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Sophia Be Wears Her Heart On Her Sleeve In Emotionally Raw Single “I Still Love You”
Sophia Be has a way of making sadness sound beautiful. On her new single “I Still Love You,” the Mexican-Canadian singer-songwriter invites us into one of her most vulnerable moments, turning personal heartbreak into a slow-burning pop ballad that’s both tender and devastating. If you’ve ever loved someone who slowly drifted out of your life, this one will hit home in the most delicate way.
Now based in Los Angeles, Sophia wrote “I Still Love You” on the same day her ex moved to another country. That emotional immediacy is all over the track. It starts with soft piano chords that feel like a deep breath, followed by a gentle swell of strings that rise and fall with her voice. There’s a quiet grace to the arrangement. Nothing is rushed. Every note feels intentional, giving her lyrics space to land with real emotional weight.
Her voice is the centerpiece here, and rightfully so. Warm, soulful, and full of nuance, Sophia delivers each line with the kind of honesty that feels like she’s confiding in you directly. When she sings, “When the sun goes down and the lights go out, boy I think of you,” it doesn’t sound like a dramatic confession. It just sounds true. The lyrics paint a picture of love that’s still present even after the person is gone, which is maybe the hardest kind of love to sit with.
What makes the song even more affecting is its restraint. There’s no big climax or flashy production trick. Instead, “I Still Love You” leans into its simplicity. That’s what makes it feel real. Sophia isn’t trying to impress anyone. She’s just telling the truth, and that’s more powerful than any vocal run or cinematic breakdown.
Since stepping into the spotlight after her breakout performance with Tones And I on Triple J’s Like A Version, Sophia Be has been steadily building a name for herself as an artist with both emotional depth and a strong sense of identity. This single is a major step forward. It shows that she’s not afraid to dig deep or sit in the quiet moments of heartbreak.
As she prepares for her debut live show in Los Angeles, “I Still Love You” serves as a reminder that Sophia Be is an artist worth paying attention to. She’s not just writing songs. She’s telling stories that stick with you. And if this single is anything to go by, she’s going to be around for a long time.
There’s a particular kind of hunger that defines a band on the verge — that combustible mix of raw talent, hard-won momentum, and the unmistakable sense that everything they’ve been building is about to break wide open. The Chads, the pop-punk-ska fireballers out of Sayville, New York, have that hunger in abundance. And in 2026, they are ready to feed it.
The foundation is already in place. The four-piece — Joy, Mike, Mark, and Santino — spent the past year stacking wins that most bands spend a decade chasing. They took home the WEHM Battle of the Bands, earned a coveted spot on the Jumbalaya Stage at the Great South Bay Music Festival, and walked into a WPIX Morning Show segment that put their faces and their music in front of a New York City-wide audience. For a band still in the early stages of their career, it is a résumé that commands attention.
Their debut single “The Neighbors” — a razor-sharp, high-energy pop-punk-ska hybrid pulled straight from a true story of Long Island life — announced their arrival with a wink and a riff. Tongue-in-cheek in tone but tight as a drum in execution, the song showcases exactly what makes The Chads stand out in a crowded regional scene: they can make you laugh and make you move at the same time, which is a far rarer skill than it sounds. The track is available on Spotify and has been making steady inroads on radio, building the kind of organic buzz that no marketing budget can manufacture.
Now comes the next chapter. The Chads are heading into Dream Studios with producer Jason Mekler to record their new EP — a project that represents the most significant creative investment of their career to date. Mekler’s production experience combined with the band’s live-honed instincts makes for a pairing with serious promise. If “The Neighbors” was the introduction, the EP is the statement — the recorded proof that what audiences have been experiencing in clubs and on festival stages across Long Island translates just as powerfully through speakers.
The tri-state area has been the proving ground. The world is next.
Pop-punk has always thrived on authenticity — on bands that sound like they mean it, that write songs about real places and real people and real absurdities of everyday life.
The Chads check every one of those boxes. They are a Long Island band in the truest sense: specific enough to feel genuine, relatable enough to travel far beyond the island that made them.
Watch for the EP. Watch for the tour dates. Watch for the name.
The Chads are coming — and they are bringing Sayville with them.
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