“A record which charts a journey through life.” That’s how we described forgive too slow, the forthcoming debut full-length album by Anglo-French avant-garde electronic pop artist Julia-Sophie on Ba Da Bing Records in a preview back in May. “There are moments of self-destruction, of romance and longing,” we continued, “not to mention the inevitable loss which chases everything. But such developments are not presented in palatable, linear sequence. Instead, Julia-Sophie uses her danceable electro pop sound to present something messier but more authentic. As though the album is not a straight line towards a final goal but an orbit around an elusive answer.”
Single ‘numb’ introduced the sensual, cinematic depth of the Julie-Sophie sound, with a glimmering, almost crystalline style which makes, as we put it, “everything feel so fragile and precious and sharp.” The latest single ‘telephone’ follows suit, the closing track of the album which encapsulates everything which has come before. A lush song of love, loneliness and longing, where the brightness on the horizon might be some emergent hope or just the neon smudge of the last place still open so late at night.
Call me up to night
I wanna cry on the telephone
Meet you on the Cowley Road
We’ll share chips on the way home
Call me up to night
I’m staring at my telephone
All dressed up to night with nowhere to go
forgive too slow will be released via Ba Da Bing Records on 26th July. Pre-order now from the Julia-Sophie Bandcamp page.
