Soft Core Hard Wear, the new album & feature-length movie by Blithe Field, is out now! 23 Oct 2026
Nelsonville, Ohio home-recording enthusiast Spencer Radcliffe's sublime instrumental project Blithe Field returns with Soft Core Hard Wear, the project's first album since 2023's Grits Kissed & first for Orindal Records.
Soft Core Hard Wear is a suite of eighteen moments made from synthesizer, sampler, and cassette tape. Accompanying the album is a full-length movie of the same name, comprised of warped and meted together found VHS tapes, color, and general video experiments. Watch it here:
The cassette edition of Soft Core Hard Wear, featuring nearly an hour of new music, is available for purchase HERE.
**Please note that due to manufacturing delays beyond our control, cassettes aren't expected to ship until early November.
CATCH BLITHE FIELD LIVE
Dec 13, 2026- Columbus, OH @ Rambling House (w/ bobbie & Advance Base)


