Last month The Soft Moon‘s Luis Vasquez announced that he’d signed with Sacred Bones and that he was preparing his fourth LP Criminal for release on February 2nd. With the announcement came the album’s searing first single and video, “Burn,” a brutal and confessional reminder just what dark water Vasquez treads. Claiming “guilt is my biggest demon,” Criminal is a “desperate attempt to find relief” for the pain that has haunted him since childhood.
“It Kills” is the second single from the upcoming record and it picks up where “Burn” left off with another deep dive into the well-springs of pain which animate this work. Confessing, “I yearn for everything that burns me down,” on this newest offering Vasquez follows a more synth-wave tact into the existential darkness that consumes this track. Director Kelsey Henderson follows up his visual efforts for “Burn” with another video of haunting imagery. Using a split screen approach, Henderson presents a barrage of disaster footage and other morbid ephemera, while Vasquez stars as the video’s tortured anti-hero.
The Soft Moon has extensive tour dates planned for 2018. Things kick off this February with a string of European dates before the artist returns to tour the US with Boy Harsher. Check out the dates after the video embed…
Watch: The Soft Moon “It Kills”
The Soft Moon EU/US 2018 Tour Dates
EU TOUR DATES:
02/02 – Baden, CH – One of a Million Festival
02/03 – Marghera, IT – C.S. Rivolta
02/06 – Copenhagen, DK – Pumpehuset
02/07 – Gothenburg, SE – Pustervik
02/08 – Stockholm, SE – Slaktkyrkan
02/09 – Oslo, NO – Bla
02/11 – Berlin, DE – Urban Spree
02/12 – Berlin, DE – Urban Spree
02/14 Paris, FR – Le Trabendo
02/15 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso Noord
02/16 – London, UK – The Dome
02/17 – Brussels, BE – Orangerie (Botanique)
02/18 – Luxembourg, LU – De Gudde Wėllen
02/20 – Yverdon Les Bains, CH – L?Amalgame
02/21 – Milan, IT – Magnolia
02/22 – Rome, IT – Monk
02/23 – Napoli, IT – Lanificio
02/24 – Bologna, IT – Covo
03/07 – Munich, DE – Kranhalle
03/08 – Leipzig, DE – UT Connewitz
03/09 – Hamburg, DE – Hafenklang
03/10 – Cologne, DE – Gebaude 9
03/11 – Saarbrucken, DE – Garage Club
03/13 – Nijmegen, NL – Doomroosje
03/14 – Lille, FR – Les Paradis Artificiels
03/15 – Nantes, FR – Stereolux
03/16 – Lyon, FR – Epicerie Moderne
NA TOUR DATES:
03/27 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda?s *
03/28 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg *
03/29 – Montreal, QC – Theatre Fairmount
03/30 – Toronto, ON – Longboat Hall *
03/31 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle *
04/02 – Saint Paul, MN – Turf Club *
04/04 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge *
04/06 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
04/07 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
04/08 – Vancouver, BC – The Cobalt *
04/11 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
04/13 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
04/14 – San Diego, CA – Casbah *
04/16 – Las Vegas, NV – The Bunkhouse *
04/17 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar *
04/19 – Dallas, TX – Three Links *
04/20 – Austin, TX – Barracuda *
04/21 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger *
04/22 – New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa *
04/24 – Gainesville, FL – The Wooly *
04/25 – Miami, FL – Gramps *
04/26 – Tampa, FL – The Crowbar
04/27 – Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5 *
04/28 – Asheville, NC – The Mothlight *
04/29 – Washington, DC – DC9 *
* w/ Boy Harsher
