SOPHIE was born Sophie Xeon in Glasgow in 1986. She started putting out music around 2013, with early singles like 'Nothing More to Say' getting attention for their unusual electronic textures. Her sound was hard to pin down, pulling from techno and pop but reshaping them into something more fractured and synthetic.
Her 2018 album 'Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides' included tracks like 'It's Okay To Cry' and 'Immaterial,' which balanced vulnerable, melodic moments with abrasive, plasticine production. Songs such as 'Faceshopping' and 'Ponyboy' pushed that contrast further, layering distorted beats with themes about identity and commodification.
She worked with other artists like Charli XCX and Lil Yachty, and her visual style in videos and performances matched the hyperreal quality of the music. SOPHIE died in 2021. A posthumous collection, 'It's Okay to Cry,' was released that same year.
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