{"id":3371,"date":"2024-06-08T06:00:48","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T06:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?p=3371"},"modified":"2024-06-05T19:38:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T19:38:10","slug":"sofars-best-albums-of-2024-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/sofars-best-albums-of-2024-so-far","title":{"rendered":"Sofar’s Best Albums of 2024 (So Far)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re officially halfway through the year. Well, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">almost<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. And looking back to January, there have been some outstanding releases from artists who have played Sofar shows. We know the year is far from over, but here are Sofar’s Best Albums of 2024 (so far).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><strong>January<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AJ McQueen | <em>Sorry Ma, I Was Distracted\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3372 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/AJ-McQueen-Sorry-Ma-I-Was-Distracted-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"AJ McQueen's album Sorry Ma, I Was Distracted \" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/AJ-McQueen-Sorry-Ma-I-Was-Distracted-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=300&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/AJ-McQueen-Sorry-Ma-I-Was-Distracted-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=150&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=150&wpsize=thumbnail 150w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/AJ-McQueen-Sorry-Ma-I-Was-Distracted-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=400&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=400&wpsize=square 400w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/AJ-McQueen-Sorry-Ma-I-Was-Distracted-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/AJ-McQueen-Sorry-Ma-I-Was-Distracted-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1536&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/AJ-McQueen-Sorry-Ma-I-Was-Distracted-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=2048&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/AJ-McQueen-Sorry-Ma-I-Was-Distracted-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php-3.3.1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The debut album from one of the hottest rappers around, AJ McQueen\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/078bnBWSNAp1DcjbxtdJ6J?si=L2pXcB6STb-ktiS3v57OWA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sorry Ma, I Was Distracted<\/span><\/i><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a dynamic collection of poetry and storytelling. McQueen\u2019s life \u2013 from his upbringing on the Northside of St. Louis, to his gang involvement as a teenager when he got shot and nearly died \u2013 is on full display across nineteen tracks, interspersed with voicemails and phone conversations with his mom and grandmother.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/new-music-alert-february-2024\">We covered this album in our February New Music Alert<\/a>, and we’re stoked that it’s getting mentioned in our Best of list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We love this album for its message, which blends family history and childhood memories, all in the face of mental health struggles and fulfilling one\u2019s destiny. McQueen\u2019s influences come through too, which include Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Lauryn Hill, and 2Pac.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AJ McQueen - Same (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xwnY-0mwMPU?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<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Katy Kirby | <em>Blue Raspberry<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3377 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katy-Kirby-Blue-Raspberry.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"Katy Kirby's Blue Raspberry\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katy-Kirby-Blue-Raspberry.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=150&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=150&wpsize=thumbnail 150w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katy-Kirby-Blue-Raspberry.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=300&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katy-Kirby-Blue-Raspberry.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katy-Kirby-Blue-Raspberry.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1536&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katy-Kirby-Blue-Raspberry.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=2048&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katy-Kirby-Blue-Raspberry.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=400&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=400&wpsize=square 400w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Katy-Kirby-Blue-Raspberry.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php-3.3.1 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second record from Brooklyn\u2019s Katy Kirby brings a more subdued band sound in favor of Kirby\u2019s sharp vocal delivery. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/3ue5JrkSudbuHwQOEvZwHj?si=8Iypg-c8Stid6f1bEuAL4g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blue Raspberry<\/span><\/i><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a work of immense depth, even if the instrumentation feels more laid back, the production more straightforward. Kirby\u2019s songwriting skills have well and truly been honed since her 2021 breakthrough <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cool Dry Place<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and on the new record one can hear the echoes of Americana influence (Linda Rondstadt) and more contemporary indie country folk (Waxahatchee).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Katy Kirby - "Hand to Hand" (Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A-roIY1ygw0?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<h1><strong>February<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Runnner | <em>Stardust<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3384 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Runnner-Stardust-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"Runnner's Starsdust\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Runnner-Stardust-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=150&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=150&wpsize=thumbnail 150w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Runnner-Stardust-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=300&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Runnner-Stardust-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Runnner-Stardust-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1536&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Runnner-Stardust-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=2048&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Runnner-Stardust-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=400&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=400&wpsize=square 400w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Runnner-Stardust-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php-3.3.1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">L.A-based ambient producer Noah Weinmann is known for his resourcefulness. But on his latest release, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/5JJAuAnYaYqnmcTXnmyKuZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starsdust<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, he had to really dig deep into the well of his creativity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weinmann spent the last few years working on his own debut album, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like Dying Stars, We’re Reaching Out <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from home. He used anything and everything he could get his hands on: cell phones and handheld tape recorders, the hum of an A\/C unit, voicemails from friends, and pieces of cardboard rubbed together. While touring that record, Weinmann began tinkering with the stems he had left over from recording. Then after sustaining an injury, he turned to the files as a place of creative solace. These files became the basis for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starsdust<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which was released by Run for Cover in April.