Soft Kill is the post-punk brainchild of Tobias Grave (
Blessure Grave). In fall 2010, the project started demoing their first tracks which already showed their shared devotion to goth and post punk acts of the early 80’s. Indeed, the band’s debut full-length, “An Open Door”, is haunted by the ghosts of
The Cure,
Killing Joke and
Magazine. In the seething restraint of “Borders Comfort” full of skittering single-note guitar runs, one hears the echoes of
Joy Division’s propulsive dirges, while the new wave bounce of “Sea Of Doubt” is an heir to such art-damaged synth pop as Wire’s clas…
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