California electronic/dark wave/alternative/goth artist Soft Vein has announced the release of his sophomore album ‘Through Blinds‘.
To mark the announcement, he has also aired the industrial-tinged lead single “God Whispers“. The record will be out on January 17th, 2025 via Artoffact Records. Pre-order your copy here.
UPDATE 9/30/2024: “God Whispers” is our new Single of the Week!
According to the press, on ‘THROUGH BLINDS,’ SOFT VEIN boldly pushes forward, finding common ground with his debut album ‘PRESSED IN GLASS’ while evolving and carving out a musical identity of his own.
Dancefloor ready even at its most bleak and melancholic, the 10-track album draws from both the familiar and the new, creating a unique blend of “nostalgic futurism,” with the signature duality of SOFT VEIN’s sound on full display. On the album’s themes and sound, SOFT VEIN’s Justin Chamberlain says:
“This album is more about me as an observer of others, and sometimes even feeling like an observer in my own life. I wrote in this very ‘detached narrator’ sort of way…a lot of yearning, watching and waiting kind of stuff. That’s where the title came from. There’s influences you’d probably expect like Depeche Mode or Clan of Xymox or Nitzer Ebb, but I was also heavily influenced by The Blue Nile and Genesis and Prince. Film and video game scores too, especially Brad Fiedel’s work on the Terminator 2 soundtrack. I was revisiting a lot of things that are very nostalgic for me while making this record.”
Sonically, ‘THROUGH BLINDS’ stays true to these themes, eschewing the icy cold landscape of the first album for heat, desire and danger – mixing/mastering engineer Ewan Alastair Kay (Kontravoid, Zanias) is responsible for the album’s polished sound.
Check out the single below, followed by the album’s artwork and tracklist.
Soft Vein “Through Blinds” Tracklist:
- THROUGH BLINDS
- ZWISCHENFALL
- GOD WHISPERS
- GRAY SPACE
- SOFT DEVOTION (GENTLE PRAYER)
- FALLING
- OBLIVION
- BLACK BAG
- WASTING DAYS
- DREAMING
Photo credit: Alejandro Lomeli
