Soft Skies Inc - "Your Small Army"

Photo by Chris McLaughlin

Soft Skies Inc are the Philadelphia based band of identical twins Ryan and Martin Rex, formerly of Boston's Lockgroove back in the 90's. Their latest single, "Your Small Army," fits into the dream pop category, but with some additional sounds and genres mixed in. This new single has all of the dreamy and space like feel needed to be a dream pop song. It's quite lovely, and almost lulls the listener in with it's beauty and gentleness. But there is also some mid 90's alt-rock just as it started going mainstream sounds to it, kind of like a band like Toad the Wet Sprocket or Gin Blossoms. Soft Skies Inc don't just keep the gentle sounds of the 90's, though. There is also some heavier, noisier guitar that pops up every so often, bordering on a more grunge sound. "Your Small Army" is one of the more compelling dream pop singles we've heard here in a while.

Ryan Rex says of his band's new single:

“I always want people to find their own meaning in the songs, so I don’t want to go too in-depth, but to me this is a relationship song. It’s about that point in a relationship where some of the luster has worn off, and you know you are probably not with the right person, but you’re still holding on to that heady and magical feeling of attraction and connection that brought you together in the first place, all while not wanting to admit the truth that things are starting to disintegrate.”

You can watch the video for "Your Small Army" below. For more on Small Skies Inc, check out the band on Instagram and Facebook.