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Astrid Sonne
Sonne performing at the Spot festival in Aarhus, Denmark, in 2018
Background information
BornBornholm, Denmark
OriginCopenhagen, Denmark
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • composer
  • producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • viola
Years active2018–present
LabelsEscho
Websiteastridsonne.com

Astrid Sonne is a Danish singer-songwriter and violist. As of February 2024, she is based in London.[1]

Career

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Astrid Sonne was born and raised in Bornholm, a small island of Denmark. At six years old, she began playing the viola and, at 16, she moved to Copenhagen. She joined a strict classical training before quitting at 18, moving to digital composition — she learned how to use Ableton Live by herself. After discovering Danish musician Hari Shankar Kishore, known professionally as DJ HVAD, Sonne started refining an electronic style that focused more on melody than on percussion.[2]

On 16 February 2018, Astrid Sonne released the album Human Lines, where she tried to combine her classical upbringing with electronic composition.[3] She followed it with the EP Cliodynamics on 4 October 2019, which is mostly electronic.[4] It was preceded by the singles "Area Under a Curve" and "Strong, Calm, Slow".[5] In 2020, she was included in the compilation album Kulør 006.[6] Sonne released the album Outside of Your Lifetime, which is mostly instrumental, on 22 September 2021. It was included in Pitchfork's lists of "Great Records You May Have Missed" for Autumn 2021[7][a] and Pitchfork and Paste named it as one of the best electronic albums of the year.[8][9]

After releasing the EP Ephemeral Camera Feed on 18 March 2022,[10] Sonne released the single "How Far".[11] In June of that year, Pitchfork included the EP in their list of best albums of the year up to that point.[12] Her third studio album, Great Doubt, was released on 26 January 2024.[1][4][13] It was preceded by the single "Boost".[14] The Face chose it as one of the best releases of the first quarter of the year.[15] In March, she did a joint show with ML Buch.[16] She later formed the duo Coined alongside Fine Glindvad, a Danish lo-fi folk musician. The Face and Paper highlighted their song "Your House" in May.[17][18]

Musical style

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Astrid Sonne is a violist who has been described as an electronic and experimental musician.[10][18] Reviews of Great Doubt mentioned Sonne going towards a "pop singer-songwriter" style.[1][4]

Notes

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  1. ^ In the northern hemisphere, this refers to the period between September and December.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lewis, John (2 February 2024). "Astrid Sonne: Great Doubt review – Experimental viola player's elliptical R&B". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. ^ Welsh, April Clare (28 February 2018). "Astrid Sonne abandoned classical training to become a daring new electronic experimenter". Fact. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  3. ^ Li, Susanna (5 September 2019). "Astrid Sonne". Subbacultcha. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Sherburne, Philip (26 January 2024). "Astrid Sonne: Great Doubt". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  5. ^ Walsh, Neil (26 September 2019). "Astrid Sonne releases new track 'Strong, Calm, Slow'". Crack. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  6. ^ "The 30 Best Electronic Music Releases of 2020". Pitchfork. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  7. ^ "27 Great Records You May Have Missed: Autumn 2021". Pitchfork. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  8. ^ "The Best Electronic Music of 2021". Pitchfork. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  9. ^ Jones, Austin (3 January 2022). "The 20 Best Electronic Albums of 2021". Paste. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  10. ^ a b Srivatsa, Arjun Ram (20 April 2022). "Astrid Sonne: Ephemeral Camera Feed Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  11. ^ Sherburne, Philip (10 May 2022). "Astrid Sonne: 'How Far' Track Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  12. ^ "The 39 Best Albums of 2022: Our Favorite Music of the Year So Far". Pitchfork. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  13. ^ "New Music Friday: Stream new albums from Benny The Butcher, NewDad, and more". The Fader. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  14. ^ Rettig, James (10 January 2024). "Astrid Sonne – 'Boost'". Stereogum. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  15. ^ "The best (and worst) music of 2024 so far". The Face. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  16. ^ Creely, Joe (5 March 2024). "ML Buch & Astrid Sonne @ Flying Duck, Glasgow: gig review". The Skinny. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  17. ^ Reed, Davy (13 May 2024). "The best new tracks, picked by our staff". The Face. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  18. ^ a b D'Souza, Shaad (3 May 2024). "Sound Off: 10 Songs You Need to Hear Now". Paper. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

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