Over three years after the tragic dying of SOPHIE, a posthumous album has been revealed.
Final week, SOPHIE’s official YouTube channel cryptically uploaded a silent, hourlong video teaser, sparking hypothesis amongst followers a few new challenge from the Scottish digital music luminary. It is now been confirmed {that a} self-titled album can be launched in September by way of Future Traditional and her former label, Transgressive Data.
“Sophie didn’t often speak publicly of her private life, preferring to put everything she wanted to articulate in her music,” a assertion from Transgressive reads. “It feels only right to share with the world the music she hoped to release, in the belief that we can all connect with her in this, the form she loved most.”
Crafted by SOPHIE alongside her closest collaborators, the album was mentioned to be nearing completion across the time of her premature passing in 2021. Benny Lengthy, SOPHIE’s studio supervisor and trusted good friend, took on the duty of main the challenge to its completion.
The announcement lands with its lead single that includes Kim Petras and BC Kingdom, “Reason Why,” a charming observe that seamlessly merges SOPHIE’s contributions with melodic dance-pop manufacturing, memorable vocal hooks and themes of resolutely forging one’s personal path. Presently, new social media accounts have emerged underneath the username MSMSMSM FOREVER, signaling a continued digital presence for the late producer because the album cycle unfolds.
The self-titled LP follows SOPHIE’s influential 2018 album, OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES. Marking the ultimate recorded chapter of her musical legacy, the album is described as telling a life story that spans from mysterious beginnings, by way of the chaos of membership life, to a state of euphoric transcendence. “Sophie gave all of herself to her music,” the assertion reads. “It’s here that she can always be found.”
SOPHIE’s posthumous sophomore album is slated for launch on September twenty seventh, 2024. Hearken to “Reason Why” under and discover the brand new single on streaming platforms right here.