ngl I’m really happy there wasn’t a charli feature which I’m sure fans wanted. even before Sophie died im pretty sure Charli was in no way shape or form meant to be on this album. It just confuses me because I feel like people didn’t actually listen to ‘so I,’ charli pretty much says they were a little distant before her death. as most people of course I would have loved another collab between them but im so glad charli wasn’t involved, this is Sophie’s album through and through and I’m so happy we got the collaborations we did.
People lack reading comprehension skills, I’m also glad Charli was not on this. This was pretty much as close to what SOPHIE intended to release at some point
yeah, although i dont think she was COMPLETELY uninvolved. sophie did actually atleast *try* to have her on the album at one point because we had a tracklist leak for this after parts of sophies email were breached in 2019. she was suggesting taxi and wanna get fucked up (as well as lock it up), but probably took them off since they dont fit with the rest of the songs lol
It’s a little poetic that her voice isn’t on this album, since she’s not actually here with us to share her full artistic voice and vision. I’m glad we got this though and really enjoy it and have no complaints.
"When I'm on stage, sometimes I lie. Say that I love slnging these songs you left behind. And I know you always said it's okay to cry. So I know I can cry, I can cry, So I cry." - So I by Charli XCX RIP SOPHIE. SOPHIE LIVES ON FOREVER THROUGH ALL OF US. 🕊💕🥺
I still cant stand the fact she died i can only imagine the projects she would release if she was still alive but im glad her brother gave us her last gift for us
tbh I was really worried when the project was announced, and hearing the singles didn't help (since the versions on soundcloud sound better). However, i saw a live show recording by SOPHIE and she pretty much performed 2/3 of this album's tracks, which just showed how close the album was to being completed. Upon hearing the full album, it is easier to accept it for what it is; a last beautiful tribute to her contributions to pop, techno and ambient music. Even though i will probably stick to listening to the live versions of the new album, I have huge respect for Ben and everyone involved for giving us her music and solidifying her image as an icon. We'll never get back what we lost
"This record was never meant to be the pinnacle of her journey, it was always going to exist as a page in a book that sadly is never going to be finished" and that's whats so heartbreaking about it all. We never got a Bjork style evolution with her. A backcatalog of decades of hits and misses. Just a triumphant debut and some intriguing decent tracks to cap it off. SOPHIE forever
Sophie really was a trailblazer for then and now, the sheer artistry and her just being herself, not caring whatever she faced, is awe admiring If she was still alive, she and, I think even Kim, would be in the pop culture zeitgeist for DECADES TO COME, MAYBE EVEN MILLENIUMS She will be missed, she will be mourned as one of the truest stars to ever grace the musical field; I hope she’s happy up there, with her beloved moon, rest in peace SOPHIE!
My favorite songs were always and forever, and my forever not because of their sound but because of the emotions they evoke i was crying all throughout the last Section RIP SOPHIE GODMOTHER OF HYPERPOP💜
I have a lot of emotions about this record so much so that i might just make a video about it. You put it into such great words and I really did pick up on the existentialism of OIL and this record more now that she's gone and I think it needs more focus.
I feel like what made SOPHIE stick out was those odd little imperfect and eerie little moments of emptiness in the songs. Speaks to the nature of living and eventually dying.
i have an edit to make: kim petras is not the first trans woman to ever win a grammy (i think she is the second one). the first one was Wendy Carlos, who was also a pioneer in electronic music.
