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- Summary: This is the debut full-length release from Los Angeles-based alternative rock band The Sophs, who signed to Rough Trade before they had even played a live show.
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- Record Label: Rough Trade US
- Genre(s): Alternative, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Mar 13, 2026‘Goldstar’ has all the ingredients needed to propel the six-piece outfit into the mainstream, whether they like it or not. Thrillingly weird and wonderful.
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Mar 13, 2026A mercurial debut album that's also quite theatrical -- think Kurt Weill and rock opera -- it indulges in multiple genre send-ups during its alt-rocky journey through the head of a frankly loathsome narrator.
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MojoMar 13, 2026Besides A Sympathetic Person's skippable spoken-word intro, every move lands securely, with melody and frontman Ramon Shanker further assets. [Apr 2026, p.90]
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Mar 13, 2026As a collection, ‘GOLDSTAR’ is the type of first impression that may well leave one slightly lost, a little confused, and with their head certainly spinning, but after it all anyone who meets them will be damn happy they did.
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Apr 7, 2026Never content to settle on one idea, The Sophs decide to explore all of them and to their credit, the end result is a unique collage of genre mixing and excellent instrumentation.