{"id":3141,"date":"2024-03-24T06:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T06:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?p=3141"},"modified":"2024-08-09T19:31:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T19:31:41","slug":"sofar-artist-news-march-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/sofar-artist-news-march-2024","title":{"rendered":"Sofar Artist News: March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, March has marched onward but there\u2019s still plenty to catch up on in this Artist News.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read on for album news, stunning performances, and legendary Oscar moments that are <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Gosling-related. Here\u2019s our March Sofar Artist News:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/artists\/ayoni\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ayoni<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s performance of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/4SNr6FzHrIrPjDHQS6FPLG?si=f2663ef61b8142ee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bitter in Love<\/a>\u201d on the COLORS Show is an instant classic. She\u2019s giving Adele, she\u2019s giving Beyonc\u00e9, but most importantly she\u2019s giving Ayoni. The song is about saying goodbye to an ex, but we\u2019re saying hello to Ayoni, who will be releasing her debut album <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ISOLA<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> later this year.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf it\u2019s really over, don\u2019t you leave a light for me,\u201d she sings. Ooof, you have our heart, Ayoni.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayoni - Bitter in Love | A COLORS SHOW\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GgsP5aMwlOs?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<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/artists\/hozier\"> Hozier<\/a>\u2019s new album, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unreal Unearth<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, dropped on Friday, and we\u2019re really digging it. It\u2019s moody and expansive, like the skies over Ireland. Just check out the music video to \u201cDe Selby (Part 2)\u201d, featuring actor Domnhall Gleeson as a man repeatedly digging his own grave:\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hozier - De Selby (Part 2) (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PSRJCw4FyNI?list=PL8KVn2EQ_jy3-OjmMRwH3Rm6GmDuOCBQ2\" 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<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/sofar-stories-medium-build\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medium Build<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> news, Nick Carpenter announced the release date of his long-awaited new album. It\u2019s called <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Country <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and it\u2019s slated for release on April 5. The pride of Anchorage released <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QeHRAah8MMY&amp;t=6s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a teaser trailer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and dropped an icy live performance of \u201cKnowing U Exist\u201d just a few weeks ago.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Medium Build - Knowing U Exist (Live from Anchorage)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M-M_jd8i2_g?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<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/artists\/billie-eilish\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Billie Eilish<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and FINNEAS won their second Oscars, and performed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/6wf7Yu7cxBSPrRlWeSeK0Q?si=45817348846b47df\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat Was I Made For?\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barbie <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">during the live broadcast. The performance had the whole crowd of A-Listers spellbound, just like we were when Eilish and FINNEAS performed at Sofar Los Angeles all those years ago.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oh, and with that Oscar win, Billie Eilish became the youngest person ever to win TWO Oscars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Billie Eilish, FINNEAS - What Was I Made For? (Live From The Oscars 2024)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1rL1EHELPAk?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<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The incredible multi-instrumentalist <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/artists\/tonina\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tonina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was announced as a performer at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pulitzerarts.org\/events\/tonina-pulitzer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Pulitzer Arts Foundation in St. Louis in May<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Seeing as St. Louis is her hometown, this\u2019ll be a special show that you don\u2019t want to miss. And if the vibe is anything like this performance from a recent Sofar London, it\u2019ll be entrancing from the first note:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tonina - All The Time | Sofar London\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1P0F5RauHgw?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<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tour announcements are coming in and the UK\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/v\/listeningroom\/flyte\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flyte<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are heading to North America in June <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flytetheband.com\/tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to tour in support of Wilderado<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The tour will take the duo from St. Louis to North Carolina and everywhere in between.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can\u2019t wait for the tour? Tide yourself over with their performance of \u201cLight Me Up\u201d at Sofar Manchester back in 2015:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Flyte - Light Me Up | Sofar Manchester\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uOJShhmJYHw?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<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also touring the US is Sofar staff fave, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/v\/listeningroom\/juice\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Juice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Catch the group <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itstimeforjuice.com\/tourdates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at venues around the Northeast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in April, and be enchanted by their unique blend of R&amp;B, soul, jazz, and spoken word.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And in the meantime, watch their performance of \u201cStupidfreak\u201d at Sofar NYC in 2019. (Psst, we\u2019ve watched this over 100 times).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JUICE - Stupidfreak | Sofar NYC\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fmbp-gSBV2o?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;\">Wanna catch up on the latest news IRL? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out Sofars happening in a city near you!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, March has marched onward but there\u2019s still plenty to catch up on in this Artist News.\u00a0 Read on for album news, stunning performances, and legendary Oscar moments that are not Gosling-related. Here\u2019s our March Sofar Artist News: Ayoni\u2019s performance of \u201cBitter in Love\u201d on the COLORS Show is an instant classic. She\u2019s giving Adele, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":3142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,26],"tags":[514,390,280,445,251,456,469,233],"class_list":["post-3141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","category-news","tag-ayoni","tag-billie-eilish","tag-finneas","tag-flyte","tag-hozier","tag-juice","tag-medium-build","tag-tonina"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3141","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\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3141\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}