- 2024-11-30
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MUSIC
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Sohodolls Releases New Song “Thread”
London-based electropop band Sohodolls released a new song “Thread” on November 29, 2024.
The song is taken from their long-awaited forthcoming new album.
It was written by Maya von Doll, and Tony Esterly who also produced the track.
The track is a song about finding your tribe and celebrating your non-blood family. It's a playful song about those of us who are very passionate, slightly eccentric, maniacally driven and who don't conform to societal norms.
The band lead singer Maya von Doll said of the song, “I wrote this song in Nashville with Tony Esterly. Musically we hit it off straight away - we both love The Gorrillaz, EDM and rock. And that day, I wanted to bring in some Lebanese or middle-eastern vibes into the music because I love that minor scale and I wanted to be able to belly-dance to it. It was such a lovely writing experience, and the song just poured out of us.”- Maja Von Dorr also explained the other seven songs that have been released so far from the new album.
“Tear You Apart”
“The fans asked for it! Last year I posted a photo on Instagram with She Wants Revenge's hit 'Tear You Apart'. The fans mistakenly thought this was a statement of intent to cover the track. I received hundreds of messages within an hour – all full of support and encouragement to cover the song and also asking for the release date. I had no intention of doing a cover but the Sohodolls 'brethren', as I call my fans, clearly did!
I hope I've done it justice and not offended She Wants Revenge. They actually chose Sohodolls to be their support act when they last toured the UK. We should do it again!”
“Territory of Your Heart”
“I always wondered what the dynamic was like between Caesar and Cleopatra. Sometimes you can fall for someone who feels like you've finally met your match. This song is about falling for someone other-worldly that blurs the lines between feeling protected and being controlled. And it's also that moment of headiness where you don't care which it is because it's new and exciting and feels like fantasy.” -
“Napoleon Baby”
“The song is about the pursuit of ambition at all costs. I talk about what pursuing a music career has cost me - friendships, relationships and even the loss of better financial opportunities.
I wanted to write and be successful above all else. I swore I'd never give up. But never giving up can mean subjecting yourself to more bruising and more humiliation. This song is a reflection on that irrational wiring. That's why I linked the track to 'Napoleon' because there's been a historic suggestion (whether true or not) that his ambition and drive was born out of an inferiority complex. So, in the song I'm imagining success and I'm imagining thanking my inferiority complex for the art I've created.”
“Queen of Spades”
“This song is about me imagining what being powerful feels like and what turbo-vengeance might look like after a series of betrayals by your lover, court and friends I love medieval history. The stories of Anne Boleyn and her daughter Elizabeth are fascinating. They were both underdogs. Their intelligence was underestimated, and they both had their hearts messed with. I think everyone can relate to that.”
“Mother Wouldn't Like It”
“I wrote this song with another band that I was friends with back in the noughties. When their band disbanded, I asked if I could have this song and tweak it to make it Sohodolls. I've had it on hold for years and years but feel that now the time is right to unleash it. I wonder if the menacing guitar riff will captivate listeners the way it used to captivate me when I'd watch my friends' band play in dodgy London venues where you'd have beer crates form the stage.”
“What Kinda Love”
“I wrote this song when I was in a bad place in my life. I had put on a lot of weight during my pregnancy, suffered from insomnia and anxiety, was out of a record deal and suddenly didn't have the day job I'd always had. I had handed in my notice at my London office and was interviewing for new roles in the City when lockdown hit. I'd got to the final round of interviews for a finance firm and was banking on having a new career adventure but that all evaporated with Covid. I felt I was now in a lockdown within a lockdown. I had no music studio so I'd write this song on my walk to the supermarket in a scruffy tracksuit feeling invisible and like an utter unemployed failure. This was months before Bang Bang Bang Bang went viral giving Sohodolls a new lease of life and a new record deal.”
Photo by Catherine Harder Photography - source : Apple Music
