Total Decay

Total Decay
EP by The Soft Moon
Released November 7, 2011
Genre Post-punk
Length 14:31
Label Captured Tracks
The Soft Moon chronology

The Soft Moon
(2010)		 Total Decay
(2011)		 Zeros
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork 7.8[2]

Total Decay is an EP from American post-punk band The Soft Moon. It was released on November 7, 2011 through Captured Tracks.[1] In an interview with The Bay Bridged, frontman Luis Vasquez characterized the EP as sonically "more radical in terms of expression and versatility" than the groups prior record.[3] Speaking with Fact Magazine, Vasquez explains "Total Decay was a chance for me to write something more radical and express some versatility without the pressure that comes with writing a full-length". [4] The EP currently holds the score of "74" on the aggregate review site Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews" by music critics.[5]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by The Soft Moon. 

No. Title Length
1. "Repetition"   2:40
2. "Alive"   4:13
3. "Total Decay"   4:16
4. "Visions"   3:22
Total length:
 14:31

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Heather Phares. "Total Decay - The Soft Moon Release Information, Reviews, and Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ Larry Fitzmaurice (October 31, 2011). "The Soft Moon: Total Decay EP". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ Nicole L. Browner (October 31, 2011). "Interview: The Soft Moon’s Luis Vasquez discusses the new ‘Total Decay’ EP and his favorite Halloween costume". The Bay Bridged. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ Joseph Morpurgo (October 30, 2012). "“Thoughts, fears, phobias, dreams.” Luis Vasquez breaks down The Soft Moon’s winning formula". FACT. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Total Decay [EP] Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved April 19, 2014.