i understand people maybe not liking the direction of this album, but i really REALLY hate how people are directing the hate to her family. we knew sophies vision for this album for yeaaarrrs, she played almost all of these songs live and people on album of the year still have the nerve to go "BENNY BUTCHERED SOPHIES VISION! SHE WASNT INVOLVED IN MOST OF THESE TRACKS!". anyways, small rant, but i love this album, and seeing people hate on it because it isn't structured like a traditional album just shows how innovative she was, and adds to her statement of not believing in the album format
Benny did the best with what he knew, there’s a chance SOPHIE may have done last minute changes but this was just about finished according to many people close to her (and the played versions)
Just because I know this would’ve been an sophomore album I will leave my one very very small critique of the album and that is I wish the songs had split the vocal collaborators more evenly, maybe even brought more vocal collaborators. I understand why it was done this way and obviously this wouldn’t even be a talking point if Sophie was still with us. Like I said it’s a small critique but it’s the only one I have. I will waiting patiently for this album get a Grammy and if it doesn’t I’ll be protesting
I think it’s proof this album really was a collection of in progress tracks, the lack of vocalists felt more placeholder-y or like of its time (pre 2021)
@@EljohnMacaranas it’s not even a lack to me, they spent a lot of time mastering the tracks, the over reliance on BC Kingdom, Popstar, and LIZ, is tiring. other people who are on the album less like Kim Petras, Hannah Diamond, Dodd, Cecile Belive could’ve taken on 1 more song and maybe people like Charli could’ve had a spot.
I finally listened too the album and this album would be a great be really good for a Oct release date but I am glad we got the album im sad that she died she is so talented I love her now and a feel bad for not loving her then
R.I.P. SOPHIE. She is an icon, and she'll always be. Man, I don’t think I'll ever really wrap my mind around her passing. Everytime I think about it, I'm shot back to the day she died. My mom came in my room mentioning she heard about her premature death on the news. My mom never heard SOPHIE's music, she didn't know I was a fan and just asked if I knew who she was, but she could see the moment my stomach dropped when I shakily asked to see the news article just to confirm my worst suspicions. I'd just finished clumsily producing a track inspired by the controlled chaos of Ponyboy and Faceshopping while anxiously awaiting her new releases, and then she was gone... As for this final album, although this project sounds different than I guess I thought it would, I'm content with what we got. Posthumous releases are always touchy, but I do believe that her family would know best that SOPHIE would want these tracks to be heard. In them, I sense a transitionary evolution of her style, but into what, we'll never know for certain. You're right - it's not a conclusion, because sadly, we'll never get one. But it's likely the closest we'll ever get to knowing more of her creative vision, and I'm thankful for that. Your video speaks to that bittersweetness that comes from reflecting on her legacy as a fan, so thank you. Also, just a note: I noticed when you were talking about RAWWWWWW, I think you used he/him for Jozzy, but she's a woman.
Thank you so much for the Jozzy clarification, deep apologies! Also yes, your comment honestly captured how I felt that day in January. I couldn't believe it, even after seeing AP confirm it.
i don't even care what people going to say about this album. For us, Sophie's stans this is like the closing chapter, the lost sounds in our minds. I stream it all day long. Thank you for this interpretation.
I said this to another reactor/ music channel i follow but for me im unfortunately apart of the crowd that just felt this dosent feel right or sit well with me. im happy there some that enjoyed it! And we even got anything to begin with! Even disregarding no fan favorites there are still werid choices with songs we have beard before when sophie was alive now being mixed weridly and sounding less impactful like reason why(its still pretty good tho) and its interesting cause this btw is a old fan favorite that made it onto the album but other songs around the time that where made are missing? Like "transnation" would've fit perfectly here in this album and wouldn't have felt out of place, and would've felt like... Well her. I even seen the leaked music video and stuff i feell she definitely would've had that on the album with a new video since the old one had her ex in it . But this is why i feel like that argument amongs people when it comes to old fan favorites or not doesn't hold up imo, but i understand! But all in all something was just felt off even as far as posthumous albums go, the song themselves shows a direction she definitely wanted to go but the choices that made the album in the end result of the final songs now done makes me feel like somthing was changed too much about them and missing, makes me feel this album wasn't as complete as they made it out to be. I respect the hell outta her brother for finding the strength to do this and everyone trying to do there best with what they had! Apparently more is coming so i can't wait for that Hope this doesn't come of as mean! Im just a fan that cares, it didn't overall leave the best impression but i still respect everyone apart of it! I think everyone opinions on this is valid and if anything it shows how many people actually care about her and her legacy, she changed music forever!
