In addition to her work with Wild Array, Sophia Corinne also records solo music under her own name, and this autumn sees the release of her debut EP, The Rim. Sharing the same spirit described above, Corinne uses the project to further delve into the nuances and contradictions of life. Spaces where compassion and discomfort are allowed to exist side by side so as to allow a more complete picture to emerge. Confessional songs often crafted from the edge (the rim) of important events, be they shaped by trauma, loss or love.

We’re delighted to share the EP’s lead single ‘Canadian Goose’ by way of introduction. Centred on a move to a new home, the track captures the bittersweet nature of Sophia Corinne’s style. Where the anxieties of new beginnings and loss of old connections are tempered by a persistent sense of hope. All delivered in a tender-hearted manner, one capable of holding all of these emotions at once and never favouring one.

The result is a kind of pact. A promise to sit with emotions and implications of every situation with generosity intact. “I can recall the big and the small gestures of kindness,” goes a verse halfway through the track. “The people who shared all they could they all cared for me even in my blindness / I guess that’s a gift that can’t be revoked by the arrows of new destinations / I’m sure I’ll return it in time wind my way back like birds fly with navigation.”

The Rim is out on the 5th November and you can pre-order it now from the Sophia Corinne Bandcamp page.

Photos by Ariana Dixon

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In preparation for the record’s release, Wild Array have recently unveiled a brand new single, ‘Hominy Creek’. The track came into being during songwriting sessions on the porch in the midst of the pandemic, and the track’s themes draw upon that moment. The aching sadness of missing someone, the silence of distance and space. But rather than fold under the weight of this emotion, the song instead opts for a brightly hued rhythm. Something which captures the fondness of memories—the melancholic joy of that which is no longer present.

“Sunday and Monday, no sleep
think back to Hominy Creek
It’s been a while since I known
how you were”

That Night is out on the 6th August and you can follow Wild Array on Facebook and Instagram for more information.

Photo by Alexa Bonsey

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