The Soft Moon Dead Love (at Room 205)

Presenting the final installment of Room 205: Episode Eight with The Soft Moon. When asked to elaborate on the track s howling hyena vibe, The Soft Moon s singer, guitarist, Luis Vasquez, remarked, It s a story about being in love with the ghost of a person s past We know exactly what he means. The Soft Moon is a San Franciscobased neopostpunk band influenced by early Bay Area avantgardists such as Chrome, Units and Minimal Man. Their cataclysmic delivery makes listeners contemplate the deeper aspects of the primal self through weeping guitar leads, cutting bass lines, haunting vocals, icy synths and motorik beats. Mix in the mindbending visuals of band member Ron Robinson and we have one hell of a Room 205 episode. BIO Raised under the burning sun of the Mojave desert, Luis Vasquez channels both his punk upbringing and AfroCuban heritage to sculpt dystopian soundscapes for a new generation of torn romantics. Vasquez founded The Soft Moon in 2009 as a me