{"id":2369,"date":"2023-04-24T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T00:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?p=2369"},"modified":"2024-08-09T19:23:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T19:23:49","slug":"april-artist-news-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/april-artist-news-2023","title":{"rendered":"Sofar Artist News: April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This April, these Sofar artists are bringing us all kinds of good vibes. We\u2019ve got new mixtapes, singles, and TV performances from Sofar artists who are big parts of our community on and off stage. Here\u2019s the April artist news. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. A belated happy birthday to Mauvey, and a congrats for his new mixtape, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/2eYcC9osTDcUIIpqo1SgMd?si=M5aapLKASdiDoBCZfgqTrQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BEFORE THE ALBUM 2: a brief overview.<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 We\u2019re feeling extra lucky we got to see this recent solo performance of \u201cOn the 14th\u201d, which filled the room with warm synth textures, and Mauvey\u2019s voice. (Also, after you listen through the album, be sure to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bQ80uXVHSLA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">watch Mauvey talk about his main influence for songwriting.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MAUVEY - On the 14th | Sofar Vancouver\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iPUL7C8v_io?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. We love when an artist takes us on a little bit of a journey with their releases, like the chapters <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5gv5fvzy1TWJmDj7jyMiLO?si=BrYFrEtQRQeU5whbp4ZVUg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abigail Osborn<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has given us of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bad Lover<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> EPs. This month, the artist shared the most recent acoustic sessions EP, stripped down, serene versions of these folk-pop instant favorites. Crank up for the soft jams to sing along.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6iANpYLkx14rk69tQNayZq?si=3_kmjpakTfqTSkGzH6IoBA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LISTEN NOW<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. We\u2019ve got double Sofar April artist news here. Earlier this month Sofar alum <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/7tjVFCxJdwT4NdrTmjyjQ6?si=mc0mJRS6QeihGiTEt9b77A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Muni Long<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> put on a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-PaPqd8zLcE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gorgeous performance for the iHeart Radio Music Awards<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, backed by a stunning string section including none other than Sofar artist and Sofar artist booker Cam Parsons. Take a minute to check out Cam\u2019s Sofar performance under the name January Muse, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/2022-standout-moments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one of our favorite standout moments from 2022<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"January Muse - Lights Out | Sofar Los Angeles\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rtNjOzw33KE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Have you heard <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/0iTK08F26s7jrGlBvV3Nmg?si=fV433psVTYak7hu4L4ltkg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mandolin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? If you haven\u2019t, you will, because it\u2019s only a matter of time before the artist starts blowing up on playlists with her ultra smooth R&amp;B. She\u2019s got a new single, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/5FSHHQVVSMQ7Lj0nwkqq3N?si=FURtq3laR5i3hornfng4HA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honestly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d, with a bass line that instantly sinks you into the track, and the artist\u2019s honeyed vocals that hook you for the full song. While you\u2019re in the groove, listen back to the Mandolin\u2019s recent live session.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mandolin - LIVE | Sofar Dallas\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9umuQeroxQs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Last and certainly not least in april artist news, we gotta take a moment to celebrate Pacific K, aka Kristaps Bedritis, our wonderful Sofar curator in Riga, Latvia, who recently <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=O6u74YoeynI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">did a live television performance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Riga,<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">brought curated live shows back to the city. And if you missed it, be sure to check out Kristaps\u2019 Sofar performance (and maybe catch the artist at a show, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/sofar-community-feeling-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he\u2019s always making new communities wherever he plays<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pacific K - White Wanderer | Sofar Riga\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WEboac-Xgd4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Words by Sofar Editorial Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This April, these Sofar artists are bringing us all kinds of good vibes. We\u2019ve got new mixtapes, singles, and TV performances from Sofar artists who are big parts of our community on and off stage. Here\u2019s the April artist news. 1. A belated happy birthday to Mauvey, and a congrats for his new mixtape, BEFORE [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":2370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2369"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2369\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}