Soft Cell Announces Final Album 'Danceteria' as Tribute to New York Club and Late Co-Founder Dave Ball
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Summary
Soft Cell is releasing their final album "Danceteria" on September 25 via Republic of Music, serving as a tribute to both the iconic New York nightclub and the duo's late co-founder Dave Ball, who died at age 66 last year after the album's completion. The title track, accompanied by a Vicki Bennett collage video, has been released. Marc Almond describes the album as a love letter to early '80s New York, where the duo recorded their first three albums.
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· 2 pulledDanceteria is a love letter to New York in the early '80s
The time we spent in New York—where we recorded our first three albums—shaped us both as artists and people
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