Exister (album)

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Exister
Exister.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2022 (2022-09-23)
Length36:45
Label Sacred Bones
The Soft Moon chronology
Criminal
(2018)
Exister
(2022)
Singles from Exister
  1. "Him"
    Released: June 14, 2022 [1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
BPM 65% [4]
Loud and Quiet 5/10 [5]
Pitchfork 7.4/10 [6]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Exister is the fifth and final studio album by American post-punk band The Soft Moon. It was released on September 23, 2022, by Sacred Bones Records, and was the band's last release of new music before frontman Luis Vasquez' death in 2024. [8]

Contents

Background

On June 14, 2022, The Soft Moon announced the release of their fifth studio album, along with the first single "Him", which features rapper Fish Narc. [1] [8]

Critical reception

Exister was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 79, based on 5 reviews. [2]

At Slant Magazine , critic writer Fred Barrett wrote: "Like 2018's Criminal, the album represents another step forward for the Soft Moon, as Vasquez processes his pain with a newfound level of honesty, and an uncanny ability to build on the well-established musical ideas he so enthusiastically draws from." [7]

Tour

In support of the album, The Soft Moon announced they were going on tour, starting on September 26, 2022, in Hamburg, Germany at the Uebel & Gefährlich venue, and finishing on December 11, 2022, in Boston, Massachusetts at The Sinclair. [9]

Track listing

Exister track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Sad Song"3:16
2."Answers"3:06
3."Become the Lies"4:29
4."Face Is Gone"3:07
5."Monster"3:24
6."The Pit"3:32
7."NADA"4:14
8."Stupid Child"1:28
9."Him" (featuring Fish Narc)3:27
10."Unforgiven" (featuring Alli Logout)3:04
11."Exister"3:38

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