Soft Cell - legendary frontman Marc Almond and producer/instrumentalist Dave Ball - are set to return with their fifth studio album *Happiness Not Included, which is set for release in Spring 2022 via a new deal with BMG. It represents their first new album since they issued 'Cruelty Without Beauty' back in 2002. They will build towards the album's release by sharing a new single in the autumn and playing some UK shows in November 2021.