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Anna Sofía Skoradal
About The Child
Anna Iachino wrote The Child as a young teenager when her dream of becoming a dancer was destroyed because of religion and culture. It’s the only poem that she managed to keep hidden for all these years, until composer Arnold Ludvig found it and composed music for it on Ableton Live. When asked what words were to be read on Anna’s behalf for her mother’s funeral, her poem, The Child came to mind as her mother’s mind became like that of a child with her dementia, free at last to express herself, laughing, singing, and clapping her hands for all to hear and cheer. The Child is MonkeyRat’s first electronic song composed solely on Ableton Live by Arnold Ludvig and sung by up-and-coming rising star Anna Sofía Skoradal. A live performance of the song will delight the audiences at Copenhagen Winter Jazz Festival on February 26th, 2022 with MonkeyRat’s award winning musicians. The genre is bedroom pop/dream pop/neo-soul, MonkeyRat’s first of its kind, recorded and mixed by Arnold Ludvig.
Additional mix by Kurt Uenala and mastered by Kurt Uenala, Grammy award nominated producer of Depeche Mode.
Released on the following formats:
Digitally on all major platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.). You can listen with this link: https://bfan.link/the-child
Reviews:
”A beautiful breathy and jazzy number. Lead vocalist, Anna Sofía Skoradal absolutely carries this song with her classy jazz vocals. We were utterly blown away by Skoradal’s voice, especially her depth and control in the low notes. There were hints of Nina Simone or Ella Fitzgerald in places.” – SEND ME YOUR EARS
”An Electronic firecracker of rare beauty, where fantastic vocals lead a poetic narrative of the most vivid, permeating by elements of Bedroom-Pop, Synth-Pop, Ambient, Neo-Soul, Neo-Jazz. And it succeeds, because really the whole premise that drives “The Child ft. Anna Sofía Skoradal”, leads us to a universe of extreme sensitivity and beauty!” – Alessandro Iglesias / ROADIE-MUSIC
“Introspective lyrics paint a picture of vulnerability. They’re poetic and complement the airy vocal melodies perfectly. Floating almost ethereally overtop they elevated all the greatest aspects of the instrumental. Harmonies were rich and full, while still matching the delicate tone. An absolutely gorgeous song that gets prettier every new listen.” – Tyler Roberts / RISING ARTISTS
All reviews of “The Child ft. Anna Sofía Skoradal” can be found here: https://www.