Total Decay

{{Infobox album

| name = Total Decay

| type = EP

| artist = The Soft Moon

| cover = Total_Decay.jpg

| alt =

| released = November 7, 2011

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Post-punk

| length = 14:31

| label = Captured Tracks

| producer =

| prev_title = The Soft Moon

| prev_year = 2010

| next_title = Zeros

| next_year = 2012

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/total-decay-mw0002223258|title=Total Decay - The Soft Moon Release Information, Reviews, and Credits|author=Heather Phares|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=April 19, 2014}}

|rev2=Pitchfork

|rev2score=7.8{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15988-total-decay-ep/|title=The Soft Moon: Total Decay EP|author=

Larry Fitzmaurice|publisher=Pitchfork|date=October 31, 2011|accessdate=April 19, 2013}}

}}

Total Decay is an EP from American post-punk band the Soft Moon. It was released on November 7, 2011 by Captured Tracks. In an interview with The Bay Bridged, frontman Luis Vasquez characterized the EP as sonically "more radical in terms of expression and versatility" than the group's prior record.{{cite web|url=http://thebaybridged.com/2011/10/31/interview-the-soft-moon-plays-halloween-for-the-total-decay-ep-release-at-the-independent/#.U1LYfFfCkf0|title=Interview: The Soft Moon’s Luis Vasquez discusses the new ‘Total Decay’ EP and his favorite Halloween costume|author=Nicole L. Browner|publisher=The Bay Bridged|date=October 31, 2011|accessdate=April 19, 2014}} Speaking with Fact, Vasquez explained: "Total Decay was a chance for me to write something more radical and express some versatility without the pressure that comes with writing a full-length".{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2012/10/30/thoughts-fears-phobias-dreams-luis-vasquez-breaks-down-the-soft-moons-winning-formula/|title="Thoughts, fears, phobias, dreams." Luis Vasquez breaks down The Soft Moon’s winning formula|author=Joseph Morpurgo|publisher=Fact|date=October 30, 2012|accessdate=April 20, 2014}} As of 2018 the EP holds a score of 74 on the aggregate review site Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews" by music critics.{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/total-decay-ep/the-soft-moon|title=Total Decay [EP] Reviews - Metacritic|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=April 19, 2014}}