SOPHIE’s posthumous new album arrives early – listen here

nme.com:

SOPHIE‘s posthumous self-titled final album has dropped early and is available to listen to now.It was announced this summer that, three years on from the late hyper-pop artist and producer’s death, her family and close collaborators would be releasing an album she was working on at the time of her death.‘SOPHIE’ was due to drop Friday (September 27) via her label Transgressive Records, but the album is available to hear now on streaming.A message from SOPHIE’s family.

pic.twitter.com/j1N0PHH9F4— MSMSMSM_FOREVER (@msmsmsm_forever) June 24, 2024SOPHIE’s brother and longtime producer, Benny Long, helped in the creation of the record, which features collaborations with close friends including Kim Petras, Doss, Hannah Diamond, Bibi Bourelly and more.The full album follows the release of singles ‘Reason Why‘ featuring Kim Petras and BC Kingdom, ‘Berlin Nightmare‘ featuring Evita Manji, ‘One More Time‘ featuring Popstar, ‘Exhilarate‘ featuring Bibi Bourelly, and ‘My Forever’ featuring Cecile Believe.‘SOPHIE’ is also available to purchase on a double vinyl, with each side representing a different section of the record.

The pressings come in black as well as translucent neon pink, clear, and silver. You can order those here.NME described the new album as “both wildly experimental and unusually safe” in a three-star review.It continued: “There’s enough diamond material shining in the dirt to make this one of the most inventive posthumous albums that’s been released in recent times – it’s just a shame that the album doesn’t fully execute SOPHIE’s unique vision.