I think you made some very valid points! I personally had mixed feelings but respect her family’s attempt to at least put forth some work of hers. Felt less cash grabby than some of the other posthumous albums I have heard. Still SOPHIE was a perfectionist to a fault she’d release rather sporadically, I can only imagine what this truly finished would have been like.
I just had an awful conversation with some ‘experimental music enjoyer’ who shit on this album and i’ve been feeling a lot of anger about that, so your fair but totally emotionally informed assessment of this is just what I needed to hear. I love that you share this feeling about sophie, thank you!
I can’t lie, I’m currently kind of scared to listen to this album. I fell in love with her music so deeply, her death felt devastating to experience as a fan of her truly one of a kind styles, Immaterial from Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides was a huge part of my recognition of my non-binary gender identity, and has inspired so many stories I’ve planned over time. As much as her legacy will live on and has continued after the accident that took her life, what should be a comma feels like a period. Like a part of her legacy ends when I finish this album, and that feels a little painful to consider. Because even if the rest of that legacy continues, I hate the feeling that even a portion of it must end.
Thank you for discussing her work!! I honestly find it so hard to imagine a world without her, and come to terms with the fact that this is probably the last we are getting from her was heartbreaking. But she is immaterial, she will live forever in our hearts, and her impact will send waves across music from now til the future. I miss her so so much 💜 RIP Sophie ♾️
I fell in love with SOPHIE and her music for being so unique. It’s influenced me to start making music and I really love this album. Her vocals not being on it reminds me that she’s no longer here but she left this gift of an album for us to treasure forever. I hope that we get to hear more unreleased SOPHIE products so we can listen to what she was aiming to do with her career. If I had the chance to go in the past and save her I would in a heart beat. RIP SOPHIE WE LOVE YOU FOREVER AND ALWAYS! ❤
I and others I know were honestly disappointed with the album so it's nice to see someone have a more positive take on it, I'm going to give it more patience to see if I eventually feel different. Regardless I hope people continue to share around her work, especially the bootlegs, because theres so much gold in her body of work that goes underappreciated. SOPHIE and everyone else who was a part of PC Music deserves so much respect
Honestly I do get the disappointment, this wasn’t anywhere close to OOEPUI and definitely felt like a facsimile of what could have been. Truthfully, she’s gonna live forever through the bootlegs and the released works. She was truly a pioneer, I feel like years from now people are gonna still dream about what she could have shown us.
Along with my interpretation of reason why as basically embracing your own truth so you can love other people and love yourself, I thought that it being right after The Dome's protection was perfect and this and all the poppy tracks that come after feel like a practical example of the messages in TDP, as it is very abstract, specially as it ends with lines about embracing your present "look in front of you/this is the cradle of your civilization.. etc". Idk that transition was perfect for me, along with the fact that is the song everyone is most familiar with (even if you didn't pirate it or whatever, it was the first single), it all added to that and I thought it was really well though out...😊
Sophie is and will always be my favorite artist and I think this album just shows how much of a genius she was. It saddens me that people are not clicking with this that much bc it's a really cool tribute album even tho it's not perfect like OOEPUI and has it's major flaws but still it's a really good send off to an a once in a lifetime icon. SOPHIE forever ♾
I am at best a casual fan so I have not followed her closely. I guess I need to adjust how I listen to this one because the whole thing caught me off guard. I was expecting something more Oil-y as it were and I was maybe disappointed because of that. I think the production is great but I am mixed on the vocals as a cohesive piece. Part of it is just wanting to hear Sophie again, which I guess is the bittersweet subtext of it all. You are not the first person I have read calling it great to the point I thought I was listening wrong. Maybe I need to fill in some gaps before giving this a second go. I like parts of it (I am a Hannah Diamond and Cecile Believe fan especially) but I think I went into this a bit too blindly.
