SOFI TUKKER have shared their stirring rendition of “What a Wonderful World” which appears on Apple Music’s exclusive holiday collection ‘Carols Covered’ playlist which will be available in spatial audio. The group’s re-imagination of the Louis Armstrong classic underscores the song’s balance of melancholy and hope with a stark arrangement that highlights the heartbreakingly vulnerable vocal from Sophie.
Apple Music’s second annual Carols Covered holiday covers playlist will launch with 15 songs November 19th, and then an additional 10 from artists around the world. Along with SOFI TUKKER, this year’s playlist features Ari Lennox, Eden Prince x Karen Harding, Eslabon Armando, Gabby Barrett, Griff, IDK, Jay Wheeler, Joy Oladokun, Karen Harding, Shenseea, Tai Verdes, Tate McRae, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Tauren Wells, Wolf Alice, and international artists Angus & Julia Stone, Barbara Pravi, Danna Paola, Dermot Kennedy, Esther Graf, JP Saxe, Omah Lay, Tia Ray, Urakami Souki, and Zivert f. LYRIQ.
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SOFI TUKKER and Chicago phenom John Summit’s collaborative single “Sun Came Up” has reached #1 at US dance radio this week. This marks the group’s third #1 on Billboard’s Dance Airplay chart following “Best Friend” and “House Arrest”. They recently also released Claptone’s remix of the song. SOFI TUKKER’s world-centric brand of dance music has always been about bringing people together, and “Sun Came Up” exemplifies this with its intricate Spanish guitar work, made complete by Sophie’s breathy and ascendant vocals. Listen to the remix here and watch SOFI TUKKER’s acoustic rendition here.
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SOFI TUKKER have announced a series of live dates including their forthcoming headline slot at the Ultra Music Festival and their recent rapturous set at Outside Lands. These are the first in person live dates following over 300 livestreams during the pandemic. The group also just completed their first Las Vegas residency at Elia Beach Club where they did ecstatic monthly DJ sets. Watch a recap of the residency here.
About SOFI TUKKER:
SOFI TUKKER, the genre-defying duo of Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern, is celebrated for their inclusive and global perspective on electronic music as well as their work’s themes of liberation, unity, and self-empowerment. Their debut single “Drinkee” was nominated for a Best Dance Recording Grammy® in 2017, which was followed by a Best Dance/Electronic Album Grammy® nomination for their debut album Treehouse in 2019. In the Spring of 2020 as the world was confronted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the group started live streaming daily DJ sets from their home outside Miami to millions of people worldwide and released their quarantine anthem “House Arrest” with Gorgon City, which reached #1 on US Dance Radio. SOFI TUKKER’s records have achieved Gold or Platinum status on every continent other than Antarctica, and their electric and energetic live show has sold out venues and graced major festival stages across the planet. The band is also frequently tapped for remixes by some of the biggest artists in the world including Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry. SOFI TUKKER are also passionate activists who have raised funds and awareness for Planned Parenthood, The Trevor Project, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Natural Resources Defense Council and the March for Our Lives. Their commitment to equality and fostering community while recombining the pillars of dance music into exciting new shapes has established them as a singular act.
