Hendrick’s Soft Landing drifts in like a quiet tide, its rhythms shaped by the winds of indie-folk and the ebb of flamenco, reggae, and blues. Her voice moves with a natural ease, half-spoken, half-sung, while Scott Cameron’s intricate guitar work threads through the album like delicate embroidery—each note placed with intention, each phrase echoing a story untold. Together, they weave a sound that shifts effortlessly from wistful longing to brooding intensity, then back to the warmth of camaraderie.
The album comes to you with a graceful fluidity, its core resting on the interplay of guitar, piano, bass, and drums. Orchestral synths rise in the distance on some of the songs, casting a glow of nostalgia and deepening the emotional layers. But the true heart of Soft Landing lies in the guitars and vocals, each carrying a quiet power. As someone who has spent twenty-five years with a guitar in hand, I found myself caught in the subtleties—melodic interplay, harmonies that seem to settle into the bones.
The melodies here have a way of staying with you, not as an unshakable earworm but as a welcomed refrain. After just a couple of listens, the songs felt like familiar companions. Though I hadn’t encountered Hendrick’s work before, Soft Landing makes a striking introduction.