*The Following Press Release Was Issued By Earshot Media*
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| Philly Rockers SORAIA Release Cover of The Knack’s “My Sharona” Tour Dates Announced |
| “Gritty, raw, passionate and heartfelt….adjectives you use to describe the music of upstart Philly rockers Soraia….”- Loudwire |
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| Philadelphia rock band Soraia has released a new cover of The Knack’s “My Sharona,” the follow up to their 2021 single “Tight-Lipped,” which cracked the Billboard charts all the way up to #23 and gained support from commercial Active Rock stations around the country, including WMMR (Philadelphia), WRIF (Detroit), WRAT (New Jersey), WDHA (New Jersey), KCAL (Southern California), KFMA (Tucson, AZ), WWSK (Long Island, NY) and SiriusXM’s Underground Garage channel, among others. Of the new cover, vocalist ZouZou Mansour says, “We were going to tour Sweden for the first time in October 2021 and I wanted to record something fun with a Swedish producer. I was driving along listening to a playlist, and I heard The Knack’s ‘My Sharona” pop on. I loved singing it and felt energized with a kind of fire, so that was the obvious choice for me! The band was down to do it, so we had Sulo Karlsson produce the track the night before going in and banging it ooout in one day in the studio. It was fast, fun, and easy!” Stream “My Sharona” here: https://orcd.co/mysharona. Stream the lyric video: https://youtu.be/51rMjh0Aa68. Soraia will be on tour throughout the remainder of the year. See dates below and for updates visit https://www.soraia.com/tour. Saturday, March 26th // Chicago, IL // Liar’s Club Sunday, March 27th // St. Louis, MO // 21 Rock Saturday, April 2nd // Pottstown, PA // The Rivet Friday, April 8th // Asbury Park, NJ // The Saint Friday, April 15th // Syracuse, NY // Sharkey’s Saturday, April 16th // Albany, NY // The Palace Theater w/Joan Jett and The Blackhearts Friday, May 6th // New York City, NY // Berlin Under A Thursday, May 19th // Glenside, PA // Keswick Theater Friday, June 3rd // Washington, DC // The Pie Shop Friday, June 10th // Malmö, Sweden // Medley Malmö Saturday, June 11th // Malmö, Sweden // Medley Malmö Wednesday, June 15th // Stockholm, Sweden // Twang (acoustic) Friday, Jun 17th // Uppsala, Sweden // Kattala Saturday, June 18th // Norrtäjle, Sweden // Norrtälje Festival Friday, July 1st // Toledo, OH // Promenade Park (opening for Killer Queen) Friday, July 8th // Huntington, NY // The Paramount (opening for Killer Queen) Saturday, July 9th // Huntington, NY // The Paramount (opening for Killer Queen) Tuesday, November 1st // New Haven, CT // Cafe Nine Friday, November 4th // NYC, NY // Berlin Under A Saturday, November 5th // Philadelphia, PA // Milkboy Saturday, November 26th // Phoenixville, PA // Colonial Theater (Opening for Killer Queen) |
| Soraia epitomizes raw power, unrelenting energy, chaos and freedom. With a live show that is frenetic and intensely interactive, the band’s chemistry has been cemented through years of fierce, persistent touring from the dingiest dives to the most massive amphitheaters, helping them attract a worldwide fanbase. Frontwoman ZouZou Mansour is a spiritual descendent of iconic women in rock such as Patti Smith and Joan Jett, and the band embodies elements of kindred spirits of the ’90s and beyond – like PJ Harvey and The Kills, with more than a sprinkling of ’60s Garage Rock and Soul. Their primal sonic attack spreads a message of perseverance through trials of love, loss and letting go. |
| Soraia is: ZouZou Mansour – Lead Vocals, Tambourine Travis Smith – Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals Mike Dudolevitch – Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Backing Vocals Brianna Sig – Drums, Backing Vocals John Hildenbrand – Keys |
| Praise for Soraia: “All rise for the fire and euphoria of Soraia…your road to garage-rock salvation.” David Fricke, Rolling Stone/Sirius XM Radio “Philadelphia rock quartet Soraia really knows how to put together a hypnotic rock song. Frontwoman ZouZou Mansour’s uncanny voice is perfectly pitched to the guitars and holds you close while it beguiles you. This is a put-on-repeat song.” – Shutter16 |
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