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He is battling Stage 4 duodenal cancer and is seeking treatment in Mexico

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“Some endings don’t wait
They arrive before you do”

There is a peculiar humiliation in realizing that a relationship has ended while you were still making plans for it. Familiar routines can keep the illusion going for weeks: another message, another evening together, another promise you have learned to accept without examining too closely. Then some ordinary detail makes the situation impossible to explain away, and you find yourself catching up with a loss that has already happened. It’s the emotional equivalent of arriving late to a funeral party: the bar is empty, and the deviled eggs are already gone, and yet you’re still expecting the deceased to call you back.

That liminal stretch between an ending and the moment you finally recognize it is the pulse of “No Flowers in June,” the latest single from Italian darkwave duo Soft Scent. A frantic bassline drives relentlessly onward as the synths press in around it, giving the track the jittery resolve of someone who’s just realized that standing still may be the worst thing to do. Moving on takes effort—especially when some part of you is still waiting for the other person to show up.

Anna “MissLucifer” and Sara “Felina Noir” formed Soft Scent in 2023 in Italy’s Marche region, and the track is the first single from their forthcoming second album, Mother’s Ruin. Its restless movement draws on coldwave, old EBM, post-punk, the clipped propulsion of punk, and a glossy electronic abrasion that keeps the familiar ingredients feeling unsettled. At odd moments, the song seems to sit somewhere between Björk and Sigue Sigue Sputnik, which sounds ridiculous until you hear the vocal drama and synthetic sleaze brushing past one another.

The song is about an ending, although not one of those glamorous endings rock music usually prefers. Nobody is smashing a mirror or walking dramatically into traffic. This is the more common variety: the thing is already over, and you are late to your own realization.

Soft Scent refuses to overplay the tragedy. The arrangement holds its dark-disco poise: the bass stays restless, the electronics keep the pressure on. The hurt is unmistakable, but the song never crumples theatrically to make its point. That restraint cuts deeper than a dozen grand breakdowns ever could.

The song’s video sets the band on a shadow-drenched stage, purple light pooling around them as candles and flowers frame the scene. It might have slipped into goth by numbers, but something stranger stirs—especially beside the album’s dried and ceramic blooms, and its Victorian Lover’s Eye imagery. Romance has survived, it seems, though never unwatched.

Watch the video for No Flowers in June below:

The title of Soft Scent’s forthcoming second studio album, Mother’s Ruin, comes from the old Victorian name for gin, which gives the album its larger framework: comfort and damage sharing the same glass. “No Flowers in June” fits neatly into that idea because it concerns the moment after escape has stopped working. You get your temporary relief, your little private holiday from consequence, and eventually consequence finds the forwarding address.

No Flowers In June was recorded with Gianluca Lo Presti and mixed and mastered by William Faith, and thankfully nobody has polished it into sterility. It still has elbows. It still has that slightly unfriendly quality good dark music ought to possess. Soft Scent are not reinventing darkwave here, and that is probably beside the point. They are doing something more difficult. They are making it sound like it still has somewhere to go.

Mother’s Ruin is expected in late 2026. In the meantime, order No Flowers in June here.

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New album ‘Doomed Lovers’ arrives Friday

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Ahead of their upcoming U.S. tour with Big Wreck and Tim Montana

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In support of their new album ‘Carrie Chains’

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Featuring music selections and stories from his career

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Guitarist Nita Strauss has returned to the stage with Alice Cooper for the first time since leaving his band early this year to go on maternity leave.

Strauss, who gave birth to a son in May, joined Cooper onstage at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sunday, as the singer provided the halftime entertainment at the NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders.

Posting on Instagram, Strauss wrote, “Quick trip to Vegas for a super fun (but short) Alice Cooper set at Allegiant Stadium Raiders v Chiefs halftime today! Heartbreaking end to the game, but we had a blast.”

Strauss – who is a Los Angeles Rams fan – joined Cooper & Co. as they performed three old-school classics: No More Mr Nice Guy, I’m Eighteen and School’s Out. Alas, their performance failed to inspire the home team, as the Chiefs narrowly defeated the Raiders 30-27.

Strauss will be returning to Las Vegas in November as Cooper resumes his Welcome To My Nightmare residency with magician Criss Angel.

“Nita opened our 2026 touring season in Las Vegas back in March and is now returning to close out 2026 with us there, and we’re really looking forward to welcoming the Hurricane back onto the stage,” said Cooper last month. “Bringing Nita back after she took a break to start a family is the perfect way to wrap up 2026.”

Cooper also resumes his Alice Attic tour later this month, with Crossbone Skully guitarist Anna Cara retaining her position as Strauss’s temporary replacement. Cooper also begins his UK book tour this weekend. Full dates below.

Cooper has also announced that he’ll be hosting Alice In Underland, a new weekly SiriusXM show available via Little Steven’s Underground Garage (Ch. 21).

Alice Cooper: Devil On My Shoulder UK book tour 2026

Oct 11: Cardiff New Theatre
Oct 12: Cambridge Corn Exchange
Oct 13: London Palladium
Oct 14: Brighton Dome
Oct 16: Manchester Opera House
Oct 17: Stockton Globe
Oct 19: Glasgow Pavilion Theatre
Oct 20: Wolverhampton Civic Hall

Alice Cooper: Alice’s Attic tour 2026

Oct 27: Clearwater Ruth Eckerd Hall, FL
Oct 30: Richmond Altria Theater, VA
Oct 31: Atlantic City Tropicana Casino & Resort, NJ
Nov 01: Bethlehem Wind Creek Bethlehem, PA
Nov 04: Hershey Theatre, PA
Nov 06: Windsor Caesars Windsor – The Colosseum, ON
Nov 07: Kalamazoo Wings Event Center, MI
Nov 08: Waukegan Genesee Theatre, IL
Nov 10: St. Louis Stifel Theatre, MO
Nov 11: Park City Hartman Arena, KS
Nov 14: Indio Fantasy Springs Casino, CA
Nov 15: Prescott Valley Findlay Toyota Center, AZ
Nov 17: San Diego Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre, CA
Nov 18: San Jose San Jose Civic, CA
Nov 20: Wheatland Hard Rock Live at Hard Rock Hotel + Casino, CA
Nov 21: Reno Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resort + Casino, NV

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Alice Cooper and Criss Angel: Welcome To My Nightmare residency

Nov 27: Las Vegas Criss Angel Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, NV
Nov 28: Las Vegas Criss Angel Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, NV
Nov 29: Las Vegas Criss Angel Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, NV
Dec 03: Las Vegas Criss Angel Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, NV
Dec 04: Las Vegas Criss Angel Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, NV
Dec 05: Las Vegas Criss Angel Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, NV
Dec 06: Las Vegas Criss Angel Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, NV

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With support from Stygian Bough and Spirit Possession

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With the first No Repeat Weekend on October 1 and 3

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