I think it works best for me in the sense I could see how this would have been a bridge to a future that never happened, it’s definitely not anywhere near OOEPUI fs but I imagine this would have been that album after that everyone would have liked but not loved then her next one would have floored us all and so forth
It's been months since Brat was released, and I still can't listen to So I without bursting into tears, so who knows how long it'll take me to get through this album without breaking down into tears at the cinematic moments and then getting sudden emotional whiplash into sheer pop giddiness, which feels like she's smiling and reminding us again, it's okay to cry. I remember listening to the Euphoric Reduce Me To Nothingness Remix of Faceshopping and Pretending I Give In (Let Go) one night and just having a wave of calmness wash over me as I finally accepted that I'm trans after years of knowing it but refusing to believe it. SOPHIE is such a phenomenal album. The Dome's Protection made me feel things I can't even explain. The pop moments are so fun, and downright catchy. I've been obsessed with Berlin Nightmare and One More Time specifically since they dropped. Exhilarate also really helped me get through a rough night when it dropped. I agree that Love Me Off Earth feels like SOPHIE is speaking directly from the heavens. I wish she was still here just about every day, like I'm sure many of us do, but this album, while it may not be 100% polished, really does feel like her presence is amongst us.
i'm not a huge fan of the album but she's one of those artists where i know my opinion on her art doesn't mean shit so i have no intention on ever criticizing her work.
Charli was never meant to be on what this record would have been if SOPHIE had been alive to complete it, So I on Brat implies they’d drifted apart for a time and Charli felt much regret for not being there when she could have.
90% of this album was SOPHIE, we’ll never know if the remaining 10% she would have put into this would have made it that much better but it’s just out there bc it was so close to being finalized
this album was made by sophie and put together by sophie, it was finished by her brother and friends we dont know what the album would be like if she was still with us but its best not to dwell on that, the version was clear for this album i srsly doubt benny changed it that much
SOPHIE forever 💜
ngl I’m really happy there wasn’t a charli feature which I’m sure fans wanted. even before Sophie died im pretty sure Charli was in no way shape or form meant to be on this album. It just confuses me because I feel like people didn’t actually listen to ‘so I,’ charli pretty much says they were a little distant before her death. as most people of course I would have loved another collab between them but im so glad charli wasn’t involved, this is Sophie’s album through and through and I’m so happy we got the collaborations we did.
People lack reading comprehension skills, I’m also glad Charli was not on this. This was pretty much as close to what SOPHIE intended to release at some point
yeah, although i dont think she was COMPLETELY uninvolved. sophie did actually atleast *try* to have her on the album at one point because we had a tracklist leak for this after parts of sophies email were breached in 2019. she was suggesting taxi and wanna get fucked up (as well as lock it up), but probably took them off since they dont fit with the rest of the songs lol
It’s a little poetic that her voice isn’t on this album, since she’s not actually here with us to share her full artistic voice and vision. I’m glad we got this though and really enjoy it and have no complaints.
Good way of seeing that but makes it even more bittersweet
@@EljohnMacaranas yeah definitely. Bittersweet was the word I was thinking of lol
SOPHIE really was the fairy godmother of modern dance pop, when Unholy won a grammy, it was clear people were just not ready
Literally so mad SOPHIE didn’t get a Grammy before passing
"When I'm on stage, sometimes I lie. Say that I love slnging these songs you left behind. And I know you always said it's okay to cry. So I know I can cry, I can cry, So I cry."
- So I by Charli XCX
RIP SOPHIE. SOPHIE LIVES ON FOREVER THROUGH ALL OF US. 🕊💕🥺
So I still rips my heart out every time! RIP SOPHIE ♾️💜
Rest in peace, Rest in power, Rest in pearls, what ever your doing Sophie, this would’ve been a great chapter
Rest in power Sophie Xeon
Rest in power SOPHIE! 💜
I still cant stand the fact she died i can only imagine the projects she would release if she was still alive but im glad her brother gave us her last gift for us
I daydream about the work she could have done with Charli or what she would have eventually made with Gaga despite the Chromatica work being scrapped
tbh I was really worried when the project was announced, and hearing the singles didn't help (since the versions on soundcloud sound better). However, i saw a live show recording by SOPHIE and she pretty much performed 2/3 of this album's tracks, which just showed how close the album was to being completed.
