Soft Cell Reveal First New Album In 20 Years

'*Happiness Not Included' is out in early 2022

Marc Almond and David Ball, AKA Soft Cell, have shared details of their first full-length album of new material in two decades.

*Happiness Not Included is due out in early 2022, and includes 12 tracks that cover contemporary society as well as the idea of a utopia, according to a statement shared by Almond. It’s the duo’s fifth studio album and will be preceded by a UK tour this November. The last new track to emerge from the duo was 2018’s ‘Northern Lights’. Find a preview of the new album here.

BMG will release *Happiness Not Included on February 25, 2022.

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