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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

ACL 2022: Sofi Tukker

 Saturday at 5:15pm.  Paste Magazine calls their music:

an insatiable dance collection of jungle-pop songs with many well-executed nods towards Brazilian instruments, poets and to the national language, Portuguese.

Wikipedia bio:

Sofi Tukker is the duo of Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern.

Sophie Hawley-Weld was born in Frankfurt, Germany, but grew up in rural Canada and Atlanta. She then attended United World College of the Adriatic, a UWC in Duino, Italy.

Tucker Halpern was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. Growing up, he was a basketball player who was recruited by major Division I basketball schools, ending up at Brown University where he played three years and was the captain for a year. Due to an illness, he changed his career, started DJing and concentrated on making music.

Halpern and Hawley-Weld first met at Brown University in 2014 at an art gallery where Hawley-Weld was performing. Halpern approached her and they began writing and performing songs together.

One of their hits is "Purple Hat".   Here they are performing it at KUTX Studio 1A.  I like the mellow version better.

I really like "Original Sin".  Good song. 

This song is fun.  Original video below but here it is recorded live in a studio.  "Drinkee"


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