SOFI TUKKER – currently nominated for Grammy at Pohoda 2019
Pohoda 2019 will also feature Sofi Tukker whose debut Treehouse is nominated for GRAMMY for the Best Dance/Electronic Album of the Year. This is the second Grammy nomination of the duo; their first single "Drinkee" was last year among the five best dance records of the year. Drinkee and Best Friend have over 100 million streamings on Spotify also thanks to the Apple Watch or iPhone X ads. Unpredictable dance music by Sofi Tukker decorated with Brazilian instruments and inspired by the Brazilian poetry will be heard in July 2019 in Trenčín.
19. December 2018
The success of Sofi Tukker was anything but planned. Tucker Halpern had spent his entire life dreaming about a basketball career until in the first grade he was confided to bed for eight months due to illness. He used his time to study music production, and continued full time after returning to school. He met the singer and musician Sophie Hawley-Weld during an art show at Brown University. They recorded and released their first songs in a short time. "Drinkee" turned viral thanks to the Apple Watch ad. Currently it has more than 100 million plays on Spotify together with another hit "Best Friend". Apple also chose the second mentioned song to present the iPhone X and the song "Batshit" appeared in the company's advertising as well. The songs "Johny" and "Best Friend" also appeared in the soundtracks of the popular computer games FIFA 17 and FIFA 18.
"Drinkee" was nominated for Grammy shortly after its release. The band did not even have an LP at the time, and the surprising fact was the nomination of a non-English song. Sophie decided to sing the song in Portuguese as she studied the language at school and found it very sexy. People in Australia, Costa Rica, Turkey, or Hungary apparently shared the same opinion, because the song become number one on Spotify and iTunes there. In addition to the language, they’re also inspired by the Brazilian music, especially by its characteristic instruments. This was fully reflected in the release of the debut Treehouse in April of this year. Slant magazine praises its imaginative instrumentation as a great shortcut to the "global audience": "Rhythm bossa-nova, cow bells, castanets and spaghetti-western guitars give Treehouse a touch of the world sophistication; Hawley-Weld and Halpern never take themselves too seriously. However, that does not mean we shouldn’t take them seriously." The Evening Standard appreciated the live sophistication after their London concert, when they described the performance as unpredictable and wildly entertaining. Will Richards of the DIY concludes his very positive review of their debut with following words: "One thing across the Treehouse album is certain – Sofi Tukker are having more fun than you. It's time to join them. "
Treehouse has received an extraordinary recognition in the form of a Grammy 2019 nomination for the Best Dance/Electronic Album. Together with them, Jon Hopkins, Justice, TOKiMONSTA, and SOPHIE, well-known to the Pohoda 2018 attenders, will fight for the award. The band said in their enthusiastic response: "To wake up to the new day with the news that we have been nominated for a Grammy gives us a feeling that children experience at Christmas morning. And, in fact, it is much better." We believe that the release of the Sofi Tukker concert at Pohoda 2019 is one of the Christmas presents for the dance music lovers.