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As a lifetime wearer of (vintage) glasses, Sarakula knows a lot about spherical abberations. Perhaps he produced these songs with his glasses off as these are abstract and warm vignettes, never overstaying their welcome and for this reason Sarakula manages to feature twelve new tracks on \"Soft Focus\".\n \nHighlights include one of the two Shawn Lee produced tracks \"I'll Get By Without You\", the rockier, iberic beat of \"King Of Spain\", the soulful affirmation of \"Back For Your Love\" and the psychedelic-tinged \"Bird Of Paradise\" and \"Microdosing\". This is a lovingly crafted album, well polished and it feels like the culmination of Sarakula's adventures in soulful soft-rock and his defining statement in the genre. 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