SOFT PLAY present new single, "Everything and Nothing"

"I started writing the words in lockdown in the depths of a mental health breakdown. My good mate Bailey had just passed away, Laurie had not long lost his partner, Emma to cancer. It was one thing after the next. I got to the line about Bailey and couldn’t for the life of me think of what to say next, so I left it where it was," says Isaac Holman.

"3 years later (last year) I went round to Laurie’s and he had just got this mandolin, we laid down the instrumental and I remembered I had these words in the notes on my phone. Laurie asked me what it was about and I was having trouble explaining it, then he said “so it’s just like everything and nothing.” We demo’d the tune and took it to the studio (lyrics still unfinished). During that stint, I kept seeing people that looked like Bailey, which unlocked the next line of the tune and allowed the rest to come out.’’

"These past few years have been really hard for so many people. The song and video encapsulates the journeys we've all been on: loss, love, rebirth, it's the cycle of life. Raw pain and bitter beauty," Laurie Vincent adds.

The "Everything and Nothing" video celebrates Bailey’s life with a touching moment of communion and remembrance. Isaac and Laurie perform the song as they host a gathering of his family and friends. Together they pay tribute to their late friend, sharing stories and memories before the video closes with a final photo of his mum. It’s a moment in which loss is palpable, but the power of human connections shines through. Shot in evocative black-and-white photography, the video was directed by SOFT PLAY’s regular visual collaborator Thomas Davis. The track follows previous singles, "Act Violently", "Mirror Muscles", and "Punk's Dead".