Upon hearing the full album, it is easier to accept it for what it is; a last beautiful tribute to her contributions to pop, techno and ambient music. Even though i will probably stick to listening to the live versions of the new album, I have huge respect for Ben and everyone involved for giving us her music and solidifying her image as an icon. We'll never get back what we lost
Well said, I definitely have to revisit those live versions!
10/10 album, no matter what anyone says.
💜
one word…
*rip.* *we will miss you dearly.*
RIP ♾️
"This record was never meant to be the pinnacle of her journey, it was always going to exist as a page in a book that sadly is never going to be finished"
and that's whats so heartbreaking about it all. We never got a Bjork style evolution with her. A backcatalog of decades of hits and misses. Just a triumphant debut and some intriguing decent tracks to cap it off.
SOPHIE forever
She was so set for multiple different evolutions that would have rocked and changed the pop soundscape. She will be missed forever!
Sophie really was a trailblazer for then and now, the sheer artistry and her just being herself, not caring whatever she faced, is awe admiring
If she was still alive, she and, I think even Kim, would be in the pop culture zeitgeist for DECADES TO COME, MAYBE EVEN MILLENIUMS
She will be missed, she will be mourned as one of the truest stars to ever grace the musical field; I hope she’s happy up there, with her beloved moon, rest in peace SOPHIE!
So well put! She was so ahead of the curve!
My favorite songs were always and forever, and my forever not because of their sound but because of the emotions they evoke i was crying all throughout the last Section RIP SOPHIE GODMOTHER OF HYPERPOP💜
They felt like a proper goodbye of sorts 💜
idk what the ppl on twitter are on but omg this is a perfect album ❤❤❤
They deeply misunderstood what this album would have been if SOPHIE was here to give it to us
Is was a nice but hard listen. Not cuz of the music but just the realization that this is the last SOPHIE album, end of an era 😢
When it ended, it did feel like saying goodbye properly 😭 but just not in the way you wanted to
i miss her so so much i haven't been able to bring myself to stream the album yet
It’s OK, take your time!
this album deserves an award, REST IN PEACE SOPHIE XEON
I’d love to see the Grammy award this posthumously
I have a lot of emotions about this record so much so that i might just make a video about it. You put it into such great words and I really did pick up on the existentialism of OIL and this record more now that she's gone and I think it needs more focus.
I feel like what made SOPHIE stick out was those odd little imperfect and eerie little moments of emptiness in the songs. Speaks to the nature of living and eventually dying.
i have an edit to make: kim petras is not the first trans woman to ever win a grammy (i think she is the second one). the first one was Wendy Carlos, who was also a pioneer in electronic music.
Thank you! I looked her up! What a pioneer!
But Kim was the first publicly out trans woman at the time of winning to win a Grammy
Icon, legendary, she is the moment , come on now
So tragic that she’s gone 💜
i love this album so much 😭
Glad you did ♾️💜
The Domes Protection makes me cry every single time its truly amazing!
Love her ambient work!
Yesssss to the substance, fucking iconic movie with total faceshopping vibes
That whole movie soundtrack made me wish SOPHIE was around to see the film or even contribute bc it’s thematically so her unintentionally
i understand people maybe not liking the direction of this album, but i really REALLY hate how people are directing the hate to her family. we knew sophies vision for this album for yeaaarrrs, she played almost all of these songs live and people on album of the year still have the nerve to go "BENNY BUTCHERED SOPHIES VISION! SHE WASNT INVOLVED IN MOST OF THESE TRACKS!".
anyways, small rant, but i love this album, and seeing people hate on it because it isn't structured like a traditional album just shows how innovative she was, and adds to her statement of not believing in the album format
Benny did the best with what he knew, there’s a chance SOPHIE may have done last minute changes but this was just about finished according to many people close to her (and the played versions)
I LOVEDDD Bc Kindom On This Album His Verse Were Soo Amazinggggg
💜♾️
I still miss her so much. There will be NO ONE like her. I was completely devastated when I heard she passed.
