EP · 2026

Say It Soft

Six late songs on thawing, childhood ceilings, and calling across time zones once more.

Tracks

1. First Warm Day, Windows Down SlowThe first day I left my coat at home, windows down and slow. It's a small, hopeful way to open.dream soul, slow jam3:06
2. Quiet Hours, Rain on the SkylightRain on the skylight, soft as a sigh. I tracked it at night with the lights off.hushed soul, dream soul3:26
3. Typhoon Shutters, Candle on the StairWind on the shutters and a candle on the stair. It's the storm song I'd been saving for a quiet record.quiet storm, cosy soul2:57
4. Cardboard Stars, Childhood CeilingFaded stars on a childhood ceiling that still hold a feeling. I think this is the most nostalgic I've ever sounded.nostalgic soul, bedroom r&b2:35
5. Two Time Zones, One Slow CallA sequel to the first song I ever wrote, years later. Midnight here, morning there, and now I know how to slow it down.neo-soul, slow jam3:21
6. Say It Soft, I'm Sorry TooYour side of the bed is cold and we both said things. I ended the record on the hardest sentence to sing: I'm sorry too.quiet storm, gospel-tinged soul3:22

Liner notes

This is the newest thing I've made, and it circles back to where I started: a phone, a time difference, and a voice stacked on top of itself at two in the morning. I wrote about the first warm day of the year and the glow-in-the-dark stars on my childhood ceiling, then closed with an apology that I finally knew how to say softly. I recorded it all at home, alone, the way I always have.

Veda Monroe