Soft Cell previously announced their final studio album Danceteria, arriving this September, and now the band have released a new track, In Heaven (When I Dance With You). The duo, made up of Marc Almond and the late Dave Ball, have also released the album’s title track, a sparkling synth-driven pop album that captures the dark underbelly of the nightlife world. This follows the previously released Out Come the Freaks, which saw Soft Cell join forces with Nona Hendryx.
In Heaven (When I Dance With You) is an uplifting pop number, something so joyous that it feels a little subversive coming from the duo that normally dwell in the dark and seedy underbelly of urban landscapes. Marc described the track as “a celebration of the early-’80s joyful disco scene. A coming together of the sentiments of the time.” He adds: “I wanted it to be that moment when you run to the dance floor.” The British performer sings: “Heaven when I dance with you, oh, yeah / Heaven when I dance with you (ooh) / Angels are singing a tune / And it’s a sweet sound, and I’m blessed that I found you…” in lovely carefree lyrics.
Marc shares: “Danceteria 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. To celebrate this period is a fitting farewell to Dave Ball and the final Soft Cell studio album.”
The singer-songwriter shares that this is undoubtedly the final album from Soft Cell, noting: “There can be no more recordings of Soft Cell without Dave, it would not be possible. The sad reality is that Dave Ball was half of Soft Cell, and live work aside, I can’t write Soft Cell songs without him.”
The album draws heavily from the world of New York, but seen through the eyes of a Brit. Marc notes: “Soft Cell have always had a strong connection with New York, and my Soft Cell lyrics often look at America through British eyes. New York in the 1980s was a particularly creative place for me. It was a pivotal era in terms of changes in my personal life and changes in the city itself. New York shaped Soft Cell, as it opened up a whole new world of possibilities. It was dirty, dark and dangerous, a real Wild West, but it was also deeply inspiring and exciting. A lot of our original influences came from America anyway: New York punk, Devo, Suicide, Lou Reed, disco and 1960s soul. But New York was like nowhere else on earth. There were 24-hour nightclubs, music, art and underground theatre. It offered a cornucopia of energy and edge, and the lyrics on Danceteria reflect that time of my life.”
Danceteria arrives on 25th September 2026.
Tracklist
- Elusive
- Danceteria
- The Space Inside
- Times Square
- Two Of A Kind
- The Rainbow Room
- In Heaven (When I Dance With You)
- Decadence Is Hard Work
- Crackland
- What Is Your Morality
- Losing Yourself
- After Hours
- Wave To America
- Out Come The Freaks
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