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Swept Back by Sophia

Biographie de l'artiste pour Sophia

Sophia Is An Indie Rock Band Consisting Of Robin Proper-Sheppard Former Member Of The God Machine And The Sophia Collective A Group Of Musicians Who Collaborate With Sophia. "Oh My Love" From People Are Like Seasons Became An Indie Hit In Several Countries. After The Release Of The Final The God Machine Album In 1995 Proper-Sheppard Set Up The Flower Shop Label Putting Out Records From The Likes Of Elevate Ligament And Swervedriver. He Also Began Recording A Year Later As Sophia. Sophia Sounded Nothing Like The God Machine. Instead Of Ear-Busting And Grating They Were Low Key And Introspective. With The Help From Other Flower Shop Artists - Graham Miles Elevate Dan Mulligan Oil Seed Rape And James Elkington Elevate - He Recorded 1996's 'Fixed Water'. Featuring The Single 'Are You Happy Now' The Album Received Favourable Comparisons To Neil Young And Sparklehorse. Two Years Later 'The Infinite Circle' Followed Receiving Just As Much Critical Praise As The Debut. In 2005 This Album Was Performed Live In Its Entirety As Part Of The All Tomorrow's Parties-Curated Don't Look Back Series. In 2001 Sophia Released A Live Album 'De Nachten'. The Album Was Recorded During 2 Festival Appearances In Belgium And Holland And Features 4 New Songs And A John Lennon Cover. In January 2004 Sophia Released Their Third Studio Album 'People Are Like Seasons'. The Album Was Released By City Slang/EMI And Marks The First Sophia Release For A Major Label. Thanks To The Massive Airplay For Its First Single 'Oh My Love' The Band Reached A Whole New Audience. This Resulted In Chart Success For The Album In Several European Countries Highest Entry Was No. 8 In Belgium . The Band - Of Which The Main Members Are Now Robin Proper-Sheppard Vocals Guitar Jeff Townsin Drums Will Foster Keyboards And Ex-Swervedriver Mainman Adam Franklin Guitar - Did A Very Successful Tour Of Europe In The First Half Of 2004. In The Fall Of 2004 A Rarities Cd Was Released Called 'Collections One'. Most Of 2005 And 2006 Were Spent Writing And Recording New Songs For The Fourth Studio Album 'Technology Won't Save Us' Which Was Released In October 2006.
In The Spring Of 2009 The New Album 'There Are No Goodbyes' Was Released. The Limited Edition Version Featured A Bonus Disc Of An Acoustic With String-Quartet Recorded At Valentine's Day 2009 In Vienna. Discography * Fixed Water 1996 The Flower Shop Recordings * The Infinite Circle 1998 The Flower Shop Recordings * De Nachten 2001 Flower Shop Recordings * People Are Like Seasons 2004 The Flower Shop Recordings/City Slang/Bang! * Collection One 2004 Flower Shop Recordings * Technology Won’t Save Us 2006 The Flower Shop Recordings/City Slang/Bang! * There Are No Goodbyes 2009 The Flower Shop Recordings/City Slang/Bang!

ACCUEIL SOPHIA
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