The Afghan Whigs have announced a new album, Soft Control, arriving August 21 via Royal Cream/BMG. The follow-up to 2022’s How Do You Burn? is led by the driving new single ‘Jungle Roux’. Check it out and find the album cover and tracklist below.
The band recorded the new LP at Fireside Sound in Joshua Tree, Marigny Studios in New Orleans, Gold Diggers Sound in East Hollywood, and Sycamore in Cincinnati. It features contributions from former Afghan Whigs drummer Patrick Keeler, vocalist/violist Petra Haden, Bo Koster (My Morning Jacket), and more.
“I’ve worked hard on my inner peace,” bandleader Greg Dull said in a press release. “I was an angry young man, and it fueled my art, ambition and my drive. I wouldn’t change anything because I can’t. But as I got into photography and other art forms, I realized that I’m not in competition with anyone – including myself. Now, I know what I’m doing and there’s a quiet confidence that comes with being able to back it up.”
Soft Control Cover Artwork:
Soft Control Tracklist:
1. Jungle Roux
2. House of I
3. Duvateen
4. My Lover
5. The Deepest Part of the Darkest Shadow
6. Mariah Luster
7. Memphis, Texas
8. 77
9. Loose Talk
10. A Simulation
