Cruelty Without Beauty

by Soft Cell

Cruelty Without Beauty cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 26 August 2002
  • Label: Cooking Vinyl
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 54:54
  • Community rating: 3.24/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Ingo Vauk, Chris Braide, Mike Smith, Nichol Thomson, The Brasstitutes, Dominic Glover

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Reforming after nearly two decades apart, the iconic synthpop duo delivers a sharp, unexpectedly energetic comeback. 'Cruelty Without Beauty' addresses existential themes of aging and modern superficiality, set to a sleek, rhythmic, and undeniably classic dance-pop architecture.

Genres

Descriptors: existential, rhythmic, melodic, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Darker Times (4:25)
  2. Monoculture (3:55)
  3. Le Grand Guignol (4:14)
  4. The Night (4:16)
  5. Last Chance (4:30)
  6. Together Alone (5:46)
  7. Desperate (4:45)
  8. Whatever It Takes (4:37)
  9. All out of Love (4:59)
  10. Sensation Nation (4:05)
  11. Caligula Syndrome (4:51)
  12. On an Up (4:26)

Credits

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