Scenes From the Southside

Soft rock is a mellow, melody-forward strain of rock and pop that favors smooth vocals, polished production, and restrained dynamics over distortion and aggression.

Pop is a broad, hook-driven style of popular music designed for wide appeal. It emphasizes memorable melodies, concise song structures, polished vocals, and production intended for radio, charts, and mass media.

Rock is a broad family of popular music centered on amplified instruments, a strong backbeat, and song forms that foreground riffs, choruses, and anthemic hooks.