Soft Cell's Gay Frontman: Homophobia Has 'Taken Other Faces' Since '80s Prejudice

Soft Cell Talks the ‘Zeitgeist’ Coincidence of Releasing a ‘Danceteria’ Song the Same Year as Madonna

Marc Almond reflects on Danceteria, the synth-pop duo’s final album after the loss of his bandmate David Ball.

Soft Cell's gay frontman: Homophobia has 'taken other faces' since '80s prejudice

This story originally appeared on Out.For nearly five decades, Soft Cell has radically reshaped electronic music with its signature collision of raw emotion, soulful melodrama, and synthesizer sleaze. From the neon-drenched grooves of their acclaimed 1981 debut, Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, to an illustrious 27-album solo run, Marc Almond’s distinctive voice and theatrical flair have stood as a beacon for alternative pop and queer culture for over f…

Soft Cell - 'Danceteria' album review

"The air thick with whispers of seductive delight..." The post Soft Cell – ‘Danceteria’ album review: Synthpop veterans take a bow on their most vital record in years first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

Soft Cell Release Their Final Album 'Danceteria'

SOFT CELL, a.k.a. singer and frontman Marc Almond and multi-instrumentalist and producer Dave Ball, release a final new pop banger 'Wave To America' to celebrate the release of their final album

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SOFT CELL – DANCETERIA Mark Almond’s 1999 Open All Night was an amazing piece of work, yet since then – for more than two decades – I’ve all but ignored his musical career which is filled with over 15 albums worth of material since then, amassing almost 30 in total. It wasn’t purposeful. Soft Cell, […]

Albums Of The Week: Soft Cell

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Electronic music legends Soft Cell — singer and frontman Marc Almond and late multi-instrumentalist / producer Dave Ball — have just released Danceteria, their sixth and final studio album.