The name is Sofi Tukker and THEY are youthful and spirited, slim and agile, not at all like THAT Sophie Tucker, the “red hot mama” that early Boomers may recall. (She’s been deceased for over 50 years.)
No, THIS Sofi Tukker, a New York City two-some, Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern, are making their mark in the EDM (Electronic Dance Music) genre with their newest “Best Friend” and its’ sharp, smart, in your face lyrics:
I think that I’ll keep loving you, way past sixty-five
We made a language for us two, we don’t need to describe
Everytime you call on me, I drop what I do
You are my best friend and we’ve got some shit to shoot
(The song sounds better than it reads; reading can’t convey the crisp, sassy delivery.)
The duo’s current track, “Best Friend,” got a huge exposure boost via its inclusion on the soundtrack of the video soccer game “FIFA 18.”
Sofi Tukker’s electronic dance rhythms have roots—for example “Pump Up The Jam” by Belgians’ Technotronic (1991).
Even if “dance music” isn’t your cup of tea, like any other format, classical to Country, opera to Pop, “a good song is a good song” and it’s always worthwhile to hear something special and exciting, regardless of format.
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“Best Friend” is rising quickly in airplay on both Top 40 and Alternative radio.