SOFT KILL Vinyl & CDs

Review: Soft Kill's Escape Forever is a poignant reflection on both past memories and present realities. With Chicago artist RBTayskii as a guiding force, the album delivers thirteen raw tracks that oscillate between nostalgia and contemporary chaos. Guitars and melodies take centre stage, offering a compelling exploration of creation amidst tumultuous times. Soft Kill grapples with the complexities of a world striving for harmony while acknowledging the struggles of the past. Escape Forever is a reverie on humility and intentionality in an increasingly intricate world. It hearkens back to bygone eras yet remains firmly rooted in the present, capturing the essence of our current environment. Overall you gave a terrific melodic post-punk album from a band poised enough to keep triumphantly succeeding at it again and again.

Review: Canary Yellow is the latest offering of goth-tinged post-punk from Soft Kill. It is yet another reliable collection from the ever-reliable band that will provide plenty of familiar comfort to fans who know and love their sound. It features rather more acoustic guitar than their last album and has standout tracks like 'Congratulations Text' which build to an intense and gorgeous climax as well as plenty of great sounds to help accompany a great winter's day and some heartwarming vocal melodies to lift the spirits.

Review: 'Famously' describing themselves on everyone's favourite audio-visual cesspit Facebook as "sad rock", whether you buy into the term now constituting a sub-genre or not - a claim made by an increasing number of bands - there's no denying that Soft Kill ooze emotional resonance and power in every chord, line and key.

First formed in 2010, but deactivating around one year on due to vocalist and guitarist Tobias Sinclair's health problems, it would take until 2014 for the outfit to properly get back into the swing of things, releasing three full length records, culminating in 2018's Savior. We've waited until now for the follow up and it's certainly worth it, combining the pacing, melancholy and reflection of the post punk revival with pop sensibilities and just a little hint of the earthier end of Bloc Party.