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Portland, Oregon’s SOFT K*ll, ripped through 2016 with their first
release on Profound Lore Records ‘Choke’, the follow up to 2015’s
‘Heresy’ became the band’s most acclaimed LP to date and saw the band on
a constant touring cycle in support of it through North America and
Europe as demand for the band was on a constant upswing. SOFT K*ll now
return with the triumphant follow up full length Savior to be released
by Profound Lore Records on 5/11/18, bringing their unique blend of
gloom, laced with pop charm and flawless song writing that transcends
the post punk genre.
The writing for Savior was sparked while returning from tour,
frontman Tobias Grave’s wife began to bleed out in the van, at eight
months pregnant they were in the middle of nowhere on the side of the
road far from a medical facility. The band raced through the night
landing at the emergency room of UC Davis Trauma Center in Sacramento
where surgery was performed to save both the mother and unborn child.
Although the surgery went well, baby Dominick’s lung collapsed on his
second day of life causing him to flat line. Grave was forced to standby
and watch as the doctors and nurses struggled to keep his newborn child
alive with blood transfusions, breathing and feeding tubes. As days
turned into weeks, stranded far from home, standing vigil, he purchased a
guitar, borrowed a bass from a friend and began to write songs that
eventually would become the core of Savior. Grave wrote songs about
losing his son, his battle with drug addiction, the many tragedies that
came along with that life, and the empty space suspended between
mourning and celebration, life and death.
With Savior, recorded/mixed in Kingsize Sudios in Los Angeles and
produced by Benjamin Greenberg (Uniform, The Men, Algiers) SOFT K*ll
have matured into a powerhouse, effortlessly combining genres, always
with Grave’s powerful, raw emotional storytelling where we see a person
come to grips with their own reflection as seen in the eyes of their
dying son. From the pop perfection of “Trying Not to Die” to the
swelling and crushing guitars on “Hard Candy” to the unrelenting dirge
of “Bunny Room”, Savior is a creative tour de force. Drawing from a
diverse musical palette, Savior is influenced by early U2, Gun Club, The
Replacements and a requiem to Tom Petty.
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