![]() It was directed by Aerin Moreno with creative direction from Amber Park and styling by Johnny Wujek who were also the team on the “Original Sin” video. Persimmons are squeezed until they gush and drip everywhere culminating in an ecstatic Sophie laying in a field. The “Kakee” video was filmed in Hawaii and is full of visual double entendres that correspond with the lyrics. What could so easily have been a high tempo dance track is an ecstatic romp layered with supremely cool guitar with post-punk energy, morphing it into a stellar concoction only the duo could have created. Sung entirely in Portuguese by Sophie Hawley-Weld, the song is an ode to female pleasure with a tongue-in-cheek persimmon metaphor. In a moment of collective consciousness, a cover of “Tom’s Diner” is also currently a sensation on TikTok, bringing the song to a new generation of dream chasers along with “Summer in New York.”Īs the first track “Kakee” readily displays, SOFI TUKKER exist to toy with and upend expectations. The song weaves in the hook from an NYC classic, Suzanne Vega’s “Tom’s Diner” to connect all that is exciting about the city past and present. Sophie’s beloved Miss Favela in Brooklyn where Brazilian music and food reign, Bang Bang tattoos where Tucker gets his ink done, The Knocks’ Chrystie St studio where “Drinkee” was made, The Box, and much more. Above all, it’s a dedication to their city: the birthplace of SOFI TUKKER, the home that welcomed them straight out of college, and provided inspiration for their earliest work. WET TENNIS highlight, and current single, “Summer in New York” is a guided tour across SOFI TUKKER’s NYC, and marks a full circle moment for the pair as they return to live in the city after spending the past few years in West Palm Beach. All dates are on sale now and the full tour is detailed below. Many of the US/Canada dates have already sold out. SOFI TUKKER will tour across Europe, Australia, and North America. LP Giobbi, Mary Droppinz, Callie Reiff, and Club Mesh’s Dial Jess all did guest takeovers of SOFI TUKKER’s wildly popular livestreams during the pandemic. NYC DJ/producer Callie Reiff will open the 5/26 show in Boston. Both Mary Droppinz and Club Mesh did frequent takeovers of the group]s wildly popular livestreams during the pandemic. Mary Droppinz, beloved for her adventurous house & techno sets, and the female DJ collective Club Mesh are also hitting the road with the group. ![]() ![]() The Knocks who are SOFI TUKKER’s frequent collaborators and first supporters will also be on select dates of the tour. The opening acts include electronic music phenom LP Giobbi, who co-owns the Animal Talk label with SOFI TUKKER and is the founder of the non-profit FEMME HOUSE which seeks to create equitable opportunities for women and other marginalized gender expressions in the technical areas of music creation. SOFI TUKKER have also announced a cavalcade of friends and female dance music supernovas as tour support. You can sign up to volunteer at /sofitukker. Headcount will also be joining the tour once again to register voters ahead of the 2022 Midterm Elections. Audience dance-alongs are a long-standing tradition at SOFI TUKKER shows and the group have collaborated with Bob’s Dance Shop on some surprises for the tour to break the n=boundary between audience and performer. Their spontaneous pieces transform spaces through joyful expression that invites participation. The tour will feature Bob’s Dance Shop, an innovative dance company known for their “Flash Bobs” and dance videos. The group are about to kick off the US/Canada leg of the WET TENNIS world tour this month with a pair of sold out shows at Washington DC’s legendary 9:30 Club this month. WET TENNIS, is the follow up to their twice GRAMMY nominated debut and is out now via Ultra/Sony Music. The album is a celebration of resilience, owning your right to pleasure, and liberating yourself from outside constraints. SOFI TUKKER’s ecstatic and empowering sophomore album, WET TENNIS, has debuted at #1 on Chartbeat’s Current Electronic Albums chart and #12 on the Dance/Electronic Billboard 200 chart. By Jameelah "Just Jay" Wilkerson 0 SOFI TUKKER’s “WET TENNIS” debuts at #1 on Electronic Chart + Announces US tour support
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