One of the saddest days in pop tbh
Just because I know this would’ve been an sophomore album I will leave my one very very small critique of the album and that is I wish the songs had split the vocal collaborators more evenly, maybe even brought more vocal collaborators. I understand why it was done this way and obviously this wouldn’t even be a talking point if Sophie was still with us. Like I said it’s a small critique but it’s the only one I have. I will waiting patiently for this album get a Grammy and if it doesn’t I’ll be protesting
I think it’s proof this album really was a collection of in progress tracks, the lack of vocalists felt more placeholder-y or like of its time (pre 2021)
@@EljohnMacaranas it’s not even a lack to me, they spent a lot of time mastering the tracks, the over reliance on BC Kingdom, Popstar, and LIZ, is tiring. other people who are on the album less like Kim Petras, Hannah Diamond, Dodd, Cecile Belive could’ve taken on 1 more song and maybe people like Charli could’ve had a spot.
rest in power 💜 sophie xeon
💜💜💜♾️♾️♾️
I finally listened too the album and this album would be a great be really good for a Oct release date but I am glad we got the album im sad that she died she is so talented I love her now and a feel bad for not loving her then
I felt like this release date felt a bit random and agree a release at a less congested time would have been nice
R.I.P. SOPHIE. She is an icon, and she'll always be.
Man, I don’t think I'll ever really wrap my mind around her passing. Everytime I think about it, I'm shot back to the day she died. My mom came in my room mentioning she heard about her premature death on the news. My mom never heard SOPHIE's music, she didn't know I was a fan and just asked if I knew who she was, but she could see the moment my stomach dropped when I shakily asked to see the news article just to confirm my worst suspicions. I'd just finished clumsily producing a track inspired by the controlled chaos of Ponyboy and Faceshopping while anxiously awaiting her new releases, and then she was gone...
As for this final album, although this project sounds different than I guess I thought it would, I'm content with what we got. Posthumous releases are always touchy, but I do believe that her family would know best that SOPHIE would want these tracks to be heard. In them, I sense a transitionary evolution of her style, but into what, we'll never know for certain. You're right - it's not a conclusion, because sadly, we'll never get one. But it's likely the closest we'll ever get to knowing more of her creative vision, and I'm thankful for that. Your video speaks to that bittersweetness that comes from reflecting on her legacy as a fan, so thank you.
Also, just a note: I noticed when you were talking about RAWWWWWW, I think you used he/him for Jozzy, but she's a woman.
Thank you so much for the Jozzy clarification, deep apologies! Also yes, your comment honestly captured how I felt that day in January. I couldn't believe it, even after seeing AP confirm it.
i don't even care what people going to say about this album. For us, Sophie's stans this is like the closing chapter, the lost sounds in our minds. I stream it all day long. Thank you for this interpretation.
So sad to see people judge this the way they are
I said this to another reactor/ music channel i follow but for me im unfortunately apart of the crowd that just felt this dosent feel right or sit well with me. im happy there some that enjoyed it! And we even got anything to begin with!
Even disregarding no fan favorites there are still werid choices with songs we have beard before when sophie was alive now being mixed weridly and sounding less impactful like reason why(its still pretty good tho) and its interesting cause this btw is a old fan favorite that made it onto the album but other songs around the time that where made are missing? Like "transnation" would've fit perfectly here in this album and wouldn't have felt out of place, and would've felt like... Well her. I even seen the leaked music video and stuff i feell she definitely would've had that on the album with a new video since the old one had her ex in it .
But this is why i feel like that argument amongs people when it comes to old fan favorites or not doesn't hold up imo, but i understand!
But all in all something was just felt off even as far as posthumous albums go, the song themselves shows a direction she definitely wanted to go but the choices that made the album in the end result of the final songs now done makes me feel like somthing was changed too much about them and missing, makes me feel this album wasn't as complete as they made it out to be. I respect the hell outta her brother for finding the strength to do this and everyone trying to do there best with what they had!
