Philadelphia rock quartet Soraia is giving fans new music for the start of the New Year. The band released a 7" single titled "Tight-Lipped" (with a b-side cover of Aerosmith's "Angel," ft. a guest appearance by their Wicked Cool Records labelmate Jessie Wagner) on January 8th.
Of the new track, frontwoman ZouZou Mansour says the single, "is about a woman who politely refuses to challenge the status quo and direction of her life. It's a final recognition of the part she has played in her own oppressive censoring - a soulful rebuke of her former beliefs on how to live. But by the end of the song, it becomes a triumphant declaration of who she now is: 'Meet Ophelia--no more promises. I refuse to be so tight-lipped.'"
The single follows on the heels of Soraia's most recent studio LP 'Dig Your Roots' which is streaming here. That album was produced and engineered by Geoff Sanoff (Bruce Springsteen, Fountains Of Wayne, Dashboard Confessional) and spawned a number of singles, including "Evergreen", "Wild Woman" and "Superman is Gone."
To celebrate the release of "Tight-Lipped", Soraia will play a special event to be live-streamed from The Bowery Electric on January 15th at 8:00pm ET. Tickets are available online and are also good for “on-demand” viewing through 1/22. A percentage of ticket sales will support #SaveOurStages to bring relief to independent venues impacted by the pandemic.
Soraiais: ZouZou Mansour: lead vocal, tambourine; Travis Smith: bass, backing vocals; Brianna Sig: drums, percussion, backing vocals; and Nick Seditious: guitars.
(MADISON, NJ) -- Trombonist Mariel Bildsten moved from Santa Barbara, CA, to New York to study jazz at the New School's School of Jazz and Contemporary Music. She remained in New York after graduating in 2015 and has become an integral part of the New York/New Jersey jazz scene. DownBeat Magazine calls her "irrepressibly spontaneous."
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