Chris Braide has recorded a wonderful version of Where The Heart Is. It is available now from his Bandcamp along with extended and piano versions.
Marc says "it sometimes takes another person singing your song to appreciate it more. This song often gets sidelined against some of the bigger Soft Cell hits but it’s great when songs get re-evaluated. Thanks for doing this Chris."
Collecting three of the most inspirational and impactful artists that arose around 1980, THE GENERATIONS TOUR has drawn together THE HUMAN LEAGUE, SOFT CELL and ALISON MOYET for a tour of North America this Summer. Kicking off on 2 June at San Diego, CA’s Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre with dates in cities continent-wide including Los Angeles, Dallas, Nashville, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and Niagara, ON on July 2nd, the 21-date tour will pack an evening with these artists’ classic hits, deep cuts and new music.
Ticket presale opens at 10am (local) on 21 January 2026. For a full list of dates and ticket links visit the Live page
Marc says:
We are looking forward to being on tour across the USA in June with The Human League and Alison Moyet.
Before Dave's sad passing last year he had prepared the music for the US tours with his co-producer Phil Larsen. Phil has been a part of the Soft Cell team for a long time now and he has stood in for Dave on many live occasions due to Dave's health challenges in his final years.
Phil will be standing in for Dave on this tour as he did on the last US Tour. Dave is still, and will always remain, the beating heart of Soft Cell and his music and songs will continue to have a life. The forthcoming album, Danceteria, will be the end of any new studio music from Soft Cell because recording without Dave just wouldn't be Soft Cell.
The Human League were an inspiration to Soft Cell when we started back in 1979 and at last we can be together on tour. Joining us will be the brilliant artist Alison Moyet to complete what will be a once in a lifetime tour.
We look forward to seeing you later in the year. We hope you will enjoy this unique triple bill.
Marc Almond
Occasionally, certain tracks (and sometimes even whole albums) don't get released for various reasons. To save some of those tracks from disappearing forever we have decided to now and again make some available via Bandcamp.
The first release is That Dress (Starcluster Remix). Originally written for a Roland Mouret fashion show, this remix version was destined for the new expanded reissue of Silver City but was thought lost. When it came to light it was too late to include it on the album so we are making it available on Bandcamp along with the demo version as a sort of 'digital B-side'. We have made it available for the lowest price possible, just fifty pence for each track, so you get the whole 'single' (both tracks) for just £1.
To listen to and/or purchase That Dress please visit https://marcalmond.bandcamp.com/
Please also hit the 'follow' button while you're there.
To order the Silver City album on vinyl, CD or download please visit https://cherryred.co/SilverCity
Enjoy That Dress!
Released today on Cherry Red/SFE is Marc’s personally curated 2CD & 2LP reissue of Silver City. This is an expanded edition of his 2016 collaboration with German duo Starcluster into a definitive 20-track, retro-futuristic opus. Along with the Silver City album there are a number of extra tracks from the Starcluster archives that didn't get released at the time.
Order Silver City now from cherryred.co/SilverCity
Perfect Honey - 5 December sees a 2025 rework by Luv Foundation (UK) and Ruff Loaderz to be released on Perfecto's 48K with the original 2005 versions coming later. It will be the first time the original 2005 version will be on streaming platforms. New remixes are by Jamie Hughes and Jox & Helena Kristiansson.
Get it now from: https://prfct.lnk.to/PerfectHoney2025
Christmas comes early this year! You may have seen info about a super limited number of signed copies of Marc's 7" single The Coldest Night Of The Year b/w My Christmas Prayer.
We're pleased to say these will be available to pre-order from Cherry Red on Monday 1 December at 11am. The 7" is signed by both Marc and Neal X and there really are a very small number available. Head here to pre-order on Monday: cherryred.co.uk/artist/marc-almond
Released on 9 January 2026 on Cherry Red/SFE is Marc’s personally curated 2CD & 2LP reissue of Silver City. This is an expanded edition of his 2016 collaboration with German duo Starcluster into a definitive 20-track, retro-futuristic opus.
Along with the Silver City album there are a number of extra tracks from the Starcluster archives that didn't get released at the time, including this one, Futuristic Weimar Berlin. Thank you David Newton for putting together this little clip and also to Etienne.
You can pre-order Silver City now from https://cherryred.co/SilverCity
Dear Soft Cell fans
It is hard to write this, let alone process it, but it is with the greatest sadness that the other half of Soft Cell, the wonderful brilliant musical genius David Ball, died peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday night. As many of you are aware, Dave has been ill for a long while and his health had been in slow decline over recent years.
Yet he always 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.
We agreed to extend the Soft Cell family and he was always behind shows and festivals where he wasn't able to appear, he always had presence, his live role being taken by Philip Larsen, his co producer and friend, but it was Dave's music and preparation that was still at the heart of it and what audiences were hearing, Dave and Philip working closely together. Dave encouraged us to take the music out with his blessing.
It is most heartbreaking, particularly at this time, that Dave was in a great place emotionally, feeling focused and happy with the new album, Danceteria, that we literally had only just completed days ago. I 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's music is better than ever - his tunes, his hooks unmistakably Soft Cell. Yet he always took it to a different level.
The pair of us have been on a journey together heading on for 50 years with ups and downs, successes and failures, though to us it was never failure, just all part of the adventure, and it was one hell of an adventure. We were very obnoxious and difficult in the early days, two belligerent art students wanting to do things our way even if it was the wrong way. We were naive and we made mistakes. We have always been a bit 'chalk and cheese' as they say but that's maybe why the chemistry worked so well. When we came back together after long periods there was always the warmth and chemistry, deep respect for each other that gave a strength to our song writing together. We laughed a lot and shared a sense of humour and a love of films and books and, of course, music. Dave had piles of books that he read his way through, and wonderful and surprising musical references. He really was the heart of Soft Cell, I always really thought it was his baby. Whatever it was it just worked and I'm proud of our legacy and taking those breaks apart always kept the public interest going, we weren't around too much for people to get too tired of us.
It's fitting in many ways that the next (and now the last) album together is called Danceteria as the theme takes us for a visit back to almost the start of it all, back to New York in the early 80's, 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.
I 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. It's a cliche to say but it lives on and somewhere at any given time around the world someone listens to, plays, dances, and get's pleasure from a Soft Cell song - even if it's just that particular two and half minute epic.
My thoughts are with his family at this time.
Thank you Dave for being an immense part of my life and for the music you gave me. I wouldn't be where I am without you.
Marc Almond, October 2025
Please see the Soft Cell website for an extended tribute.