SOFTSPOKEN are:

Sam Scheuer  |  Chris Wethington

Originally a creative side-project for founding member and guitarist Chris Wethington while living abroad in Japan, Softspoken morphed into a fully-manned band at the close of 2015 after he moved back to the US. The band's first single "Shorelines" (March 2016) leaned in an aggressive post-hardcore direction, but by the time their first EP, Pathways rolled out a year later (March 2017), the sound had smoothed out, shifting focus to cleaner vocals and more-melodic delivery.

The same year, a lineup change that brought in a new frontman (current singer, Sam Scheuer), led the band to release an expanded version of Pathways in 2018's Pathways (Deluxe Edition), which features Scheuer on new tracks "Begin Again" & "How We Rise". The band's first LP, Deaf Perception (June 2019) dialed back the aggression to focus on a more melodic delivery compared to their initial offerings, but rose into the Top 20 of Billboard's Hard Rock charts supported by rigorous touring.

Sidelined by COVID-19's shutdown of the industry, Softspoken again returned to the studio. Their latest release - the 5-song EP, Where The Heart Belongs - has received praise from multiple press outlets, in addition to placements on Spotify's New Blood, New Metal Tracks, New Core, & Heavy Queens playlists. Featuring a mix of every aspect of the band's sound to-date, "Where The Heart Belongs" is far-and-away the most mature and complete Softspoken release yet.