Sophie Faith - The Right Side Of Wrong (EP)
Following her exceptional sold-out headline show at London’s Village Underground, bubbling jazz/soul talent Sophie Faith shares her beautiful 5-track EP The Right Side Of Wrong, out today via independent label TLD Records / Honey & Lemon.
Laced with her signature rawness and honesty, The Right Side Of Wrong EP focuses on the challenges she had to deal with during the pandemic, a time when she had left her label and was living on her own, all while battling with her mental health issues. A vulnerable exploration of the intricacies and moments within relationships, the project also highlights the issues she faced within her family, romance, the testing times that she has overcome and her ability to come out the other end somewhat better for it.
In her own words, Sophie shares: “It’s about wanting to just get on with the new reality of what life is like and embracing the change. I live with my producer so I created this project mostly at home. One day we realised we had a project on our hands, so then it was about figuring out the best way to get it out there.”
Exec-produced by 5x GRAMMY-nominated Linden Jay, in collaboration with some of the UK’s most gifted musicians, Stormzy, Swindle, Lydia Kitto (Jungle), Matt Zara and Kwaye to name a few, the project begins with upbeat track ‘Something I Said’. With a catchy hook over a guitar-led production, Sophie explores miscommunication and the hurt that it can cause in her honest songwriting and expressive style. Trailed by her latest well-received single ‘Heart Is On My Sleeve’, this track was impressively co-written with the UK’s man of the moment, Stormzy. With instrumentation from the likes of Reuben James, this classic makes for a dreamy gospel-drenched listen. Since its release, ‘Heart Is On My Sleeve’ has received continued support from BBC Radio 1Xtra’s DJ Ace as well as BBC Radio 1’s Victoria Jane.
Taking a more hazy turn with the third track is blues number ‘Pinky Blues’, which she released in September and received support from Victoria Jane on BBC Radio 1 and Rebecca Judd on Apple Music 1. A jazz-inflected production layered with soulful runs and harmonies, it details a breakup that was fuelled by a misalignment between Sophie and her partner on starting a family. Next is the sorrowful yet otherworldly energy of ‘Set In Stone’, consisting of a stripped back instrumental layered with electric guitar and bluesy harmonies. Concluding the EP is poetic ‘Flowers’, which picks up pace yet remains rooted in the project’s overarching themes of heartbreak, as Sophie paints vivid imagery of a toxic relationship as she croons, “Light me up like the sunshine / and then you drink me ‘til my well runs dry.”
The release of The Right Side Of Wrong is hot on the heels of Sophie’s 3-date run of live shows, which included Manchester’s Blues Kitchen, Brighton’s The Green Door Store and ended at London’s Village Underground, which was completely sold out and her largest show to date, following her sold out London show at Jazz Cafe last year.
Having steadily built anticipation around the EP with singles throughout 2022, The Right Side Of Wrong rounds off what has been a standout year in Sophie Faith’s career, as she continues to illustrate her undeniable talents.