There’s always a lot of undue pressure to get as spooky or debaucherous as possible on Halloween night, no matter how old you are. Soft Kill is the kind of band practically ready-made for the gloomy quotient of the Halloween tradition, and have been steadily carving their way into the deep recesses of the goth-rock/post-punk paradigm. The band’s 2018 album, Savior, is a dark, anthemic listen, ruminating on recovery, personal evolution, and salvation, set to moody, the Cure-inspired pop production that you can dance to. Australia’s HTRK headline on the heels of their 2019 LP, Venus in Leo. by Ryan J. Prado