The Soft Moon – Exister [Crystal Clear LP]

Description

The whole point of this record was to share every emotion that I feel, saysTheSoft MoonsLuis Vasquez.No two songs are the same. Its about existing inthe world as a human being and experiencing many emotions and experiencesthroughout life.

And so hence the titleExister, a record rooted in the ecstatic joys and cripplinglows that life can throw up and how just hanging on and existing is sometimes allwe have. Exister is my way of saying Im here, deal with it. Vasquez says.

Sonically, this expression is a vast, expansive and potent one. The opening SadSong, which unfurls with a dense brooding atmosphere, Vasquez describes asalmost a ballad, while tracks such as The Pit capture the opposite end of themusical spectrum, exploding as a thundering piece of industrial techno completewith gut-churning levels of bass.Monster – a song that follows a human metamorphosis into an unrecognizableand destructive being – seamlessly combines a deeply melodic, almost electropop, vocal hook with a slow build atmospherics to create something equallybeautiful and unsettling. Become the Lies explores the devastating consequencesof being lied to by your own family and is a post-punk stomper, merging charging basslines, pummelling drums and snaking guitars, all of which combineexplosively. Elsewhere the album runs the gauntlet of everything from ambientto dark wave – features ferocious guest contributions fromfish narcandSpecialInterestsAlli Logoton Him and Unforgiven – all while retaining that distincttone that unmistakablyThe Soft Moon.

Tracklist:

1. Sad Song
2. Answers
3. Become the Lies
4. Face Is Gone
5. Monster
6. The Pit
7. Nada
8. Stupid Child
9. Him
10. Unforgiven
11. Exister

UPC: 843563153444
Label: Sacred Bones
Release Date: 9.23.22
Format: Vinyl