SOFI TUKKER reveals new single and announces forthcoming album to drop in August

Before they spend much of 2024 on the road, SOFI TUKKER has revealed some exciting news for their fans. The duo of Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern have just shared a new single in anticipation of the release of a new album later this year.

Fans of SOFI TUKKER will have plenty of opportunities to catch the duo on stage this year as they will be embarking out alongside J Balvin, Kygo, and several headline dates as well. Now the duo has revealed that they will also be sharing new music for fans to digest as they build to the release of the new album BREAD, set to drop on August 23rd. Kicking off the album push, is the duo’s new single, the Brazilian-infused Throw Some Ass. Written following Sophie’s experience with chronic back pain and her search for a cure.

“The more I studied chronic pain the more I learned. When the brain is anticipating pain, it creates more pain. Eventually my neural pathway of pain got so strong that, even when there was no structural reason for it, I became chronically in pain. The inverse was true too. When I told my body that it’s safe and free, I was able to re-write the neural pathway. I was so mentally happy and free in the moments of throwing ass that my brain re-wired itself.”

-Sophie Hawley-Weld

The interesting title comes into focus when listening to the lyrics and the freedom that comes with dancing and not feeling pain. With the musical inspiration coming from Brazil and their Carnaval, it was a seemingly perfect combination of sound and story.

“’Throw Some Ass’ has a ton of Brazilian funk sounds and elements. The song started where I was working on some Brazilian funk-inspired drumbeats. This was right after we had spent some time in Brazil at Carnaval last year. At 6:00 AM, we went into this nightclub under the parade. Someone was playing a baile funk set, and I was blown away. The song really gives the vibe of that club, Carnaval, and Brazil.”

-Tucker Halpern

As for the new album, BREAD is more than a title but an acronym that stands for “Be Really Energetic and Dance,” the perfect statement for the album’s first single. Check out the music video for Throw Some Ass below and preorder BREAD now at the official SOFI TUKKER webstore.