Three years ago, modern music lost a titanic innovator. Taken from us at the peak of her career, Sophie Xeon died in a tragic accident less than a decade after her dazzlingly progressive music hit the mainstream like a fluorescent paintball, its explosive splatter irrevocably transforming the face of contemporary pop. This seismic impact has resounded long after Sophie’s passing through an enduring influence that remains audible across the worlds of commercial and underground music.
Today, Sophie’s legacy is continued with the release of her second and final album, a self-titled project almost entirely produced before her death and completed by her brother and collaborator Ben Long. Fulfilling the roles of tour manager and studio engineer throughout the latter half of her career, Long co-mixed Sophie’s Grammy-nominated debut and was present during the development of the songs that would become this posthumous release, acting as both sound engineer and sounding board during its three-year conception.
