Claud teases debut album with second Saddest Factory single "Soft Spot"

03 December 2020, 10:17 | Written by Matthew Kent

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The rising star reveals the next track to be lifted from their debut album Super Monster.

Their new single is further proof that the ever-charming Claud Mintz will have a golden 2021. The New York-born indie-pop perfectionist shared "Gold" in October and with this release they were announced as the first signing to Phoebe Bridgers new label imprint Saddest Factory Records.

"Soft Spot" comes with more news too, that their album Super Monster is coming in the new year. Detailing daydreams "Soft Spot" offers lush nostalgia and another fragment of the coming-of-age story the record is set to tell.

The thirteen-track collection will feature collaborations from close friends as well as stars like Clairo, Blu DeTiger, Nick Hakim, and Unknown Mortal Orchestra's Jake Portrait. It's their first body of work since the Sideline Star EP in 2019.

Talking about "Soft Spot" they sigh before explaining, "I have a soft spot for lots of people, places, and things. This song is about knowing I can’t be with this one specific person, but my feelings won’t go away… I still hope I run into them, or they randomly text me about something. It’s just me romanticising what I can’t have and being like 'but what if...'"

"Soft Spot" is out now, Super Monster releases 12 February via Saddest Factory / Dead Oceans. Follow Claud on Instagram.