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Sohodolls release punky new single ‘Mother Wouldn’t Like It’

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New Sohodolls single “Mother Wouldn’t Like It” is a light-hearted punk pop atomic bomb about teenage rebellion and getting up to no good on a Friday night with your mates, with thick, driving riffs that stab and bounce with mischievous glory. Sohodolls really know how to write catchy riffs, hooks and lyrics and all are abundantly on display.

“I wrote this song with another band that I was friends with back in the noughties” says Sohodolls’ Maya Von Doll. “When their band disbanded, I asked if I could have this song and tweak it to make it Sohodolls. I’ve had it on hold for years and years but feel that now the time is right to unleash it. I wonder if the menacing guitar riff will captivate listeners the way it used to captivate me when I’d watch my friends’ band play in dodgy London venues where you’d have beer crates form the stage”, she adds.

The track continues the recent Sohodolls resurgence, after their 00s single ‘Bang Bang Bang Bang’ became an unexpected viral TikTok hit among Gen Z glitterati when Madonna posted a recording of her daughter Estere Ciccone performing her own original choreography to the track. The track rocketed up the Billboard Top 50 and is now sitting on over 200m streams across platforms with the band being inspired to reform and drop a string of tantalising new singles.

Recent Sohodolls releases like ‘Letter To My Ex (Thank You Goodbye)’ and latest single ‘What Kinda Love’ have picked up considerable press & radio attention, including airplay from Nels Hylton on Radio 1’s ‘Future Alternative’, Frank Skinner on Absolute Radio and features with highly regarded music blog Atwood Magazine.  

“Mother Wouldn’t Like It” was produced by Tough Love and Maya Von Doll and is the next slice of Sohodolls’ St. Triniansesque naughtiness to help keep some tongue in 2024’s cheek, and we “Like It!”.

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Sohodolls release cover of “Tear You Apart” by She Wants Revenge after fans request it!

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The next Sohodolls single to drop ahead of their long-awaited new album is a cover of ‘Tear You Apart’ by She Wants Revenge. With her own interpretation of the track, Sohodolls’ Maya von Doll has taken the indie-rock track in a more electronic direction and put her own dark-pop stamp on the song.

“The fans asked for it!” Maya von Doll explains. “Last year I posted a photo on Instagram with She Wants Revenge’s hit ‘Tear You Apart’. The fans mistakenly thought this was a statement of intent to cover the track. I received hundreds of messages within an hour – all full of support and encouragement to cover the song and also asking for the release date. I had no intention of doing a cover but the Sohodolls ‘brethren’, as I call my fans, clearly did!”, she further reveals.

This is the type of loyal fanbase support that has seen Sohodolls climb up the viral Billboard charts in recent years when Madonna’s daughter kickstarted their career again by dancing to one of their 00’s tracks on TikTok. The band have also recently had single ‘Bad’ featured in Netflix’s top 10 series ‘Geek Girl’, plus a slew of new press and radio attention from the likes of BBC Radio 1’s Nels Hylton, Absolute Radio’s Frank Skinner and Atwood Magazine to name a few.

The potent new cover of ‘Tear You Apart’ continues this exciting new era for Sohodolls. Produced by Ängelsson (Camila Cabello, Chappell Roan, Demi Lovato, Swae Lee, Tory Lanez), Sohodolls brilliantly reframe the track with thick electronic bass, sparkling synth melodies and Maya von Doll’s stunning airy vocals, delivering the track’s menacing lyrics with an icy foreboding effortlessly.

“I hope I’ve done it justice and not offended She Wants Revenge” says von Doll. “They actually chose Sohodolls to be their support act when they last toured the UK. We should do it again!”, she adds.

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