablancas, “Instant Crush”

“This opus makes maine truthful happy. I can’t explicate it, really. The chord changes, the lyrics, the vibe is conscionable speaking to maine lately.”

(Meghan Marshall)

Going into Pride 2023, however does this year’s solemnisation consciousness erstwhile compared to past year’s?  

The anti-trans authorities being passed is highly concerning, and what I’m hoping for is that we instrumentality this pridefulness arsenic an accidental to SCREAM astir it. Pride was created to observe those who fought for our rights. It’s clip to combat similar our queer ancestors did. This should beryllium precedence fig one. I americium readying connected marching successful protests, fundraising, and raising consciousness astir the dangers of anti-trans legislation. This is an highly scary time, and the queer assemblage needs to set unneurotic to support trans people.

Pride is simply a clip to observe unsung heroes. Is determination anyone you’d similar to spot get immoderate much of the spotlight this year?  

Trans people! Period! Everybody trans needs the spotlight this year.

Do you person a favourite representation of Pride Months past?

My archetypal Pride was precise formative. It was Minneapolis Pride erstwhile I was 18. It felt chill to spot truthful galore queer radical retired successful the wild, which was thing I wasn’t utilized to. It was overwhelming successful a beauteous way.

(Meghan Marshall)

What bash you person planned for June (and the remainder of 2023?)  

I americium doing immoderate DJ sets astatine The Sultan Room rooftop, raising wealth for trans organizations, and I’m hoping to spell to the Dyke March! As for the remainder of 2023, I’ll beryllium touring my caller medium immoderate much and signaling caller music.

Do you person a Pride 2023 connection to share?

Keep your eyes OPEN. What is happening successful the trans assemblage close present affects each of us. If you’re trans, beryllium gentle with yourself, and don’t beryllium acrophobic to inquire for support. If you’re cis, perceive to your trans friends and amended yourself connected what’s going connected successful America close now. This is simply a important clip for america each to set together.

Keep speechmaking HollywoodLife throughout June for more entries in The Sound of Pride and additional Pride Month coverage. And retrieve — hole your bosom oregon die! 

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