“We need to give, and love – and do it over and over again,” - Sophie Barker
Ents Desk -John Kaponi
Sophie Barker will be the next big thing in the celebrated pantheon of British artists, according to the majority of the press assembled at Ronnie Scott's on Monday night to listen to a selection of her new songs for the pre-launch of her new album "Seagull".
‘Say Goodbye’ which has already featured in hit MTV US show SKINS US has put Sophie in pole position to lead the new wave of "Brits" making waves across the globe with her "luscious, sweeping vocals".
Having already worked with Groove Armada, The Egg, Grooverider, Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins) and Muki and The Rainbow Collections, a series of children’s music, Sophie is no stranger to the music business. According to her website "tt’s been a packed 10 years, that’s for sure – but with the release of new album Seagull comes the chance to get to know the real Sophie."
Sophie Barker’s new solo album Seagull reintroduces her with a more plaintive sound than before. And she talks about the new album – released on indie label Ho Hum Records – with an incredible excitement: “It’s like serendipity calling and coming together through the most natural of sources.”
Sophie Barker said:
“It brought a great sense of relief and synchronicity – I’d found the producers and band I’ve dreamt of for years. ” The band is made up of life-long friends, “a newly-formed collective of amazing people enjoying music and playing with their own feeling” – including Sam Johnson and Laurence Clack of Lucky Elephant. Her faith persisted way beyond her patience, and she is simply thrilled that everything has finally come together.
“We need to give, and love – and do it over and over again,” Sophie asserts. “And with my music, it just comes straight through, with no room for contrivances.” Sophie Barker’s songs follow a minimal process, entirely stripped back of artifice – as soon as she came up with a lyric or melody, she headed straight for the studio, and entire songs followed.
The new album is "Seagull" is about trust, love and emotions turning over themselves. It’s about understanding those close to you, and letting yourself go. “It’s about being real and being true – being natural,” Sophie explains. “I’m not a hippy, it’s just a back-up for when things don’t go the right way.” This album marks Sophie out as an independent spirit armed with a fine collection of perceptive, soulful songs – a fitting conclusion to its many years in the making.
5/5 - Sophie Barker will be a hit
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