Pop-synth legends Soft Cell have announced their final album, Danceteria, which will honor the late Dave Ball.
Ball was a founding member of Soft Cell and died on October 22, 2025, just two days after the upcoming record was completed.
The album is set for release on Sept. 25, 2026, and will be the sixth and final studio record by the musicians. The 12-track record — along with the two bonus tracks on the CD version — will act as a love letter to New York, a city that has long inspired Soft Cell's music. The album title is an ode to the former Manhattan nightclub of the same name.
"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," vocalist Marc Almond explained in a statement. "To celebrate this period is a fitting farewell to Dave Ball and the final Soft Cell studio album."
Frontman Almond said he felt it was time to close the book on Soft Cell's almost 50-year career, highlighting the significance of this bittersweet finale.
"There can be no more recordings of Soft Cell without Dave, it would not be possible," he stated. "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."
Along with the album announcement, Soft Cell dropped the eponymous single, a catchy, electronic dance number built on layered synthesizers and complemented by a nostalgic music video.
A farewell to Soft Cell, Almond is currently touring North America on the Generations Tour alongside The Human League and Alison Moyet.
Soft Cell rose to fame with their cutting-edge cover version of “Tainted Love,” which was released in 1981 and flew to the top of the charts in 17 countries.
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