The Sophs – Goldstar

Description

The Sophs' latest release, 'Goldstar,' showcases their unique blend of alternative sounds. This album, released by Rough Trade, features a collection of tracks that explore themes of love, loss, and resilience.

Highlights

Genre: Alternative
Format: Vinyl
Label: Rough Trade
Release Date: March 13, 2026

Track Listing

01. THE DOG DIES IN THE END

02. GOLDSTAR

03. BLITZED AGAIN

04. SWEAT

05. HOUSE

01. SWEETIEPIE

02. DEATH IN THE FAMILY

03. A SYMPATHETIC PERSON

04. They Told Me Jump, I Said How High

05. I’M YOUR FIEND

Format Details

Label: Rough Trade
Genre: Alternative
Release Date: 2026-03-13
Format: Vinyl

Vinyl LP
Release Date: Mar 13, 2026
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Item #: LP-RT-0562
UPC: 191402056211
EAN: 0191402056211

LP
Item Information

Artist: Sophs, The
Title: GOLDSTAR
Genre: Indie & Alternative
Label: Rough Trade

The Sophs' honesty, flamingly intrusive thoughts, and genre-spreading caught the attention of Rough Trade founders Geoff Travis and Jeannette Lee immediately. When Ramon sent a demo reel out to his favorite indies, he wasn’t expecting any replies. But Travis and Lee were in his inbox the next day, asking if he’d hop on a call.

Rough Trade heard the sort of creativity and variety — and “don’t expect me to act pretty” sentiment — that could get The Sophs — including Ramon, Sam Yuh (keyboards), Austin Parker Jones (electric guitar), Seth Smades (acoustic guitar), Devin Russ (drums), and Cole Bobbitt (bass) — a slot on nearly any stage. They heard a five-song seed of their debut record GOLDSTAR, out March 13th, 2026

At any moment, The Sophs are entering pop-punk; blazing through funk; talk-singing to the audience. Their enthusiasm for every iteration is evident, and Ramon’s rich, full voice deftly nestles into endless categories, utterly chameleonic.

“We never try to be as versatile as we end up being,” Ramon said. GOLDSTAR has a Delta Blues-style song; it has a ZZ Top-inspired tune. To some degree, The Sophs see song creation like pop art: they’re focused on the idea of reproducing something over and over again until it's meaningless.

The genre mix comes on the heels of sparks of inspiration: Ramon will bring Yuh a song and pull out a piece (e.g., “I want drums like that”) and they’ll create something altogether new. Take the vaudevillian “THE DOG DIES IN THE END.” In an aughts pop-punk croon, Ramon takes listeners through a laundry list of intrusive, cruel thoughts, cresting over Yuh’s accordion. On sunny-rock “DEATH IN THE FAMILY,” he’s similarly disaffected, with the tongue-in-cheek refrain “I need a death in the family” seeking pity and attention that covers up any misdeeds.

Format: Vinyl
Availability : PRE ORDER
Genre: ALTERNATIVE
Format Type: LP
Released: 2026-03-13