- 2025-10-15
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MUSIC
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Sody Releases Debut Album “THE HELL OF APRIL”
London-based singer-songwriter Sody released her debut album “THE HELL OF APRIL” on October 3, 2025.
The album comprises 13 tracks, including 5 pre-release singles. Sody has spent two and a half years working on the album with producers Dylan Nash, Scott Effman, and Tom Jordan.
Written by Sody, Andrew Tufano, Dylan Nash, Hilda, Joey Cirillo, Lauren Aquilina, Madelene Eliasson, Miya Folick, Riley Biederer, Ryan Marrone, Scott Effman, Stephen Conley and Tom Jordan.
It is the first release as an independent artist.
Sody said of the album, “It's a breakup album. cliché? maybe. But April really was hell for a lot of reasons and the only way I knew how to process everything was through songwriting. So this album is the aftermath. not the healing... just the heartbreak. sorry!! Each song is a different chapter of that story. It's emotional and painfully honest (you know me!). There's some anger. confusion. Grief. It's basically the slow unraveling of a future I thought I was building and the moment I realised it was actually all over. Track 12 really explains that. But! half the album is upbeat pop and will hopefully make you want to dance. not every song is piano sad girl (track 6 is tho... and it's one of my faves).”- Sody told Jodie Bryant of BBC Radio 1 about the album title, “April was hell. Went through the worst breakup of my life, and I actually tweeted at the end of April and I said, April was hell. Thank goodness it's over. And my good friend May Miller, she replied and said, that would be an amazing album title. And I was like, oh my god, actually would. So then I just ran with it, went into the studio, wrote loads of songs about my breakup and and the head of April was born.”
She spoke to Jodie Bryant about the process of making the album as an independent artist, “I think this whole process has been really interesting because I am self managed. I'm completely independent. I don't have anyone on my team. And I've come from the major label world. I was on there for four years. So I feel like I've really channeled my basically 10 years of experience into this process. And it's been really rewarding. It's been so lovely to be in control and to like, kind of learn so much and understand the business side as well. And it's actually come out, and it's here and that's such a cool thing to go from nothing to something. And not having external opinions. It's really just been really authentic to me and where I'm at. And I'm really, really proud of it. And I think to other independent artists, I think it's tough. I think being an artist in general is tough, but especially being independent. But you just have to persevere and keep going. I think you only fail quote unquote when you give up. So in life, there will always be highs and lows, but you just have to keep going and get out of bed every day and just believe in yourself.” And just be true to you.” -
Sody explained some tracks for the album.
“no contact”
“The first chapter of my story. I've loved this song from the day we wrote it. As much as Bon Iver was the soundtrack to my heartbreak, so was this one. So it felt right to start here. Thank you Scott Effman for writing it with me. 10 years of me telling you my problems, you always listening and making me laugh more than most.”
“bad news”
“Wrote this with Soph & Andrew Tufano last year after we all became bff's in london and then Tom Jordan hopped on and brought all of this magical production to it and now it is out in the world!!!! Sounds like good news to me buuuut whatever.”
“looking for you”
“Chapter 3 of the story. This is the 'trying to move on' part. going out, kissing strangers, sleeping with other people for the first time. Doing all the things you're 'supposed' to do after a breakup... and realising nothing is helping. It might all be fun in the moment (or not sometimes!) but deep down, you're still not over it.
This was the first song I wrote with [Riley] and [Andrew] when they came to London from LA. what started as a session with strangers turned into a friendship I can't imagine my life without!
Funnily enough, they were house swapping with my friends [Danny] and [Charlie], so we wrote it with just a guitar on their sofa. it just fell out of us so easily. I love when that happens. (it is rare!)
This song feels summery to me. but like the kind of summer that ends with a holiday romance you know won't last.
All I know is, this song makes me feel something. so if you've ever tried to outrun your feelings and failed… this one is for you.”
“boys come and go”
“Chapter 4 of the story. 'boys come and go' was the catalyst for this whole project (unfortunately) and even though it's so fucking sad/painfully honest, I feel very lucky to have songwriting as my outlet to get me through hard times like that. I wrote it with my dear friends Riley Biederer and Scott Effman. I love you both so much and hope we work together forever and ever. Tom Jordan - you captured the emotion so perfectly and I can't thank you enough for your hard work on all of this. You are the best I do love a piano ballad so I love this song. It is one of my faves and I hope you love it too (but really hope you can't relate!)”
“chameleon”
“This song is about someone who changes depending on who they're around. someone who blends in to fit any situation but then you end up eventually seeing their true colours. I wrote it with my other dear friends, Dylan Nash + San Joseph. It was such a fun day. I remember it fell out of us so easily. love you guys. Dylan Nash - it slaps. you and @tomjordann killed the prod. I'm so proud of this bop!!!”
“it was never about the dishwasher”
“I think that's just kind of my thing is storytelling, and I use songwriting as my like therapy. I guess it's my outlet. And so I definitely felt like after a year of writing. By the end, I've literally written the last song. It's called, 'it was never about the dishwasher', funny title. And once I wrote that, I was like, 'Okay, now I feel like I need to move on.' Like we need to, we need to get over this. And it took a while, but I definitely feel like I'm in such a good place.” - source : Apple Music