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“I made one rule for myself while making this record and it was that I wasn\u2019t allowed to record any new audio,” Weinman explains. “I was allowed to pitch, flip, stretch, and chop anything I wanted, but everything had to begin from something already recorded for the last album.”<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Runnner - "ten" (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ONFIVx4RvRQ?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<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JavyPablo | <em>SOMOS JAVYPABLO\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3375 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Javypablo-SOMOS-JAVYPABLO-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"Javypablo's SOMOS JAVYPABLO\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Javypablo-SOMOS-JAVYPABLO-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=150&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=150&wpsize=thumbnail 150w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Javypablo-SOMOS-JAVYPABLO-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=300&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Javypablo-SOMOS-JAVYPABLO-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Javypablo-SOMOS-JAVYPABLO-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1536&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Javypablo-SOMOS-JAVYPABLO-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=2048&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Javypablo-SOMOS-JAVYPABLO-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=400&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=400&wpsize=square 400w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Javypablo-SOMOS-JAVYPABLO-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php-3.3.1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JavyPablo is a portmanteau of its members\u2019 first names, brothers Pablo and Javier Imbroda, who hail from M\u00e1laga, Spain. Now based in Madrid, they\u2019ve been making significant strides in the Spanish music scene, and their newest album <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/57ry9jXPJLWl5tDNwdxlDq?si=Vv1DD1VfSviHuSsrdXVTRQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SOMOS JAVYPABLO<\/span><\/i><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">showcases their unique blend of pop, rock, and folk.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SOMOS JAVYPABLO <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">acts as an introduction for audiences to their music, and explores themes of self-identity and mental health.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JavyPablo - Rayito de Luz (Video Oficial)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4bssTz5DLek?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<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kevin Holliday | <em>LADYBUG<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3378 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kevin-Holliday-%E2%80%93-LADYBUG-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"Kevin Holliday's LADYBUG\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This one appeared in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/new-music-alert-march-2024\">our March New Music Alert<\/a>, and for good reason. Blending funk, soul, R&B, and indie rock, Kevin Holliday\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/3iCuwgTQ1KFzoV3HPvShiC?si=Sz8B6_pAQjufsHjZEiwvTA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LADYBUG<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is all about being vulnerable when love comes to hurt you. Holliday brings a laid-back vibe across the album\u2019s ten tracks, reminiscent of Tame Impala, Stevie Wonder, and OutKast.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kevin Holliday-"BROWN EYES" (Official Video) #kevinhollidaybrowneyes #kevinhollidaytenniscourts\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e6UypgTEHzo?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<h1><strong>March<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hannah Connolly | <em>Shadowboxing<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3385 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/shadowboxing.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"Hannah Connoly's Shadowboxing\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/shadowboxing.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=300&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/shadowboxing.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/shadowboxing.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=150&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=150&wpsize=thumbnail 150w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/shadowboxing.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=768&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=768&wpsize=medium_large 768w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/shadowboxing.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=400&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=400&wpsize=square 400w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/shadowboxing.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1536&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/shadowboxing.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=2048&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/shadowboxing.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php-3.3.1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt takes a hell of a lot of patience trying to hold a good thing down,\u201d sings L.A.-based singer-songwriter on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/0nsCjG8CCcllGXgE9Zb11J?si=r8Mm5f1WR4ibRm-wMpc7KQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shadowboxing<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s second track, \u201cStuck in Place\u201d. That line, a kind of mantra for Connolly, is the driving force behind <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shadowboxing<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: an album ostensibly about grief and how to move past it \u2013 and whether we even <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">should <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">try to move past it, or instead sit in the pain. \u201cThis song is about appreciating where you are at the time without worrying about what comes next,\u201d says Connolly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Production began in 2020, with Connolly and her band writing and recording remotely over Zoom. The bones of the album are tinged with that uncertainty and isolation of the pandemic. Later, when the band was able, recording shifted to the backcountry hills of Idyllwild, CA \u2013\u00a0infusing even more isolation into the sound of the record. But the end result is a moving album in the tradition of Stevie Nicks and Linda Rondstadt.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hannah Connolly - Tired of Trying (Live in Studio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oP_36wT-nWY?