{"product_id":"the-sophs-goldstar-limited-edition-on-transparent-red-vinyl","title":"The Sophs - GOLDSTAR (Limited Edition on Transparent Red Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLos Angeles six-piece The Sophs have ridden a wave of notoriety ever since signing to Rough Trade Records on the strength of their demos - which they cold-emailed to labelheads Geoff Travis and Jeannette Lee before they ever even played a show. Following last year’s releases of stand-alone singles \"I’M YOUR FIEND\", \"SWEAT\", and \"DEATH IN THE FAMILY\" and worldwide touring, the band have unleashed their debut album \u003cem\u003eGOLDSTAR\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe band’s brutal honesty, flamingly intrusive thoughts, and broad genre-spreading caught the attention of Rough Trade founders Geoff Travis and Jeannette Lee immediately. When Ramon sent a demo reel out to his favorite indies, he wasn’t expecting any replies. But Travis and Lee were in his inbox the next day, asking if he’d hop on a call. Rough Trade heard the sort of creativity and variety — and “\u003cem\u003edon’t expect me to act pretty\u003c\/em\u003e” sentiment — that could get The Sophs — including Ramon, Sam Yuh (keyboards), Austin Parker Jones (electric guitar), Seth Smades (acoustic guitar), Devin Russ (drums), and Cole Bobbitt (bass) — a slot on nearly any stage. At any moment, The Sophs are entering pop-punk; blazing through funk; talk-singing to the audience. Their enthusiasm for every iteration is evident, and Ramon’s rich, full voice deftly nestles into endless categories, utterly chameleonic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost of The Sophs’ songs don’t let the listener relax — mostly because you never know what’s coming next. The band has a passion for sudden and complete destruction, for playing with the tension between pulled-back silence and total explosion. That’s where you hear The Sophs members’ as they really are: explosively positive, happy, collaborative. Think of the “\u003cem\u003edegenerative posturing\u003c\/em\u003e” instead as a “\u003cem\u003ejester’s privilege.\u003c\/em\u003e” When they’re playing together in a room, you see nothing like the character they’re putting forward. Instead, you feel a bombastic, thrilling energy that underlies the sextet’s creative power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"352\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7mTtyluyCS8hY97tqZDpoc?utm_source=generator\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rough Trade Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53478668665096,"sku":"RT0562LPE","price":26.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/4581\/9656\/files\/The_Sophs_-_Goldstar_-_2026.webp?v=1773277769","url":"https:\/\/shopmusicandriots.com\/products\/the-sophs-goldstar-limited-edition-on-transparent-red-vinyl","provider":"Music And Riots ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}