Apparently more is coming so i can't wait for that
Hope this doesn't come of as mean! Im just a fan that cares, it didn't overall leave the best impression but i still respect everyone apart of it! I think everyone opinions on this is valid and if anything it shows how many people actually care about her and her legacy, she changed music forever!
I think you made some very valid points! I personally had mixed feelings but respect her family’s attempt to at least put forth some work of hers. Felt less cash grabby than some of the other posthumous albums I have heard. Still SOPHIE was a perfectionist to a fault she’d release rather sporadically, I can only imagine what this truly finished would have been like.
@@EljohnMacaranas agreed!
I just had an awful conversation with some ‘experimental music enjoyer’ who shit on this album and i’ve been feeling a lot of anger about that, so your fair but totally emotionally informed assessment of this is just what I needed to hear. I love that you share this feeling about sophie, thank you!
I feel like people shitting on it really just don’t get the context of the album, is it perfect? Nah, but I’m glad it’s available
I can’t lie, I’m currently kind of scared to listen to this album. I fell in love with her music so deeply, her death felt devastating to experience as a fan of her truly one of a kind styles, Immaterial from Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides was a huge part of my recognition of my non-binary gender identity, and has inspired so many stories I’ve planned over time. As much as her legacy will live on and has continued after the accident that took her life, what should be a comma feels like a period. Like a part of her legacy ends when I finish this album, and that feels a little painful to consider. Because even if the rest of that legacy continues, I hate the feeling that even a portion of it must end.
The comma rather than a period line you put captures my feelings so well! 😭
Thank you for discussing her work!! I honestly find it so hard to imagine a world without her, and come to terms with the fact that this is probably the last we are getting from her was heartbreaking. But she is immaterial, she will live forever in our hearts, and her impact will send waves across music from now til the future. I miss her so so much 💜 RIP Sophie ♾️
I feel like this loss is one we’ll be mourning for quite some time. SOPHIE was/is/will always be an icon 💜♾️
It is so sad that she only got to release two albums. She was a pioneer for the hyper pop movement 😢😢
She really paved the way!
I’m gonna put this into the universe Sophie will be more known cause of this album Sophie forever
I think we have a few more droplets and things left to hear and ofc the music inspired by her!
You are extremely talented at explaining things and your perspective is enlightening, thank you!
Thank you for watching 💙
i listened to debut but i will listen to this record eventually.
Debut was so good, this one's a bit of a downgrade (as second ones usually are) but it's still worth a listen!
Rest in power Sophie
SOPHIE ♾️
I fell in love with SOPHIE and her music for being so unique. It’s influenced me to start making music and I really love this album. Her vocals not being on it reminds me that she’s no longer here but she left this gift of an album for us to treasure forever. I hope that we get to hear more unreleased SOPHIE products so we can listen to what she was aiming to do with her career. If I had the chance to go in the past and save her I would in a heart beat. RIP SOPHIE WE LOVE YOU FOREVER AND ALWAYS! ❤
I feel like yeah this is sort of just a document or a sketch of what she could have been (much like any unreleased works by deceased artists)
I and others I know were honestly disappointed with the album so it's nice to see someone have a more positive take on it, I'm going to give it more patience to see if I eventually feel different. Regardless I hope people continue to share around her work, especially the bootlegs, because theres so much gold in her body of work that goes underappreciated. SOPHIE and everyone else who was a part of PC Music deserves so much respect
Honestly I do get the disappointment, this wasn’t anywhere close to OOEPUI and definitely felt like a facsimile of what could have been. Truthfully, she’s gonna live forever through the bootlegs and the released works. She was truly a pioneer, I feel like years from now people are gonna still dream about what she could have shown us.
Rest in peace
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Along with my interpretation of reason why as basically embracing your own truth so you can love other people and love yourself, I thought that it being right after The Dome's protection was perfect and this and all the poppy tracks that come after feel like a practical example of the messages in TDP, as it is very abstract, specially as it ends with lines about embracing your present "look in front of you/this is the cradle of your civilization.. etc". Idk that transition was perfect for me, along with the fact that is the song everyone is most familiar with (even if you didn't pirate it or whatever, it was the first single), it all added to that and I thought it was really well though out...😊
That tracks!
