{"id":83853,"date":"2023-08-25T12:42:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T10:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=83853"},"modified":"2023-08-25T12:42:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T10:42:16","slug":"take-a-preview-into-soda-blondes-upcoming-second-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/08\/take-a-preview-into-soda-blondes-upcoming-second-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Take A Preview Into SODA BLONDE\u2019s Upcoming Second Album"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the biggest names in the Irish alt-pop scene, Soda Blonde have been rising up the Emerald Isle charts for some time now. The group\u2019s highly acclaimed 2021 full-length debut release, \u2018Small Talk\u2019, has gained millions of streams across multiple platforms, and has established the group as one of the best in the scene in the wake of the dissolution of Little Green Cars, the group\u2019s chart-topping precursor. Soon, with the release of \u2018Dream Big\u2019, coming in September, the group are set to shoot even further up the charts.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

As previously mentioned, the band\u2019s origins are heavily tied together with a previous Irish alt-rock band, Little Green Cars. After breaking the Irish charts in 2013 and 2016, the latter group slowly started to decline, and dissolved in 2019, with four of the band\u2019s five members jumping ship to form Soda Blonde. Their aforementioned 2021 debut album was later nominated for the Choice Music Prize, one of Ireland\u2019s top music publications, and their other works have received similar levels of acclaim, including the singles \u2018Bad Machine\u2019 and \u2018Midnight Show\u2019, the latest releases from their second album, \u2018Dream Big\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking a look at the two currently available singles, the aforementioned \u2018Bad Machine\u2019 (which comes with a music video) and \u2018Midnight Show\u2019, we can visualise a picture of what \u2018Dream Big\u2019 is shaping up to be come September. \u2018Bad Machine\u2019 disguises emotive lyrics with an energetic melody and thumping percussion, while \u2018Midnight Show\u2019 expresses those same emotions with a much more heartfelt backing track. Overall, the two songs form a brilliant image of what to expect from the group\u2019s latest album, which hits shelves on September 8th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the music video for \u2018Bad Machine\u2019 here<\/a> and listen to \u2018Midnight Show\u2019 here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the biggest names in the Irish alt-pop scene, Soda Blonde have been rising up the Emerald Isle charts for some time now. The group\u2019s highly acclaimed 2021 full-length debut release, \u2018Small Talk\u2019, has gained millions of streams across multiple platforms, and has established the group as one of the best in the scene in the wake of the dissolution of Little Green Cars, the group\u2019s chart-topping precursor. Soon, with the release of \u2018Dream Big\u2019, coming in September, the group are set to shoot even further up the charts.<\/p>\n

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