timbelmont Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 https://profoundlorerecords.merchtable.com/music/soft-kill-savior-vinyl-lp New Track: “Savior” Vinyl Editions 100 units on Cream Vinyl With Pink and Green Splatter 100 units on Green Vinyl With Pink and White Splatter 100 units on Clear Vinyl With Pink Orb 200 units on Pink Vinyl 200 units on Light Blue Vinyl 500 units on Clear Vinyl Description: Portland Oregon’s SOFT KILL, ripped through 2016 with their first release on Profound Lore Records “Choke”, the follow up to 2015’s “Heresy” became the band’s most acclaimed LP to date and saw the band on a constant touring cycle in support of it through North America and Europe as demand for the band was on a constant upswing. SOFT KILL now return with the triumphant follow up full length “Savior” to be released by Profound Lore Records on (insert release date here), bringing their unique blend of gloom, laced with pop charm and flawless song writing that transcends the post punk genre. The writing for “Savior” was sparked while returning from tour, frontman Tobias Grave’s wife began to bleed out in the van, at eight months pregnant they were in the middle of nowhere on the side of the road far from a medical facility. The band raced through the night landing at the emergency room of UC Davis Trauma Center in Sacramento where surgery was performed to save both the mother and unborn child. Although the surgery went well, baby Dominick’s lung collapsed on his second day of life causing him to flat line. Grave was forced to standby and watch as the doctors and nurses struggled to keep his newborn child alive with blood transfusions, breathing and feeding tubes. As days turned into weeks, stranded far from home, standing vigil, he purchased a guitar, borrowed a bass from a friend and began to write songs that eventually would become the core of “Savior”. Grave wrote songs about losing his son, his battle with drug addiction, the many tragedies that came along with that life, and the empty space suspended between mourning and celebration, life and death. With “Savior”, recorded/mixed in Kingsize Sudios in Los Angeles and produced by Benjamin Greenberg (Uniform, The Men, Algiers) SOFT KILL have matured into a powerhouse, effortlessly combining genres, always with Grave’s powerful, raw emotional storytelling where we see a person come to grips with their own reflection as seen in the eyes of their dying son. From the pop perfection of ‘Trying Not to Die’ to the swelling and crushing guitars on ‘Hard Candy’ to the unrelenting dirge of ‘Bunny Room’, “Savior” is a creative tour de force. Drawing from a diverse musical palette, “Savior” is influenced by early U2, Gun Club, The Replacements and a requiem to Tom Petty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattycakes Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Looking forward to this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poweredbytrust Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 very nice that they also offered the /100 variants on the euro store. Very much looking forward to this as the single is fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Ordered very quickly. Also, this is still available and I think it flew under most people's radars (or at least I didn't see a thread about it) http://cerclesocialrecords.bigcartel.com/product/soft-kill-circle-of-trees-lp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrodan Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 got that clear pink orb this morning. stoked on this album. also got the circle of trees back when it went up. initially the test version was only $20 before they upped it $10, but they honored the original price for me so i got that and a pink version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multiverse Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Missed all the fancy versions but grabbed a pink and circle of trees, thanks peeps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoa Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Ooo, nice, nearly forgot about them, so thanks for reminding me to also pick up Choke (clear splatter, yes pluuuuueeeaasseee) with this PO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 (edited) So excited for this! love the new single. Still waiting for circle of trees to ship - has anyone heard anything? Edited March 8, 2018 by Mars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 6 minutes ago, Mars said: So excited for this! love the new single. Still waiting for circle of tress to ship - has anyone heard anything? Nothing here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromium Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 (edited) Looking forward to the album, but this song isn't doing anything for me. Then again I wasn't that into Choke compared to the previous two albums. Edited March 9, 2018 by jeromium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multiverse Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Any updates on Circle of Trees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 nada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrodan Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 (edited) so this album is really fucking good. the title track, missing and the run of dancing on glass through hard cardy to end the album is one of the better b-sides i have ever heard. used to hate toby so much, but god damn can that guy write a song. Edited May 18, 2018 by jrodan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poweredbytrust Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 actually, Dancing on Glass for example is pretty damn simple structure-wise. There's only like two or three parts that get repeated throughout the whole song. Still, all the layers really come together very nicely which makes for an excellent atmosphere. And I mean, being efficient doesn't mean that it's bad song writing, it's actually one of my favorite songs on the record so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrodan Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 1 hour ago, poweredbytrust said: actually, Dancing on Glass for example is pretty damn simple structure-wise. There's only like two or three parts that get repeated throughout the whole song. Still, all the layers really come together very nicely which makes for an excellent atmosphere. And I mean, being efficient doesn't mean that it's bad song writing, it's actually one of my favorite songs on the record so far. That was an interesting “actually” you used there to get to confirming my point haha monsterrod 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poweredbytrust Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 haha, sorry for that, it was rather late at night. I suppose you got my point though :-) didn't mean to hate on the band or anything. It's just interesting to look how a song is structured that upon first hearing you thought was really fleshed out, just to find it doesn't always take a boat load of ideas to make for a good song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) Since my Circle of Trees repress is finally shipping, I've been on a Soft Kill kick again. I noticed that An Open Door is being repressed, with bonus demos: black at Cercle Social Other Variants at the Band's page edit: 100 - metallic silver ripple (sold out) 100 - opaque peach 100 - clear 100 - opaque violet 200 - black (available only via Cercle Social) Edited January 22, 2019 by Mars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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