Propelled by an industrial drum loop and a jagged synth bassline that is ready for the goth-club dance floor, "Choke" is the latest single to slither out from the Soft Moon's new LP Criminal. Featuring the hushed and laissez-faire delivery of Soft Moon mastermind Luis Vasquez, who cooly croons like one of the Reid brothers (of Jesus and Mary Chain, naturally), the track's strength comes from the juxtaposition of that vocal delivery with the harsh boom-bap of the backing track. The whole thing screams sex, dimly lit clubs and patent leather.
"I created 'Choke' as a theme song to my recurring corruptive behavior," says Vasquez. "It's emblematic of my sleepless nights, wandering the streets of Berlin like some paranoid animal, while capturing the unbearable sound of my pulsating heart deep inside my chest. Full of ego and full of fear at the same time"
Get your copy of Criminal on February 2nd via Sacred Bones.
The Soft Moon 2018 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 %
02/10 - The Hague, NL - Grauzone Festival
02/11 - Berlin, DE - Urban Spree
02/12 - Berlin, DE - Urban Spree
02/13 - 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 Wëllen #
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 §
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 - BIltmore Cabaret *
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/ MATTEO VALLICELLI
# w/ SARIN
§ w/ HELM
* w/ BOY HARSHER
