{"id":49985,"date":"2025-10-24T14:20:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T14:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/24\/marc-almond-says-soft-cell-finished-new-album-before-dave-balls-death\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T14:20:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T14:20:51","slug":"marc-almond-says-soft-cell-finished-new-album-before-dave-balls-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/24\/marc-almond-says-soft-cell-finished-new-album-before-dave-balls-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Marc Almond Says Soft Cell Finished New Album Before Dave Ball’s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tMarc Almond revealed in a statement honoring his Soft Cell<\/a> band mate Dave Ball, who died Tuesday at the age of 66, that the group had just completed work on a new album shortly before Ball\u2019s death.<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tAs Almond wrote<\/a>, Hill had \u201cbeen ill for a long while and his health had been in slow decline over recent years.\u201d However, the singer noted that Hill \u201calways came back with a determined spirit to continue his work in the studio and, although he has been unable to travel abroad, he has still been able to perform with me as Soft Cell on occasions in the UK. His last appearance was at the Rewind festival a few weeks ago, where we headlined to over 20,000 people, after which he was elated and given an enormous boost.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDespite the health issues, Hill managed to continue recording with Soft Cell, and as Almond revealed, just recently finished work on their \u201cnext (and now the last) album together,\u201d Danceteria, the group\u2019s follow-up to 2022\u2019s Happiness Not Included<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt is most heartbreaking, particularly at this time, that Dave was in a great place emotionally, feeling focused and happy with the new album, Danceteria<\/em>, that we literally had only just completed days ago,\u201d Almond wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI listened to the complete album for the first time yesterday. It makes me so sad as this would have been a great uplifting year for him and I can take solace that he heard this finished record and felt it was a great piece of work. Dave\u2019s music is better than ever \u2013 his tunes, his hooks unmistakably Soft Cell. Yet he always took it to a different level.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe singer added that the album\u2019s title, a reference to the legendary New York City dance club, and theme \u201ctakes us for a visit back to almost the start of it all, back to New York in the early 80\u2019s, the place and time that really shaped us. We always felt we were an honorary American band as well as quintessentially British. We have always been self referential to the Soft Cell story and myths and this album in many ways will close that circle for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tAlmond and Ball performed together for nearly 50 years, as the duo formed in 1978. \u201cI wish he could have stayed on to celebrate 50 years in a couple of years time. He will always be loved by fans who loved his music,\u201d Almond said of his longtime bandmate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s a cliche to say but it lives on and somewhere at any given time around the world someone listens to, plays, dances, and get\u2019s pleasure from a Soft Cell song \u2013 even if it\u2019s just that particular two and half minute epic.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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