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<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Latrell James | <em>Running In Place<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3380 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Latrell-James-Running-In-Place-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"Latrell James' Running in Place\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Latrell-James-Running-In-Place-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=150&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=150&wpsize=thumbnail 150w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Latrell-James-Running-In-Place-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=300&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Latrell-James-Running-In-Place-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Latrell-James-Running-In-Place-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1536&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Latrell-James-Running-In-Place-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=2048&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Latrell-James-Running-In-Place-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=400&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=400&wpsize=square 400w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Latrell-James-Running-In-Place-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php-3.3.1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston emcee Latrell James released his second studio album in mid-March. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/3OprEM6CrFOjnygWAgwvWo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Running In Place<\/span><\/i><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a layered homage to James\u2019 father, and he wasn\u2019t even sure if he would release the album because of its personal connection to him and his family. \u201cSomething in the universe told me to just let it go so here it is,\u201d says James. \u201cI know you are smiling, dad.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Across 13 tracks, James shows his abundant penchant for flow, beats, and melody. It\u2019s a breath of fresh air.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Latrell James -Tedd Talk (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x5p-ICnSedk?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<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reggie Becton | <em>Sadboy, Vol. 2<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3383 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reggie-Becton-Sadboy-Vol.-2-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"Reggie Becton's Sadboy Vol. 2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reggie-Becton-Sadboy-Vol.-2-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=300&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reggie-Becton-Sadboy-Vol.-2-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=150&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=150&wpsize=thumbnail 150w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reggie-Becton-Sadboy-Vol.-2-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=400&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=400&wpsize=square 400w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reggie-Becton-Sadboy-Vol.-2-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reggie-Becton-Sadboy-Vol.-2-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1536&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reggie-Becton-Sadboy-Vol.-2-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=2048&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reggie-Becton-Sadboy-Vol.-2-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php-3.3.1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a voice like the Weeknd\u2019s, Reggie Becton\u2019s bold storytelling delivery is equal parts rap and R&B, yet all entirely unique to him. On <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/1kKLTqxjORqsUzFeSQGO2J?si=PjuDVQbnTX--IxCMORDcfg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sadboy, Vol. 2<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Becton picks up where last year\u2019s Vol. 1 left off, leaning into his influences (Marvin Gaye and Prince, to name a couple) to reveal vulnerabilities of his own masculinity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reggie Becton - E.T.A (Get Right Back) [Visualizer]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1LHw8BQsTe8?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<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karim Kamar | <em>The Heart is an Empty Vessel<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3376 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Karim-Kamar-The-Heart-is-an-Empty-Vessel-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"Karim Kamar's The Heart is an Empty Vessel\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Karim-Kamar-The-Heart-is-an-Empty-Vessel-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=150&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=150&wpsize=thumbnail 150w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Karim-Kamar-The-Heart-is-an-Empty-Vessel-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=300&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Karim-Kamar-The-Heart-is-an-Empty-Vessel-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Karim-Kamar-The-Heart-is-an-Empty-Vessel-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1536&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Karim-Kamar-The-Heart-is-an-Empty-Vessel-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=2048&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Karim-Kamar-The-Heart-is-an-Empty-Vessel-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=400&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=400&wpsize=square 400w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Karim-Kamar-The-Heart-is-an-Empty-Vessel-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php-3.3.1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A mostly self-taught classical pianist, London\u2019s Karim Kamar embodies the sheer beauty of stillness and negative space on his sparse yet emotive album <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/7pkc0hUgvWfGBUfLTyheJn?si=D_mS1si7RJiLZqPjQkcl2g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Heart is an Empty Vessel<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He began training eight hours a day back in 2013, working his way through a song book called <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50 Greats for the Piano<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which included works by Bach and Mozart. The result is Kamar\u2019s work: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YbxaLbFom9E&t=3s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a unique blend of classical and contemporary<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 neoclassical \u2013 that shines and stirs like the great composers of old, while being accessible and moving for modern audiences. Oh, Kamar is also known on TikTok for his videos performing at public pianos across London.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How We Dance in the Light - Karim Kamar\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aY16uyYHKf8?