Soft Cell Announces “Danceteria,” a Final Album Dedicated to New York Club and Late Co-Founder Dave Ball

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Soft Cell Unveil Final Album Danceteria

A tribute to the New York club and Soft Cell co-founder Dave Ball, who died last year after the album’s completion By Jazz Monroe June 9, 2026 Save this story Save this story

Soft Cell ’s swan song, Danceteria , has been set for release on September 25, via Republic of Music . The album’s existence was revealed last October, when the duo’s co-founder Dave Ball died at the age of 66. The title track arrives today, with a video by the collage artist Vicki Bennett. Watch that below.

Marc Almond said in a press release, “ Danceteria is a love letter to New York in the early ’80s,” including the storied Manhattan nightclub of the same name. “The time we spent in New York—where we recorded our first three albums—shaped us both as artists and people. To celebrate this period is a fitting farewell to Dave Ball and the final Soft Cell studio album.” He added, “There can be no more recordings of Soft Cell without Dave, it would not be possible. The sad reality is that Dave Ball was half of Soft Cell, and live work aside, I can’t write Soft Cell songs without him.”

At the time of Ball’s death, Almond wrote in a statement, “It’s so sad as 2026 was all set to be such an uplifting year for him, and I take some solace from the fact that he heard the finished record and felt that it was a great piece of work. Dave’s music is better than ever. His tunes and hooks are still unmistakably Soft Cell, yet he always took it to the next level too.”

Soft Cell are currently touring North America with the Human League and Alison Moyet on the Generations Tour .

Danceteria : 01 Elusive 02 Danceteria 03 The Space Inside 04 Times Square 05 Two of a Kind 06 The Rainbow Room 07 in Heaven (When I Dance With You) 08 Decadence Is Hard Work 09 Crackland 10 What Is Your Morality 11 Losing Yourself 12 After Hours 13 Wave to America 14 Out Come the Freaks

_Originally reported by [Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/news/soft-cell-unveil-final-album-danceteria/)._