In 2018, SOPHIE and Liz reunited to make a follow-up to their 2015 collaboration “When I Rule the World” at SOPHIE’s Nichols Canyon residence studio. That music, “Sunscreen,” didn’t instantly see the sunshine of day, although it leaked on streaming platforms and sometimes popped up in DJ units. Now, Liz is again, and she or he is releasing the completed music to mark her return. Under, watch the music’s video, shot on the Greek island of Mykonos. James Orlando directed it, and co-designer Renata Raksha drew from an concept conceptualized with SOPHIE.
SOPHIE’s brother, Benny Lengthy, and vocal engineer Suzy Shinn labored with Liz to finish the observe. The music can be getting a vinyl launch. “Sunscreen” is the newest in a string of posthumous SOPHIE releases, the newest being the self-titled album launched final 12 months.
Liz wrote on social media, “After all of the years of rips, leaks, lore, and hypothesis, SUNSCREEN is lastly right here. SOPHIE at all times wished me to place this music out, and I’m so grateful to Benny and Emily Lengthy for being the loving and stylish people they’re, and for trusting me with the imaginative and prescient for this launch.”
She added, “And to SOPHIE… your brilliance, your spirit, your friendship—I carry all of it with me. Thanks for believing in me. You proceed to form me and so many others; your affect is everlasting. SOPHIE FOREVER.”
