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Mar 23, 2015It's been a long time coming, to the point when it seemed it might never happen, but Soft Connections announces the reappearance of a major talent, one whom all fans of indie pop owe it to themselves to discover or rediscover.
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Mar 23, 2015Hessler has returned a man, sounding free of obstacles and matured by the events in his life. This doesn’t just come across in his lyricism, but sonically also.
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Mar 23, 2015The rest of Soft Connections floats along very pleasantly with some pretty songs, all featuring shimmering guitar and nice melodies, but ultimately not a ton of hooks.
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Mar 23, 2015Originality is not his strongest suit, but songs like Hearts, Repeating and deeper album cuts such as All In the Night are so bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and well-crafted it’s not an issue.