The ninth album from the Sydney-born singer-songwriter, *Soft Focus* offers twelve surprising pop-rock tracks with light-as-a-bubble and varied melodies. *Soft Focus* is a mid-career album in which Joel Sarakula explores his influences, from soft rock to soul, funk and indie pop, all with the artist's characteristic gentle touch. With an aesthetic reminiscent of blurred photography, the album features pop-rock tracks produced with Shawn Lee (of Young Gun Silver Fox) and tracks more marked by funk and psychedelia, in a style similar to Ned Doheny (Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Brown) and Todd Rundgren.