Today, rising global pop star Sofia Camara releases her second EP of the year, Hard To Love, via 21 Entertainment Group and Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company, with international support from Mercury Records in the US and Polydor Records in the UK.
Hard To Love includes the previously released singles “Girls Like You” and “Parking Lot” – the former of which continues to thrive at Canadian radio, reaching #9 at Hot AC, #15 at Main AC, and #16 on the Top 40. “Girls Like You” also recently became Sofia’s first track to chart on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 at #72 and was praised by BBC Radio 1’s Future Pop as “just the perfect pop song.” Hard To Love additionally includes four new songs, including the focus track “Complicated.”
“Writing this project was like therapy,” says Sofia. “It came from a place I don’t visit often… the quiet moments, the breakdowns, the goodbyes that never felt finished. Some of the hardest things I’ve ever felt are woven into these songs. I didn’t sugarcoat anything. This is me, raw and honest.
It’s about loving deeply and losing deeply. It’s about the kind of pain that changes you. And even though it came together quickly, it’s the most real thing I’ve ever made. Every song is a conversation I never got to have with people I loved profoundly. If you’ve ever held your pain in silence, or watched someone you love become a stranger, or stood in the middle of a goodbye that you never wanted, this is for you. This EP is my heart. Unfiltered. Unprotected. And finally, set free.”
Most songs on this project are produced by Mike Wise, and co-produced by Lowell, Nate Ferraro, and Sofia – the superstar team behind some of her biggest hits, including “Who Do I Call Now? (Hellbent)” and “Girls Like You.” “That’s Just How You Feel” is co-written with Em Beihold and Nick Lopez and produced by Jason Suwito (Benson Boone, Imagine Dragons, JVKE).
See the full tracklisting below.
Hard To Love Tracklisting:
- That’s Just How You Feel
- Complicated
- Parking Lot
- Ingrained (DNA)
- Girls Like You
- You Can’t Save Me
The EP arrives a few days before Sofia’s first-ever headline tour across the UK and Europe, which kicks off on October 13 in Manchester. She recently expanded the tour to North America with upcoming dates in New York, Toronto, and Los Angeles. Following her debut North American headline shows, she takes off on the road with Bastille as support on their From All Sides tour, bringing her showstopping vocals to arenas across the UK. Last week, she supported legendary singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks on tour in Portland, OR and Sacramento, CA. Purchase tickets here.
Recognized as one of the top rising global pop stars and balladists in the world today, Sofia has amassed over 150 million global audio streams across all platforms. This summer, she made her festival debut, performing for thousands of fans at Lollapalooza in Chicago and Osheaga in Montréal.
Stay tuned for more exciting announcements from Sofia Camara and view her full tour routing below.Upcoming Tour Dates:
October 13 – Manchester, UK – Gorilla *
October 14 – Glasgow, UK – Òran Mór *
October 15 – London, UK – Electric Brixton *
October 17 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy 2 *
October 19 – Amsterdam, NL – Tolhuistuin *
October 20 – Cologne, DE – Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld *
October 22 – Antwerpen, BE – Kavka Zappa *
October 23 – Paris, FR – Les Étoiles *
October 24 – Zürich, CH – Dynamo *
October 26 – Berlin, DE – Maschinenhaus *
October 28 – København, DK – Lille Vega *
October 29 – Stockholm, SE – Nalen Klubb *
November 4 – Brooklyn, NY – Baby’s All Right *
November 6 – Toronto, ON – TD Music Hall *
November 10 – Los Angeles, CA – Moroccan Lounge *
November 14 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena ^
November 15 – Birmingham, UK – bp pulse LIVE ^
November 16 – Brighton, UK – Brighton Centre ^
November 18 – London, UK – The O2 ^
* = headline show
^ = support for Bastille