Sophie Hunger / Thursday 25th October v The Deaf Institute
Sophie Hunger
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Swiss born, Berlin based Sophie Hunger released her new album Molecules on August 31st via Caroline International. She is set to play 5 UK shows this October.
Sophie Hunger has long been synonymous with a minimalist folk-jazz hybrid that put her in step with fellow travellers like Laura Marling and Feist. But having made the move to Berlin in recent years, she has since discovered electronic music, became a frequent visitor to the Berghain club on Sunday nights and developed an interest in modular synths, for which Berlin is a mecca. All the tracks on Modular were written in her home studio there (which were later recorded with producer Dan Carey in South London) .
Already an established artist in mainland Europe, Molecules is Hunger’s first full album in English and is what she describes as “minimal electronic folk”. Her most compelling qualities – an ingenue-like delicacy and contrasting solitary darkness - haven’t changed. Familiar trickles of funfair weirdness still permeate the music, calling to mind Beth Orton and Regina Spektor. Moreover, she’s still enigmatic and self-possessed to the point where it feels too intrusive to ask certain questions.
Molecules bears witness to her defiance and intellectual credibility in a post-truth age of ignorance. Female (and male) pop fans in search of a nuanced, intelligent role model could do worse than to keep an eye on her.
Sophie is currently playing city residencies across Germany, Austria, France and Switzerland. She will embark on a full European tour in October, with a run of 4 UK shows starting at London’s Oslo on October 23rd:
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