Overview
- The band announced Danceteria on Tuesday and released its title track the same day, with pre-orders now open.
- Dave Ball completed the 12-track album in October 2025 and died two days later at age 66.
- Danceteria was co-written and produced by Ball and will be issued on 25 September by Republic of Music.
- Marc Almond has said he cannot write or record Soft Cell material without Ball and that this will be the duo’s last studio record.
- The album is named for the Manhattan nightclub Danceteria and is presented as a love letter to early 1980s New York, a city that shaped the pair’s early sound and work.