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The myth: Soft Healer started as a local Suicide cover band. Singer/bassist Marie Butcher and guitarist Will Slack have added a real drummer and keyboardist/saxophonist since then, but “Gentle One” shows they’ve channeled New Wave influence into something unique, and “Movie Light” is a great pop-sax love song. An upcoming Monofonus 10-inch promises more jammy bliss. 
This article appears in October 8 • 2010.
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