Electronic music fans are beside themselves after the recent announcement that the first posthumous album from pioneering musician SOPHIE, who died in 2021 , will soon be released. The self-titled album from the artist (real name Sophie Xeon) was first hinted at with a cryptic video on the icon’s YouTube channel, causing many to speculate that new music was on the way. Now that the album has officially been announced, a single called Reason Why featuring BC Kingdom and Kim Petras has also been dropped to the delight and shock of SOPHIE fans.
SOPHIE tragically passed away at the age of 34 due to an accidental fall in Athens, Greece , in January 2021. She released her only studio album, Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides, in June 2018, which earned her a nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 2019 Grammy Awards. Since her death, few of SOPHIE’s musical works have been made public.
Notable releases include the Jlin collaboration ‘Jsloipnhie’ and productions for Hyd and Basside, but fans were not expecting another full length album from the icon. A couple of years ago Sophie’s family approached us regarding an album release honouring her legacy, drawing from the material that she was so close to completing. Since then this self-titled and final Sophie album was lovingly brought into being by Sophie’s family.
As label⦠pic.twitter.com/IWsRcuwaqy SOPHIE is remembered as a pioneer of dance music, and worked with other artists like Charli XCX, Nicki Minaj,.
