soft siren’s latest track, “Too Far Gone“, is a whisper in the dark, a flicker of headlights in the fog, and that exact feeling when it’s too late to turn around, but you kind of don’t want to anyway.
Built around the glacial groove of a baritone guitar and a woozy, downbeat drum loop, “Too Far Gone” feels like it was brewed in the backroom of a Lynchian nightclub. Everything here is soaked in reverb, but none of it gets lost—it’s more like swimming through velvet. The vocals feel whispered through a warm haze, sensual and untouchable all at once, like a voice you almost recognize from a dream you’ve forgotten. It carries that elusive emotional weight—somewhere between desire and surrender.
This is trip-hop without the theatrics. It nods to Massive Attack and Portishead, but without trying to recreate them. There’s also something cinematic running through it—no surprise it’s landed a spot in an upcoming unreleased film starring Lindsey Normington. You can practically see the red neon through rain-streaked glass, the kind of scenes that play out long after the credits roll. But what makes it addictive is how smooth it is. Everything glides: the bassline, the ghostly backing textures, even the silences. It’s a song you can fall into—on loop, in the background, or all the way under.
What’s especially striking about “Too Far Gone” is that it manages to be both laid-back and intense. There’s nothing frantic here, yet the track smolders the whole way through. It’s alt-pop dressed in slow-burn trip-hop layers, with just enough psych-soul glimmer to keep your ears wandering. And while the mood is heavy with atmosphere, it’s also incredibly easy to love. The hypnotic quality isn’t a trick—it’s just good songwriting, wrapped in velvet distortion and lit by low lights.
About soft siren:
soft siren comes with serious dream-pop credentials. The LA-based duo channels the ethereal weight of Cocteau Twins, the faded glamour of Lana Del Rey, and the under-the-skin intimacy of Mazzy Star—but with their own noir twist. Their debut single “4am” already hinted at something special, but “Too Far Gone” takes it deeper, darker, and smoother. There’s a lot of smoke in the room, but no mirrors—just chemistry.
Follow soft siren: