The Soft Moon Share “Him” & Announce New Album “Exister”

The Soft Moon (aka multi instrumentalist Luis Vasquez) has announced plans to unleash Exister, the powerful, vulnerably therapeutic new full-length that is due out on September 23rd via Sacred Bones Records. With the announcement comes the jolting lead single, Him, which features a collaboration with Fish Narc, who also appears with Vasquez in the accompanying turbulent video directed by Wiggy & Nick Blanco. 

“I struggle with ‘good side/bad side’ endlessly. ‘Him’ recounts that battle, expressing the turmoil it brings into my life. I am persistently running away from something devilish on my shoulders tempting me into mischievous behavior portrayed by fish narc. The whole point of this record was to share every emotion that I feel. No two songs are the same. It’s about existing in the world as a human being and experiencing many emotions and experiences throughout life. Exister is my way of saying ‘I’m here, deal with it.” (Luis Vasquez)

Exister is a record rooted in the ecstatic joys and crippling lows that life can throw up and how just hanging on and existing is sometimes all we have. The reason the album exists as such a personal one for Vasquez is because his life underwent a lot of changes throughout its creation. He left Berlin, his home of many years, and moved to the Joshua Tree to find some space musically, and personally, during lockdown. For one, he could actually play drums, which he’s never been able to do before due to space constraints. Even his first album, which was typified by his whispering vocal style, was because of his neighbour situation. In the Joshua Tree, he could unleash himself and let rip and the clearest, and most symbolic result of that, is the prominent, powerful vocals of Vasquez that truly capture someone gaining confidence in their own voice. 

You can pre-order Exister and stream Him here