Sophie is and will always be my favorite artist and I think this album just shows how much of a genius she was. It saddens me that people are not clicking with this that much bc it's a really cool tribute album even tho it's not perfect like OOEPUI and has it's major flaws but still it's a really good send off to an a once in a lifetime icon.
SOPHIE forever ♾
I think OOEPUI really just left such a big mark for people but people will come around I do think! 💜♾️
I am at best a casual fan so I have not followed her closely. I guess I need to adjust how I listen to this one because the whole thing caught me off guard. I was expecting something more Oil-y as it were and I was maybe disappointed because of that. I think the production is great but I am mixed on the vocals as a cohesive piece. Part of it is just wanting to hear Sophie again, which I guess is the bittersweet subtext of it all. You are not the first person I have read calling it great to the point I thought I was listening wrong. Maybe I need to fill in some gaps before giving this a second go. I like parts of it (I am a Hannah Diamond and Cecile Believe fan especially) but I think I went into this a bit too blindly.
I think it works best for me in the sense I could see how this would have been a bridge to a future that never happened, it’s definitely not anywhere near OOEPUI fs but I imagine this would have been that album after that everyone would have liked but not loved then her next one would have floored us all and so forth
love me off earth literally makes me cry everytime i hear the high pitched voice. ofc im not the only one, but i miss her sm ❤️🩹
It’s so her!
It’s ok to cry, I’ll forever miss Sophie, she truly was an amazing artist. 💜
For real, she was a trailblazer
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It's been months since Brat was released, and I still can't listen to So I without bursting into tears, so who knows how long it'll take me to get through this album without breaking down into tears at the cinematic moments and then getting sudden emotional whiplash into sheer pop giddiness, which feels like she's smiling and reminding us again, it's okay to cry. I remember listening to the Euphoric Reduce Me To Nothingness Remix of Faceshopping and Pretending I Give In (Let Go) one night and just having a wave of calmness wash over me as I finally accepted that I'm trans after years of knowing it but refusing to believe it. SOPHIE is such a phenomenal album. The Dome's Protection made me feel things I can't even explain. The pop moments are so fun, and downright catchy. I've been obsessed with Berlin Nightmare and One More Time specifically since they dropped. Exhilarate also really helped me get through a rough night when it dropped. I agree that Love Me Off Earth feels like SOPHIE is speaking directly from the heavens. I wish she was still here just about every day, like I'm sure many of us do, but this album, while it may not be 100% polished, really does feel like her presence is amongst us.
It feels distinctly hers which I love and was my sole sorta wish
Also, this comment was beautiful, I’m so glad SOPHIE helped you in that way!
She was so talented and innovative. She is missed and I’m so glad this was released. Great review and video.
She really will be missed! Thank you for watching!
i'm not a huge fan of the album but she's one of those artists where i know my opinion on her art doesn't mean shit so i have no intention on ever criticizing her work.
I think it’s fair to not be too in love with the record, if anything this is a museum piece or a document than an actual album we can properly assess
@@EljohnMacaranas agreed 100%
I find it very lackluster, can't believe there's no Charli feature.
Charli was never meant to be on what this record would have been if SOPHIE had been alive to complete it, So I on Brat implies they’d drifted apart for a time and Charli felt much regret for not being there when she could have.
SOPHIE forever🤍
💜♾️
Still miss her! Rest in peace!
What a legend
Tragically unpolished… Sophie truly is dead. I dont understand why he ebrother would stain her legacy with this shit album?
90% of this album was SOPHIE, we’ll never know if the remaining 10% she would have put into this would have made it that much better but it’s just out there bc it was so close to being finalized
this album was made by sophie and put together by sophie, it was finished by her brother and friends we dont know what the album would be like if she was still with us but its best not to dwell on that, the version was clear for this album i srsly doubt benny changed it that much
You dissected this so well! Live in my truth made me feel like I was dancing with her
Thank you! And YES that one has grown a lot on me!