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Sohodolls turn up their pop side ‘Napoleon Baby’

New Sohodolls single ‘Napoleon Baby’ was recorded in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It’s a pounding slow-disco floor-filler that makes you want to dance – it’s definitely the most pop song on the band’s upcoming new album and the most pop-sounding song Sohodolls has ever made.
Inspired by Eurythmics’ ‘Sweet Dreams’, Kate Bush’s ‘Running up that Hill’, Girls Aloud’s ’No Good Advice’ (Sohodolls’ Maya Von Doll has written for both Nadine Coyle and Nicola Roberts) and Donna Summers’ ‘I Feel Love’, the Otabek Salamov (aka Needshes) produced track sees Sohodolls unleash a pop side that has been bubbling away in the background of their recent singles, but now comes fully to the forefront.
“The song is about the pursuit of ambition at all costs.” says Maya von Doll. “I talk about what pursuing a music career has cost me – friendships, relationships and even the loss of better financial opportunities”, she explains.
“I wanted to write and be successful above all else. I swore I’d never give up. But never giving up can mean subjecting yourself to more bruising and more humiliation. This song is a reflection on that irrational wiring. That’s why I linked the track to ‘Napoleon’ because there’s been a historic suggestion (whether true or not) that his ambition and drive was born out of an inferiority complex. So, in the song I’m imagining success and I’m imagining thanking my inferiority complex for the art I’ve created”, she reveals.
The result is a catchy, bass loaded, electro-pop anthem for wrestling all distractions and negative voices to the ground and continuing to rise in creativity.
Complete with a French spoken outro and some retro sounding synths by Robert Harder, who produced Sohodolls 00’s hits ‘Bang Bang Bang Bang’ and ‘Stripper’, the track is a departure from Sohodolls’ recent singles like alt-rock track ‘Bad’ which recently featured in Netflix’s top 10 series ‘Geek Girl’. An exciting twist, the track is brimming with the band’s trademark catchy hooks and seductive attitude, but ventures into different territories and is set to take both old and new fans on an odyssey through the 80s, 00s, back to 2024 and beyond!

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MeanAugustine Releases “Addiction” EP – A Deep Dive into Love, Desire, and Relationships

Ghanaian artist and producer MeanAugustine has officially released his much-anticipated debut EP, “Addiction”, a bold and emotionally charged exploration of love in its many forms. The eight-track project delivers a compelling narrative of passion, heartbreak, attraction, and desire, all set against a backdrop of infectious beats and dynamic production.
From the opening track “Crazy”, which tells the story of a woman asserting control in a one-night stand, to the heartfelt struggles of balancing love and financial stability in “Masherita”, MeanAugustine effortlessly captures the complexities of relationships. “Addicted” dives into raw, unfiltered passion, while “God Designed” celebrates beauty and questions love’s deeper meanings.
The EP also takes a melancholic turn with “Obi Mpena”, where MeanAugustine laments the pain of lost love, and “Fly You”, a romantic confession about unspoken feelings for a long-time crush. The energy ramps up with “Kukrudu”, an electrifying anthem packed with metaphors of healing and movement, before closing with “Packaging”, a playful yet cautionary tale about attraction and appearances.
Entirely self-produced except for “Masherita” (produced by Itz CJ Made It), “Addiction” highlights MeanAugustine’s versatility as both an artist and producer. Art Direction for the EP was handled by 1AnnorChris, giving the project a strong identity beyond the music
With Addiction, MeanAugustine sets the stage for what’s next in his career, proving he’s an artist worth paying attention to.
About MeanAugustine
Born Augustine Osei on December 10, MeanAugustine is a Ghanaian artist who started making music in 2015. Inspired by his parents’ love for music, MeanAugustine wrote his very first song about a High School crush. He loved the idea of his expressing his feelings via music and has since not looked back. With loads of unreleased music, he is optimistic of delivering the best of back to back entertainment to his growing audience nationwide.
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