Sophia Fracassi, who is gearing up to release her debut EP Marathon on July 22 via the powerhouse team at Coalition Music (Our Lady Peace, The Tea Party, Scott Helman, Simple Plan) and all streaming platforms.
With a gift for storytelling that is well beyond her years and inspired by the likes of Taylor Swift and Joni Mitchell, Sophia’s debut EP showcases her knack for reflective lyricism and spectacular remarkable vocal capabilities. The album was written by Sophia and Steve Molella (LØLØ, Finger Eleven), who also produced the EP.
“Marathon is a story from start to finish,” says Sophia. “These are the words I don’t exactly know how to say out loud, so I wrote them into songs. It’s the shape my life took and evolved from in the past five years. It’s longing, loneliness, denial, hope, and love. It’s my teen years, it’s my childhood, it’s my growing up.”
Sophia’s most recent single release, “But I Do”, is a hard-hitting, emotional ballad off the EP that transforms emotional discomfort into a liberating moment.
Sophia Fracassi has always turned to music to ride out life’s storms. The Canadian singer-songwriter is just 18 years old, but her voice is calm and confident, indicative of someone who has dedicated her whole life to her art. Taking inspiration from icons she’s long admired, Sophia wrote about what she knew. The intensity of a first love – and the heartbreak that came with it – helped gift her the perspective she is now repurposing in her music as she broaches adulthood and chases her dreams. She is no longer a little girl craving to emulate her peers, nor a teenager helplessly in love. Sophia Fracassi wants to be fully herself, and for her music to be a vessel for the empathy and empowerment she holds so close to her heart.