The Soft Moon will release the LP Deeper on March 31st via Captured Tracks, and today we take a listen to the record’s third single, “Desertion“. Luis Vasquez continues his descent to the aphotic depths with this magisterial slab of sonic desolation. If this is cold wave, though, it burns like dry ice. Vasquez sings through the blackness of spinning blades and drum shot, intoning a deathly meditation that begins: “I’m alive without a soul/and I belong below”. There’s a bleak, underworld beauty here, though, as Vasquez turns his blood-letting into a gothic work of art.
The Soft Moon will embark on an extensive US and European tour beginning this coming April, so check out the dates…
4.09 – Philadelphia, PA – Boot & Saddle ^
4.10 – Allston, MA – Great Scott ^
4.11 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall Of Williamsburg ^
4.12 – Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz ^
4.13 – Toronto, ON – The Drake Hotel ^
4.14 – Detroit, MI – UFO Factory ^
4.15 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern ^
4.16 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle ^
4.17 – Madison, WI – the Frequency ^
4.18 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
4.19 – Omaha, NE – Reverb Lounge ^
4.21 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater ^
4.22 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge ^
4.23 – Boise, ID – Neurolux ^
4.24 – Seattle, WA – Barboza $
4.25 – Vancouver, BC – Electric Owl $
4.26 – Portland, OR – Holocene $
4.28 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel $ *
4.29 – Santa Ana, CA – Observatory $ *
4.30 – Los Angeles, CA – Roxy Theatre $ *
5.01 – San Diego, CA – The Casbah *
5.02 – Scottsdale, AZ – Pub Rock *
5.03 – Albuquerque, NM – Sister Bar *
5.05 – Norman, OK – The Opolis *
5.06 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada *
5.07 – Houston, TX – Fitzgeralds *
5.08 – Austin, TX – Austin Psych Fest
5.09 – New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks *
5.10 – Atlanta, GA – Mammal Gallery *
5.16 – Lyon, France – Les Nuits Sonores
5.17 – Brussels, Belgium – Les Nuits Botanique
5.19 – Berlin, Germany – Schwuz §
5.20 – Copenaghen, Denmark – Loppen
5.21 – Hamburg, Germany – Uebel & Gefährlich §
5.22 – Köln, Germany – Gebäude §
5.23 – Mannheim, Germany – Mayfied Festival
5.24 – Dortmund, Germany – Way Back When Festival
5.25 – London, UK – The Garage @ §
5.26 – Leeds, UK – The Brudenell Social Club §
5.28 – Nantes, France – Indigčnes Festival
5.29 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera
5.31 – Nîmes, France – This Is Not A Love Song Festival
6.01 – Bordeaux, France – IBoat #
6.02 – Toulouse, France – Le Connexion #
6.03 – Paris, France – La Maroquinerie #
6.04 – Metz, France – Les Trinitaires #
6.05 -Amsterdam, Holland – Melkweg #
6.06 – Eindhoven, Holland – Psych Lab Festival
6.08 -Turin, Italy – Astoria %
6.09 – Marina Di Ravenna, Italy – Hana Bi %
6.10 – Milan, Italy – Carroponte %
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