Criminal, The Soft Moon's fourth studio album, is a confessional work. Through the stark lens of shame and guilt that has followed Luis Vasquez since a violent childhood growing up within the humming ambient sprawl of 80s Mojave Desert, here he documents the gut-wrenching sound of going to war with himself. Battling with his own sanity, self-hatred, insecurity, self-entitlement and grappling with the risk of these things transforming him into a person he despises, Vasquez has laid his feelings bare with this: his confession and most self-reflective work to date. Released February 2, 2018.
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“Guilt is my biggest demon and has been following me since childhood. Everything I do strengthens the narrative that I am guilty,” Vasquez reflects. “The concept of ‘Criminal’ is a desperate attempt to find relief by both confessing to my wrongdoings and by blaming others for their wrongdoings that have affected me.”
Criminal Track Listing
1. Burn 03:20
2. Choke 03:09
3. Give Something 04:30
4. Like a Father 04:40
5. The Pain 04:36
6. It Kills 04:17
7. ILL 02:35
8. Young 03:50
9. Born Into This 03:49
10. Criminal 04:53
YouTube | Burn — The Soft Moon (Official Lyric Video)
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