The Sophs Share New Single + Video
‘DEATH IN THE FAMILY’
Free LA Show in July & Free NYC Shows in August
+Summer US, UK + EU Tour Dates
After announcing their signing to Rough Trade Records in May with their first-ever song ‘SWEAT’, Los Angeles six-piece The Sophs have returned with a brand new single and video, ‘DEATH IN THE FAMILY’ and a limited edition 7″ release.
Listen to ‘DEATH IN THE FAMILY’ + Watch the Video
A bold admission of vulnerability and moral failure, delivered over an undeniably head-noddable, fuzzed-out beat, every instrument and lyric on ‘DEATH IN THE FAMILY’ lands like a gut punch. Frontman Ethan Ramon says it’s “one of the most personal songs I’ve ever written. It confronts my complicated relationship with shame, and how, at a certain point, I had convinced myself I’d rather grieve a loved one than take any kind of accountability. Releasing it almost feels like purging those thoughts. Maybe it’s because I finally feel like I’m explaining myself clearly. Maybe I feel protected by my vulnerability. All I know is it means something to me.”
The Sophs’ brutal honesty, flamingly intrusive thoughts, and broad genre-spreading caught the attention of Rough Trade label heads Geoff Travis and Jeannette Lee immediately when they received a demo from Ramon. In the band’s demos they heard the sort of creativity and variety — and “don’t expect me to act pretty” sentiment — that could get The Sophs — including frontman Ethan Ramon, Sam Yuh (keyboards), Austin Parker Jones (electric guitar), Seth Smades (acoustic guitar), Devin Russ (drums), and Cole Bobbitt (bass) — a slot on nearly any stage. “It’s rare that a demo that arrives in the post sets your heart racing and sends you off on a quest to track down its sender. But that’s what happened when we listened to the music sent to us by Ethan Ramon,” Travis and Lee explain.
‘DEATH IN THE FAMILY’ will be available on 7″, limited to just 300 copies worldwide. Pre-order now or find a copy at the band’s upcoming NYC and UK/EU live shows.
The Sophs will play a donation/pay-what-you-can hometown show in Los Angeles at the non-profit venue Scribble on Friday, July 25 before heading to NYC for two free shows in August and then onto the UK and EU, including a spot at the UK’s End of the Road Festival in August. All tour dates are below and tickets for all dates are on-sale now.
DEATH IN THE FAMILY Single Art
TOUR DATES:
Friday July 25 – Los Angeles, CA @ Scribble – Donation/PWYC
Saturday August 2 – Pomona, CA @ Above the Bridge Festival at Fox Theater
Tuesday August 26 – New York, NY @ Berlin Under A – FREE SHOW
Wednesday August 27 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool – FREE SHOW
Saturday August 30 – UK – Larmer Tree, End of the Road Festival
Monday September 1 – UK – Bristol, The Lanes
Tuesday September 2 – UK – Bournemouth – So Young Presents: Who Are You? At Bear Cave
Wed September 3 – UK – London, The Windmill
Saturday September 6 – NL – Asten, Misty Fields Festival
Sunday September 7 – DE – Haldern, Haldern Pop Bar
Monday September 8 – FR – Paris, Supersonic Records
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