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Sophie

Sophie

Sophie

Posthumous release of the second solo album from the Scottish-born experimental art pop musician was finalised by her brother Benny Long

ADM rating[?]

6.5

Label
Transgressive
UK Release date
27/09/2024
US Release date
27/09/2024
  1. 8.0 |   Rolling Stone

    The electronic trailblazer, who died in 2021, left behind an album full of wildly inventive bangers
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  2. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Posthumous release from visionary electronic producer is a fitting addition to her legacy
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  3. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    The greatest and most emotional run is that of the last four tracks, which takes on a new meaning of “forever”
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  4. 7.7 |   Northern Transmissions

    SOPHIE’s posthumous, self-titled album is primarily one of great tribute to an incredible and exceedingly-talented producer. This artist will undoubtedly continue to be missed and revered for years to come
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  5. 7.0 |   DIY

    More commemorative than conclusive - a welcome celebration; an answerphone message revisited

  6. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    It's a successful album, but it's not quite a SOPHIE project. If you follow the sounds long enough, you'll eventually find her — quietly commanding the aux cord from another, better dimension somewhere in the kitchen
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  7. 6.9 |   Spectrum Culture

    This posthumous album delivers a suitably crowded, messy and occasionally glorious farewell to the English force of nature
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  8. 6.8 |   Pitchfork

    The electronic pioneer’s posthumous album is bittersweet, difficult to pin down, and an unusually safe statement from one of the 21st century’s great risk-takers
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  9. 6.7 |   Beats Per Minute

    In the end, SOPHIE the record is a fitting tribute to SOPHIE the artist because of how well it highlights the ways in which she can never be replaced
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  10. 6.0 |   Clash

    When SOPHIE the record is finished, you are left with a mix of feelings and emotions. Gratitude for the work SOPHIE the artist brought us and the boundaries she broke down. Curiosity as to what this record may have been had she gotten to complete it
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  11. 6.0 |   NME

    The posthumous record from the Scottish musician is both wildly experimental and unusually safe
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  12. 5.0 |   The Quietus

    This feels, in many ways, more like a compilation than a coherent album: a selection of tracks created in tribute to the late artist, rather than a cogent piece of art crafted by her exacting hand
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  13. 5.0 |   Slant Magazine

    The album feels like a ChatGPT recreation of a true visionary’s unique brand of pop
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  14. 4.0 |   The FT

    The electronic producer, who died in 2021, left behind a trove of unfinished material which forms the basis for this self-titled release
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