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Marc Almond: I feel much more at one with who I am as an artist

The Soft Cell frontman reflects on how and the music industry has evolved throughout his 45-year career.

The Independent UK

‘We knew a banjo house record would annoy the techno bores’: how the Grid made Swamp Thing

‘It was a smash in loads of countries. When we played it at London’s Ministry of Sound club, there was a girl staring at Roger’s banjo like she’d never seen one before’

The Guardian - UK

How "Fast Car" travels our divides

There's a reason many of us were moved by Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs harmonizing on her hit at the Grammys

Salon

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The Guide #102: What was your first single? Here’s what you told us

Last week we asked for the first record you bought – from Sarah Brightman to Elvis and Bart Simpson, it was a mix of the historic and the horrendous …

The Guardian - UK

Soft Cell review, Heritage Live: Synth-pop stars are in fine form

Soft Cell are joined by Heaven 17 and OMD in the rather grand setting of a Jacobean manor

The Independent UK

Forget Manchester: Leeds was the REAL home of 80s alternative music

Often derided as ‘Goth City’, Leeds defined the independent music scene of the 80s from post-punk to weird-pop and dark electronica. No Leeds, no Trent Reznor

Louder

"I’d seen this wild-eyed, crazy-haired guy and my parents were horrified!" Marc Almond's lifelong passion for Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson

Soft Cell singer cherishes memory of performing Thick As A Brick with the man who wrote it

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Let's Rock Leeds 2023 set times with Soft Cell and Tony Hadley set to headline at Temple Newsam

OMD, Midge Ure and The Farm are some of the other acts appearing at Let's Rock Leeds 2023

Leeds Live

Marc Almond revels in 42 years of Tainted Love success - from Rihanna to TikTok craze

The Soft Cell hit Tainted Love has never been off the airwaves since its 1981 release - with Rihanna and even TikTok ensuring its popularity remains high

Daily Mirror

8 Leeds gigs, festivals and theatre shows you need to book a ticket for in June 2023

We'll welcome Sir Elton John, Gwen Stefani and Pet Shop boys to Leeds during June

Leeds Live

Post your questions for Soft Cell

As the synthpop duo return for a new album and tour, they will answer your questions about their career

The Guardian - UK

Music megastars to play huge Let's Rock Leeds festival at Temple Newsam this summer

Soft Cell and OMD are some of the acts headlining Let's Rock Leeds 2023

Leeds Live

Stevo of Some Bizzare Records: ‘The delay in any kind of recognition is outrageous’

He’s been stabbed, headbutted and locked in bitter rows, but his label made bands such as Soft Cell and Cabaret Voltaire into stars. In the wake of a new biography, Stevo tells his own story

The Guardian - UK

A massive outdoor '80s music festival is coming to Cardiff's Bute Park

The line-up of the retro bash features a veritable 'who's who' from back in the day

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Leeds Live

Let's Rock Leeds 2023 sees Soft Cell headline Temple Newsam festival

Let's Rock Leeds 2023 will also welcome performances for OMD and Tony Hadley

Evening Standard

My London: Marc Almond

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Evening Standard

Marc Almond on his early days in Soho and the return of Soft Cell

Almond is back with Soft Cell’s first album in 20 years

The Guardian - UK

Soft Cell: *Happiness Not Included review – synth-pop elders with an eye on the future

Two decades after their last album, the band return with a wryly hopeful record – and some trademark electro bangers

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The Independent UK

Album reviews: Sigrid – It Gets Dark, and Soft Cell – Happiness Not Included

Sigrid shows a new side of herself on her second album, while Soft Cell return to an even gloomier landscape than before

The Independent UK

Vernon Kay apologises after confusing Jimmy Somerville for Jimmy Savile live on Radio 2

‘Anyway, let’s move swiftly on,’ said presenter

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