Soft Cuff – TuPay [Single]

Soft Cuff’s “TuPay” arrives like a blast from both past and future, a bravura display of how this Tampa Bay outfit folds time through their music. The track is a nod to the band’s serious musical chops as well as a head-first dive into a pool of psychedelic and cinematic groove that refuses to be confined by the ordinary or the expected.

When you spin Soft Cuff’s “TuPay,” you’re really listening to the handiwork of Brian Schanck and Mike Tony Bostinto. Brian’s bass lines pulse with life, and Mike’s drums shake the ground—and between them, they cover every other inch of the track’s instrumental needs, lighting it up with an infectious, live-wire energy that absent members Tina Sanchez and Shane Schuch are able to sink their teeth into during live shows.

The single functions as a kaleidoscope of sound, swirling from hypnotic, head-nodding grooves to a bridge that not only calls for but practically challenges a topshelf emcee to ride its wave, before spiraling back to its mesmerizing start.

Filmed in a cleared out section near the crammed aisles of Banana Records, the accompanying video—shot by Elio Marini with a keen assist from Ryan Zarra—captures the synced-up energy of a Soft Cuff studio session as well as the memorable buzz of a live set that you’re lucky enough to catch at a local spot on Record Store Day. ​

Get an earful of “TuPay” and you’ll find a powerhouse track, brimming with expert play and sheer passion. This is the riddle Soft Cuff presents: even as newcomers, their sound spans from the eternal to the electric. Skip this one, and you’re seriously missing out.

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