{"id":4020,"date":"2025-04-12T05:12:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T05:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/?p=4020"},"modified":"2025-04-14T22:53:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T22:53:43","slug":"sofar-artist-news-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/sofar-artist-news-april","title":{"rendered":"Sofar Artist News: April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April is here, and your Sofar Artist News is bringing the goods. We’ll start with a look back at Teddy Swims, the Sofar alum whose covers could stop traffic and whose originals are now Grammy-nominated. And because we love good news, we\u2019ve got festival-ready lineups, new albums, and fresh tour dates coming your way. Ready to dive in?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">1. Teddy Swims has mastered the art of turning covers into gold and originals into straight-up anthems. Since<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/7nacKlk586eLRBSIsrk9DB?si=mJ0eKXbYQzqXUTkLsRnqmg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <i>I\u2019ve Tried Everything But Therapy<\/i><\/a> dropped in 2023, he\u2019s landed a Grammy nomination and owned the airwaves with <i>Lose Control<\/i>. Now, he\u2019s keeping the momentum going with <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6kvSdLjli85tMwW4jlCN0o?si=45rgJ-U4Tz-VEOMjTpOkLA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>I\u2019ve Tried Everything But Therapy<\/i> (<i>Part 2)<\/i><\/a>, which includes new tracks like <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/68TlifACKo87EevLEQd1HV?si=cf987d7a4ef7401b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cShe Got It\u201d <\/a>with GloRilla and Coco Jones and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/4WJ6n3hm5R5vOuDno4UqZv?si=9cee11e2a47e4076\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cYour Kind of Crazy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oh, and he\u2019s currently tearing it up on his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teddyswims.com\/#tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North American tour<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, proving his live show is just as powerful as his records. But before all that, he took the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=a_iqDEQOavA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sofar London<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stage with Victor Ray and delivered an unreal cover of John Legend\u2019s \u201cOrdinary People.\u201d\u00a0 Here are two of his most iconic covers\u2014the ones that made us go, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wait, how is this better than the original?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/4guQztGKAETkvuTekNeqBe?si=60f3f5f11cca4108\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">{Shania Twain Cover}<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/66aMnwdhkEc1V0AAnyYchX?si=6b11a90afb1a4275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">{The Weeknd Cover}<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Teddy Swims & Victor Ray - Ordinary People | Sofar London\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a_iqDEQOavA?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>2. Midnight Generation is adding a little *spark* to the queue with <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/6pEgvyMJnxFZHPhYJVHCFX?si=s512w5EZSEq8DKNuMAXONQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"62\">Tender Love<\/em><\/a>, a synthy, disco-drenched album that feels like it was made for 2 AM kitchen dances. Their sound? Funk meets INXS- and if you haven\u2019t heard <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/534EGeaDXZRKWociMKGZ8B?si=2acf886e5e0f42e4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"274\">Summer Nights<\/em><\/a> yet\u2014warning: it might make you rewatch another John Huges film. Keep an eye out, they’re lighting up some of our favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DHoWpa8Rbef\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Festival stages<\/a> this year!<\/p>\n<p>3. <span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Mad Keys has shared his talent with us on yet <i>another<\/i> new album! The collaborative project with artist Heno., <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/7kwEceYg2N03szp9ruQ8Pm?si=F4uDhzIQQhK-zvD8_fkoUQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Healing Out Loud<\/i><\/a>, has proven to be the right move. Blending hip-hop, jazz, and soul, the project explores <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/312iMxhnCKl3gYuZ0bbDtg?si=1500d531341348df\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cGrowing Pains,\u201d <\/a>and the challenge of when things are<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/31CsiSQZDqcX0j37SRtu5U?si=edb4542e06cd4cbf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \u201cEasier Said Than Done.\u201d<\/a> Fresh off collaborations with brands like Adobe and Jordan, he\u2019s now taking his sound global with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsmadkeys.com\/shows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EU tour dates live and tickets on sale.<\/a> For Mad Keys, DC may be home, but right now, he\u2019s got a world to play for!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Heno. & Mad Keys - "Get Me There" In-Studio Performance\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_xFpw1Zqfbk?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>4. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diana Ezerex isn\u2019t just making music\u2014she\u2019s making statements. Her latest EP, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/5Bd6DSzH1TADVjytT1iiDC?si=sOaJ9DzvRD-Z2xHpvGXzEA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identity (Ambivalence)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> delivers four power-packed tracks that dive into belonging, acceptance, and the fight against injustice, all wrapped in her signature pop-soft rock sound. With every release, she\u2019s proving she has a lot to say\u2014and we\u2019re here for it. She\u2019s<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dianaezerex.com\/shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> currently on tour<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and with all these singles and EPs dropping, we can\u2019t help but wonder: Is another full album on the horizon? Here\u2019s to hoping!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Diana Ezerex - Not The Same (live @ IDENTITY Show)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NGJfeA_KBdo?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>5. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Estonia\u2019s own The Boondocks are back with their new album <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/1AWW8bwtBSMiLRUCxJqiXg?si=f8Rc8dP0TbmAi-8EcP83sA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silver Bu<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">zz<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and it\u2019s everything you\u2019d expect from this hard-hitting, guitar-driven four-piece. Their sound, a blend of British post-punk, pop melodies, and early R&B influences, creates a gritty yet polished rock vibe that\u2019s tough to ignore. To celebrate the release, they\u2019re throwing an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fienta.com\/et\/the-boondocks-silver-buzz-albumiesitluskontsert-127042\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">album listening party on April 18th in Estonia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014so consider flights booked! With a track record that includes awards like Best New Artist and Rock Album of the Year, bragging rights for \u2018seeing them first\u2019 is just a bonus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Boondocks - As Good as It Gets (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2LZF-4u_k6g?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;\">Catch these artists and more just like them at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a Sofar near you!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April is here, and your Sofar Artist News is bringing the goods. 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