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<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Konradsen | <em>Michael\u2019s Book on Bears<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3379 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Konradsen-Michaels-Book-on-Bears-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"Konradsen's Michael\u2019s Book on Bears\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Konradsen-Michaels-Book-on-Bears-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=300&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Konradsen-Michaels-Book-on-Bears-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Konradsen-Michaels-Book-on-Bears-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=150&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=150&wpsize=thumbnail 150w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Konradsen-Michaels-Book-on-Bears-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=768&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=768&wpsize=medium_large 768w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Konradsen-Michaels-Book-on-Bears-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=400&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=400&wpsize=square 400w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Konradsen-Michaels-Book-on-Bears-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1536&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Konradsen-Michaels-Book-on-Bears-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=2048&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Konradsen-Michaels-Book-on-Bears-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php-3.3.1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expansive and still like the Norwegian wilderness from which they hail, Konradsen\u2019s second album is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/0KEpG5mtg0eFyp55HQnwdg?si=0d2Hgr8YTuSzV7-Jnm9x1Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael\u2019s Book on Bears<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: a meditative examination of companionship and home. It\u2019s cozy, tender \u2013\u00a0a postcard to the world from the duo\u2019s little slice of woods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project of singer Jenny Marie Sabel and multi-instrumentalist Eirik Vildgren, Konradsen\u2019s sound echoes contemporaries Amanda Bergman (Amason) and Kate Stables (This Is The Kit).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Konradsen - Michael (Live)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VfP40EsBvhU?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<h1><strong>April<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuyo | <em>Paisagem<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3386 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tuyo-Paisagem.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"Tuyo's Paisagem\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tuyo-Paisagem.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=300&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tuyo-Paisagem.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=150&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=150&wpsize=thumbnail 150w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tuyo-Paisagem.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=400&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=400&wpsize=square 400w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tuyo-Paisagem.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tuyo-Paisagem.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1536&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tuyo-Paisagem.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=2048&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tuyo-Paisagem.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php-3.3.1 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Afro-Brazilian pop trio Tuyo pairs both the summer energy of the Brazilian beach with the sweaty scenes of a S\u00e3o Paolo nightclub. On their newest full-length, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6QJfLIoORUht7DGSfZmcNo?si=_6G7skmfTYmde6K8Ut2-1w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paisagem<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the group taps into the folk, rap, and cumbia genres, all while threading their individual electronic and experimental influences throughout. Think Polo & Pan but more introspective.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Me Distra\u00ed\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mz6qnoKUvWo?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<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baby Rose & BADBADNOTGOOD | <em>Slow Burn<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3373 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baby-Rose-BADBADNOTGOOD-Slow-Burn-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"Baby Rose & BADBADNOTGOOD's Slow Burn\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baby-Rose-BADBADNOTGOOD-Slow-Burn-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=300&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baby-Rose-BADBADNOTGOOD-Slow-Burn-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=150&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=150&wpsize=thumbnail 150w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baby-Rose-BADBADNOTGOOD-Slow-Burn-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=400&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=400&wpsize=square 400w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baby-Rose-BADBADNOTGOOD-Slow-Burn-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baby-Rose-BADBADNOTGOOD-Slow-Burn-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1536&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baby-Rose-BADBADNOTGOOD-Slow-Burn-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=2048&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baby-Rose-BADBADNOTGOOD-Slow-Burn-.jpeg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php-3.3.1 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With her distinct voice, Baby Rose\u2019s music transcends decades. The D.C. native sounds beyond her years, blending the old and the new on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/4OMrX6ldbZ3gvb0oXytTHb?si=BY92ed8WR9CeVfzubgbbHg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slow Burn<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, her new EP. It\u2019s a sound reminiscent of both Billie Holliday <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SZA, Karen Dalton <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kehlani. Produced by and featuring BADBADNOTGOOD, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slow Burn <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is an R&B record that dazzles effortlessly, and mixes jazz, Americana, soul, and psych genres with ease.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Baby Rose produced by BADBADNOTGOOD - One Last Dance (Official Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j22B8ElCc9U?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<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lizzy McAlpine | Older<\/span><\/h2>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3381 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lizzy-McAlpine-Older.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"Lizzy McAlpine's Older\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lizzy-McAlpine-Older.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=png&ixlib=php-3.3.1 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lizzy-McAlpine-Older.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=png&h=150&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=150&wpsize=thumbnail 150w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lizzy-McAlpine-Older.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lizzy-McAlpine-Older.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=1536&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lizzy-McAlpine-Older.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=2048&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lizzy-McAlpine-Older.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=png&h=400&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=400&wpsize=square 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upon first listen, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/30fIbIvd1AN04FrBt12KhM?si=hZM82dR2QOSl_1Am6Lu3-g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Older<\/span><\/i><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">immediately feels like a new era for 24-year old McAlpine. The songs dazzle in their solemnity, with McAlpine\u2019s breathy vocal delivery piercing the stripped back acoustic instrumentation. From the heartbreaking \u201cMovie Star\u201d to the gripping \u201cVortex\u201d \u2013\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Older<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shows just how ahead-of-her-years McAlpine is as a songwriter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The album\u2019s steady confidence shows an artist who knows what she wants to say and knows just how she\u2019s going to say it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lizzy McAlpine - Vortex (Official Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DTjYRq4ZEII?