Annika Socolofsky & ~Nois' record "I Tell You Me" celebrates queer joy and defiance. “Grotesquely gorgeous” (Chicago Tribune) and “unbearably moving” (Gramophone), Socolofsky’s original 3-song cycle riffs on the old nursery rhyme “sugar, spice, and everything nice, that’s what little girls are made of,” questioning gender roles and rejoicing in the beauty of queer self-expression and empowerment. The album turns this old nursery rhyme on its head, asking “what are little girls made of?” and channels feminist rage and defiance at the double standards placed on women and queers in our society. In the spirit of individual expression, the song cycle is followed by remixes of each song in the cycle, each created by a different queer artist: Phong Tran, Darian Donovan Thomas, and No Plexus and celebrating their unique voices through their own performances, composing, and production.
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released September 8, 2023
Annika Socolofsky & ~Nois
Annika Socolofsky, music, lyrics, lead vocals
Phong Tran, Darian Donovan Thomas, and No Plexus, remix artists
Julian Velasco, soprano saxophone
Hunter Bockes, alto saxophone
Jordan Lulloff, tenor saxophone
János Csontos, baritone saxophone
Annika Socolofsky and Julian Velasco, producers
Mike Tierney, Phong Tran, Darian Donovan Thomas, and No Plexus, mixing
Mike Tierney, editing
Mike Tierney and Mert Gerçer, mastering
Jonathan Gallee, recording
Tara Knight, album artwork
Xuan, album photography
Samantha Godoy, album design
Annika Socolofsky is a composer and avant folk vocalist who explores corners and colors of the voice frequently deemed to be
“untrained” and not “classical.” Described as “unbearably moving” (Gramophone) and “just the right balance between edgy precision and freewheeling exuberance” (The Guardian), her music erupts from the embodied power of the human voice....more
Another part of this project's extensive dedication to the works of the truly great Julius Eastman, whose legend and status as one of America's major composers grows expidentially with the passing of each and every year. Gavin Hellyer
I love this album. My students are confused by it at the beginning as I play it with my office door open, but they wind up getting curious.
I also introduced one to "Just Constellations," and they were mesmerized. Way to go, RoT! arnisking
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This is one of the most exciting cds I've heard in ages and I feel LUCKY to have discovered Wild Up and their recordings of Julius Eastman. Wow!! jamesaarons