Free “Tiny Spiders” From Post-Punk Outfit, The Soft Moon

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Call it post-rock or just good ol’ shoegaze, albeit with a experimental flair. Either way, San Francisco’s [lastfm link_type=”artist_info”]The Soft Moon[/lastfm] has one eye on the future while the other searches for new ways to zigzag between darkwave and EBM (electronic body music). On their self-titled album, the band bring the melodrama of [lastfm link_type=”artist_info”]Bauhaus[/lastfm], […]

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Call it post-rock or just good ol’ shoegaze, albeit with a experimental flair. Either way, San Francisco’s [lastfm link_type=”artist_info”]The Soft Moon[/lastfm] has one eye on the future while the other searches for new ways to zigzag between darkwave and EBM (electronic body music).

On their self-titled album, the band bring the melodrama of [lastfm link_type=”artist_info”]Bauhaus[/lastfm], the ache of [lastfm link_type=”artist_info”]Joy Division[/lastfm], and its very own wit and talent to richly dark depths. Moody, brooding, and visceral, it’s like discovering a long-lost recording.

Before you download a free MP3 of “Tiny Spiders,” preview some of my other favorite tracks off the album, specifically the Joy Division-esque “Breathe The Fire,” the shoegaze sizzle of “Circles,” and the echoing guitars somewhat akin to melancholy-era [lastfm link_type=”artist_info”]New Order[/lastfm] in “When It’s Over.”

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[Download “Tiny Spiders”]

The Soft Moon Tour Dates:

03/03 Santa Barbara, CA – Velvet Jones ^
03/04 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex ^
03/05 Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit Bar ^
03/06 San Diego, CA – Casbah ^
03/16 – 03/19 Austin, TX – SXSW
04/30 Austin, TX – The East Side Drive-In (Austin Psych Fest)

* = w/ Black Ryder, Tamaryn
^ = w/ Autolux
# = w/ Violet Tremors, Anika DJ Set

The Soft Moon is out now on Captured Tracks.

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