{"id":11066,"date":"2024-06-14T19:06:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T18:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=11066"},"modified":"2024-07-10T19:11:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T18:11:00","slug":"punk-duo-soft-play-announce-their-first-tour-in-six-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=11066","title":{"rendered":"Punk duo Soft Play announce their first tour in six years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Punk duo <strong>Soft Play<\/strong> &#8211; the band formerly known as Slaves &#8211; have today announced their first headline tour in six years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isaac Holman (vocals, drums) and Laurie Vincent (guitar, bass backing vocals) will release their new album <em>Heavy Jelly<\/em> on 19 July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now they have announced a headline tour to accompany the release, as well as festival dates at Download and Glastonbury this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Former Slaves<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formed in Royal Tunbridge Wells in 2012, they were known as <strong>Slaves <\/strong>until 2022, when they changed their name due to its unwanted connotations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Heavy Jelly<\/em> will be their first album as Soft Play, and their first since 2018&#8217;s <em>Acts Of Love And Fear<\/em>, which gave Slaves their third consecutive Top 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They have trailed four singles from the new record &#8211; <em>Act Violently<\/em>, <em>Mirror Muscles<\/em>, <em>Punk\u2019s Dead<\/em> and <em>Everything And Nothing<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SOFT PLAY - Act Violently 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