Soft Black

Soft Black is an American, Brooklyn-based band, fronted by Vincent Cacchione. Much of Soft Black's lyrical content deals with Cacchione's dreams and nightmares. The band's sound was described as "a kind of bizarro-world Neil Young," as well as "[going] against the grain of [Brooklyn]’s more fashionable musical styles". Soft Black began as a regular act at the Sidewalk Cafe in Manhattan, and became a staple of the Brooklyn underground music scene during the late 2000s, releasing three full-length albums between 2005 and 2009: Ramblin' Down a Dead End Street, Blue Gold and The Earth Is Black. The band's latest release, the EP We Scatter Light, was released in 2011. Frontman Cacchione also is a member of the band Caged Animals, along with his wife Magali Francoise and sister Talya Cacchione, and has performed with Shilpa Ray. Original guitarist Zachary Cole Smith later found fame with his own band DIIV, formed in 2011 (he also performed as the touring guitarist for Beach Fossils). In June 2020, it was announced that Soft Black was working on a new album and released a single called Midas Tongue. Vincent Cacchione – vocals, guitar, synthesizer Michael Stefanov – drums Patrick Curry – bass Chris Ibrahim – keyboards Daniel Schlett – electric piano, piano, synthesizer Matthew Molnar – bass Michael Curry – bass Nick Coleman – bass, drums, guitar Robert Durham – drums Christopher Pierce – drums Brian Amsterdam – guitar Zachary Cole Smith – guitar Turner Halsey – keyboards Ramblin' Down a Dead End Street (2005, Plays with Dolls Records) Blue Gold (2007, Plays with Dolls Records) The Earth Is Black (2009, Plays with Dolls Records) "Pearl With No String" / "Are You Still?" (2008, Plays with Dolls Records) We Scatter Light EP (2011, Plays with Dolls Records) "New Album: Soft Black – The Earth is Black". February 3, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2020. "Hype Monitor: Mica Paris, the Morning After Girls, Soft Black - RapidBeat Promotions and Music News". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2010. "AltSounds - Music News Site - Review". Archived from the original on December 26, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2020. "Touring on sounds born in the bedroom - Metro.us". Archived from the original on June 2, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014. Bill Pearis (June 26, 2020). "Soft Black Prep First Album in 10+ Years". brooklynvegan.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021. Official website