Softly Color:White LP B2 Topsiders

B2 Topsiders

Hooker’s thunderous drumming meets King’s walls of distorted guitar in an expansive

Descendents are reclaiming and reissuing the album that started it all

Mario Monterosso

Softly Color:White LP B2 TopsidersNever before been pressed to vinyl, Shirley Horns Softly is reflective of the albums late night recording sessions at Peirre Spreys home recording studio in rural Maryland, aptly named Mapleshade Studio. The 1988 release is commonly referred to as one of Horns most introspective and emotionally intensive records to date. With her sidemen Charles Ables (bass) and Steve Williams (percussion) gathered into a quaint, pastoral living room full of recording