Soft Bloom

Soft Bloom
Studio album by Azalia Snail
Released	June 29, 1999
Genre	Psychedelic folk
Length	44:39
Label	Dark Beloved Cloud
Producer	Azalia Snail
Azalia Snail chronology

Last updated November 05, 2019

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic	^[1]

Soft Bloom is the eighth studio album by Azalia Snail, released on June 29, 1999 by Dark Beloved Cloud.^[2]

Azalia Snail is an American avant-garde singer-songwriter and musician. She is a multi-instrumentalist active in neo-psychedelia, psychedelic folk and indie rock, played a prominent role in the 1990s lo-fi music scene, and was dubbed the "Queen of Lo-Fi". She is one half of the duo LoveyDove.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Azalia Snail.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Purr in a Gyre"	4:39
2.	"Layton Hollow"	3:48
3.	"Morrow Bay"	3:11
4.	"Broken Toy"	2:47
5.	"[untitled]"	0:22
6.	"Who Razed the Spy?"	2:41
7.	"Alien Ease"	5:11
8.	"A Low Coast Move"	4:39
9.	"[untitled]"	0:20
10.	"Bathing in Space"	3:57
11.	"How Sublyme the Tyme"	2:33
12.	"It Grows on You"	2:46
13.	"Soul Clap"	1:58
14.	"Savior"	2:56
15.	"Lite Crate"	2:51

Personnel

Adapted from Soft Bloom liner notes.^[3]

Azalia Snail – vocals, instruments, production

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1999	Dark Beloved Cloud	CD	dbc 221

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References

↑ "Azalia Snail: Soft Bloom > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
↑ Goldberg, Ben (2007). "Azalia Snail". Trouser Press . Retrieved March 16, 2016.
↑ Soft Bloom (booklet). Azalia Snail. Long Island City, New York: Dark Beloved Cloud. 1999.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

Soft Bloom at Discogs (list of releases)
Soft Bloom at Bandcamp

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[allmusic-1] "Azalia Snail: Soft Bloom > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved March 16, 2016.

[trouserpress-2] Goldberg, Ben (2007). "Azalia Snail". Trouser Press . Retrieved March 16, 2016.

[linearnotes-3] Soft Bloom (booklet). Azalia Snail. Long Island City, New York: Dark Beloved Cloud. 1999.CS1 maint: others (link)