{"product_id":"soft-kill-dead-kids-r-i-p-city","title":"Soft Kill - Dead Kids R.I.P. City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoft Kill\u003cbr\u003eDead Kids R.I.P. City\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e(2x Crack Cloud Vinyl)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRelease: 2021\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoses All Around\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWanting War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatty Rue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFloodgate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrimey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePretty Face\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDucky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInverness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOil Burner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Needed The Pain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253); color: rgb(48, 48, 48); font-size: 0.875rem;\" data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor=\"\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"\u003eMore Info: \u003cbr\u003eDead Kids, R.I.P. City stands as a poignant, widescreen high-water mark for Portland post-punk outfit Soft Kill. Produced by David Trumfio (Built to Spill, Wilco), the album transcends standard coldwave tropes by injecting vibrant, bittersweet indie rock urgency and classic 1980s pop hooks directly into its moody goth foundations. The sonic palette is anchored by prominent, melodic basslines treated with chorus pedals, sparkling 12-string guitar arpeggios reminiscent of The Cure and The Chameleons, driving drum-machine-tight acoustic kit work, and lush, cinematic synth pads. Front man Tobias Grave delivers a deeply vulnerable, world-weary vocal performance, reckoning with addiction, trauma, and the ghosts of lost friends across Portland's underground. Standout tracks like \"Roses All Around,\" \"Whirl,\" and \"Pretty Face\" balance bright, anthemic melancholy with heavy emotional gravitas, creating an album that sounds like driving through rain-slicked city streets at 3 AM wrapped in memories of regret, survival, and hard-earned hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grumpy Frog Records","offers":[{"title":"Crack Cloud \/ NM-\/NM-","offer_id":52673601437927,"sku":null,"price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/2665\/7255\/files\/SKDK.jpg?v=1790094672","url":"https:\/\/grumpyfrogrecords.com\/products\/soft-kill-dead-kids-r-i-p-city","provider":"Grumpy Frog Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}