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Soft Cell have officially reunited to record their first new album in 20 years
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Soft Cell have officially reunited!
Making up one of the greatest synthpop bands of all time, Marc Almond and Dave Ball have announced that they are working on their first new album in 20 years.
Speaking about what fans can expect from the new album - which is planned to be released in 2022 - Ball said: We haven t tried to write another
Tainted Love. Maybe we should! But it d be inappropriate for two 60-something men to try to write bouncy little pop numbers.
He continued: That doesn t mean we ve become miserable, and it s not heavy industrial music either. I d say the songs are sounding quite minimal, melodic and bass-driven.
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Soft Cell have confirmed that they are working on their first new album in 20 years. Marc Almond and Dave Ball, are working on the duo s first new full-length album release since their 2002 release Cruelty Without Beauty. Soft Cell had performed on what was touted as their final gig at London’s O2 Arena in 2018.
In an interview for the Daily Star’s Wired column, Dave Ball said: “Before the O2 show, Marc and I hadn’t seen each other in about 15 years. In the years between, we’ve started to sound mature. The new songs are still catchy, but a lot more worldly-wise.”
Soft Cell Reunite for First New Album in 20 Years
Published Apr 13, 2021
The British synth-pop duo of Marc Almond and Dave Ball, better known as Soft Cell, have confirmed plans to return with their first new studio album since 2002.
The group first teased the new material in a Facebook post, showing a small but mighty collection of Soft Cell tapes. They wrote: Might be something to add to this superb collection of cassettes soon.
The new material, which has yet to receive a tracklisting or release date, will mark their first studio album since
Cruelty Without Beauty and their first recording since the release of their 2018 single Northern Lights. It will also follow the pair s supposedly final gig at London s O2 Arena that same year.