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<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medium Build | <em>Country<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3382 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Medium-Build-Country-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"Medium Build's Country\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Medium-Build-Country-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=300&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Medium-Build-Country-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=150&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=150&wpsize=thumbnail 150w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Medium-Build-Country-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=768&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=768&wpsize=medium_large 768w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Medium-Build-Country-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&h=400&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=400&wpsize=square 400w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Medium-Build-Country-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Medium-Build-Country-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=1536&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Medium-Build-Country-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=pjpg&h=2048&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Medium-Build-Country-.jpg?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=pjpg&ixlib=php-3.3.1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is it a surprise that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6DUyohk95eun9LArJtHyF7?si=lnAAVeMtQcmg_hwuIw6YAg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Country<\/span><\/i><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is on this list? We\u2019ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/sofar-artist-news-march-2024\">covered the singles from this album over the last few months<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/new-music-alert-may-2024\">when the full album dropped we knew it was going to be a hit<\/a>. Nick Carpenter\u2019s Medium Build came through the Anchorage, Alaska, punk music scene and emerged on the other side with fans all over the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The songs on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Country <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are both funny and tender, self-critical and self-deprecating \u2013 masterful in the way they balance exuberance with catharsis. They explore Carpenter\u2019s early childhood experiences (\u201cIn My Room\u201d), life in Alaska (\u201cCutting Thru the Country\u201d), and finding the one you love (\u201cKnowing U Exist\u201d).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Country <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is an album written on the road, the road nomadic Carpenter has lived on and grown up on throughout his whole career. But on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Country<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can hear Carpenter begin to lay down his roots.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI want this to feel lived-in,\u201d Nick says. \u201cIt\u2019s sort of me finding a defined place.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Medium Build - Cutting Thru The Country\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X1JCL5m9hOA?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<h1>May<\/h1>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caity Krone | <em>Nose Job<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3374 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/caity-krone-nose-job.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large\" alt=\"Caity Krone Nose Job\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/caity-krone-nose-job.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=300&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=300&wpsize=medium 300w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/caity-krone-nose-job.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=png&h=150&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=150&wpsize=thumbnail 150w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/caity-krone-nose-job.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=768&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=768&wpsize=medium_large 768w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/caity-krone-nose-job.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=crop&fm=png&h=400&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=400&wpsize=square 400w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/caity-krone-nose-job.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=1024&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1024&wpsize=large 1024w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/caity-krone-nose-job.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=1536&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=1536&wpsize=1536x1536 1536w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/caity-krone-nose-job.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fit=scale&fm=png&h=2048&ixlib=php-3.3.1&w=2048&wpsize=2048x2048 2048w, https:\/\/sofar-sounds-blog.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/caity-krone-nose-job.png?crop=faces%2Centropy&fm=png&ixlib=php-3.3.1 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The debut album from L.A.\u2019s Caity Krone is a jewel in the line of folk storytellers. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/2uOQTwIOf0IJecVoNYdFAi?si=hM1wBpuuSuqSG-70-QCJaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nose Job<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> echoes Stevie Nicks, but also contemporary artists like Weyes Blood and Lana Del Rey. The songs conjure characters we\u2019ve never met, places we\u2019ve never been, and memories we\u2019ve never had \u2013 but her songwriting ability puts us in those scenes every time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Queen of Hollywood (A Video For Our Friends)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jxZSpvporUc?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 see tracks from some of these great albums performed in-person? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/\">Grab tickets to a show near you!\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re officially halfway through the year. Well, almost. And looking back to January, there have been some outstanding releases from artists who have played Sofar shows. We know the year is far from over, but here are Sofar’s Best Albums of 2024 (so far).\u00a0 January AJ McQueen | Sorry Ma, I Was Distracted\u00a0 The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":3387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,26,5],"tags":[301,644,645,553,511,145,640,508,643,641,44,469,642,457,559],"class_list":["post-3371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","category-community","category-news","category-videos","tag-aj-mcqueen","tag-baby-rose","tag-caity-krone","tag-hannah-connolly","tag-javypablo","tag-karim-kamar","tag-katy-kirby","tag-kevin-holliday","tag-konradsen","tag-latrell-james","tag-lizzy-mcalpine","tag-medium-build","tag-reggie-becton","tag-runnner","tag-tuyo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3371","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=3371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}