Soft Focus (Hotel Fiction album)

Soft Focus was initially intended to be released on Halloween of 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the album's release was delayed.^[1]

Atwood Magazine described the album as "beautifully sweet and breathtakingly intimate".^[2] A1234 illustrated the album's lyrics as relatable and heartfelt, while detailing the music as "dreamy".^[3] The Reflector praised the album for being "cohesive" and containing "catchy hooks, lively piano melodies, and dreamy guitar riffs".^[4]