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CMU Approved
Approved: Sophia Somajo
By Andy Malt | Published on Wednesday 9 December 2015
Having previously released music under the name SoSo, Sophia Somajo is back without abbreviation. I don’t know the reason for the rebrand, or whether it’s an attempt to draw a line in the sand musically speaking, but I do know she’s making a strong start under the new name with two new singles, ‘The Last Summer’ featuring Seinabo Sey and, this week, ‘Klein Blue’.
Somajo has a new EP out in February called ‘The Freudian Slip Vol 1’. I think both these tracks are on it. I know for damn sure that the stronger of the two – ‘Klein Blue’ – is definitely on there. It’s the sort of pop song that kicks you in the back of the knees and then pokes you with a stick while you try to check if you’ve just ruined your new trousers. Though by the second chorus you’ve realised it’s all fine, and you both spend the last 50 seconds dancing around like nothing happened.
Listen to ‘Klein Blue’ right now and tell me that’s not exactly what it’s like: