by Dan Goldin (@post_trash_)
Vancouver’s Dead Soft are getting ready to release their latest EP, New Emotion, on Friday, October 12th via Arts & Crafts Records (Fucked Up, FRIGS, Japandroids), the quartet’s first new record in four years. The band have gone for a big sound, pushing their grungy punk songs and fuzzy pop tunes into stratospheric heights with the studio lending a sleek sheen. “Bones” is anthemic, taking colossal melodies and intertwined guitar leads, and pushing it all ever upward, aiming their burning chord progressions and harmonies straight toward the sky.
Speaking about the EP and their new single (available to stream everywhere), the band shared:
"This EP truly showcases us approaching the recording experience for the first time as a four piece and seeing what opportunities that afforded us sound-wise. “Bones" is us really flexing those new muscles in a big way - duelling guitars, heavy-hitting drums, and a wild crescendoing outro of cascading vocal harmonies that came together in the studio like a miracle."
North American Tour with The Dirty Nil:
10/19 - Bellingham, WA - The Shakedown
10/21 - Fort Collins, CO - Surfside
10/25 - Detroit, MI - DIME Underground
10/26 - Chicago, IL - Cobra Lounge
10/28 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
10/30 - Winnipeg, MB - The Good Will
10/31 - Saskatoon, SK - Amigo’s Cantina
11/01 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room - Temple
11/02 - Calgary, AB - Commonwealth Bar & Stage
11/03 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret
11/04 - Victoria, BC - Lucky Bar
11/06 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon - The Funhouse
11/07 - Portland, OR - Holocene
11/09 - San Francisco, CA - Hotel Utah
11/10 - Los Angeles, CA - THe Echo
11/11 - Phoenix, AZ - The Rebel Lounge
11/13 - Austin, TX - Barracuda
11/14 - Dallas, TX - Three Links
11/15 - New Orleans, LA - Santos
11/16 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade - Purgatory
11/17 - Nashville, TN - The End
11/18 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
11/20 - Washington, DC - DC9
11/21 - Philadelphia, PA - Voltage Lounge
11/23 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
11/24 - Boston, MA - Middle East - Middle East Upstairs
11/26 - Quebec City, QC - L'Anti Bar & Spectacles
11/27 - Montreal QC - L'Escogriffe
11/28 - Ottawa, ON - Babylon
11/29 - Kitchener, ON - Wax Night Club
11/30 - London, ON - London Music Hall
12/01 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House
12/02 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe
12/03 - Louisville, KY - Mag Bar
12/07 - Denver, CO - Streets Of London
12/08 - Salt Lake City, UT - Gold Blood Collective