Total Decay

Total Decay
Total Decay
EP by The Soft Moon
Released	November 7, 2011
Genre	Post-punk
Length	14:31
Label	Captured Tracks
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Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Pitchfork	7.8^[2]

Total Decay is an EP from American post-punk band the Soft Moon. It was released on November 7, 2011 by Captured Tracks.^[1] In an interview with The Bay Bridged, frontman Luis Vasquez characterized the EP as sonically "more radical in terms of expression and versatility" than the group's prior record.^[3] Speaking with Fact, Vasquez explained: "Total Decay was a chance for me to write something more radical and express some versatility without the pressure that comes with writing a full-length".^[4] As of 2018 the EP holds a score of 74 on the aggregate review site Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews" by music critics.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by the Soft Moon.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Repetition"	2:40
2.	"Alive"	4:13
3.	"Total Decay"	4:16
4.	"Visions"	3:22
Total length:		14:31

References

^ ^a ^b Heather Phares. "Total Decay - The Soft Moon Release Information, Reviews, and Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
^ Larry Fitzmaurice (October 31, 2011). "The Soft Moon: Total Decay EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
^ Nicole L. Browner (October 31, 2011). "Interview: The Soft Moon's Luis Vasquez discusses the new 'Total Decay' EP and his favorite Halloween costume". The Bay Bridged. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
^ Joseph Morpurgo (October 30, 2012). ""Thoughts, fears, phobias, dreams." Luis Vasquez breaks down The Soft Moon's winning formula". Fact. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
^ "Total Decay [EP] Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved April 19, 2014.

[AllMusic-1] Heather Phares. "Total Decay - The Soft Moon Release Information, Reviews, and Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 19, 2014.

[2] Larry Fitzmaurice (October 31, 2011). "The Soft Moon: Total Decay EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 19, 2013.

[3] Nicole L. Browner (October 31, 2011). "Interview: The Soft Moon's Luis Vasquez discusses the new 'Total Decay' EP and his favorite Halloween costume". The Bay Bridged. Retrieved April 19, 2014.

[4] Joseph Morpurgo (October 30, 2012). ""Thoughts, fears, phobias, dreams." Luis Vasquez breaks down The Soft Moon's winning formula". Fact. Retrieved April 20, 2014.

[5] "Total Decay [EP] Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved April 19, 2014.

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