Latinx Singer/Songwriter Sofía Valdés is "In Bloom" This Spring
Photo Credit: Satchel Lee
Today, Panamanian Singer-Songwriter Sofía Valdés ushers in a new musical era with her 5-song EP, In Bloom via Warner Records. The collection of intimate and vulnerable songs continues the tale Sofía began with her debut album, Ventura.
“For me, In Bloom means standing your ground and not letting anyone take you away from that moment. I was finding myself while I was writing the songs. I was going through a roller coaster of emotions which in every phase of it I felt like I was changing which I needed in order to pass the page. The song ‘In Bloom’ is a character that I made for myself. Someone I wanted to be like and look up to. This person that’s confident, firm, beautiful and proud.”
The collection of intimate and exposed audio portraits of Sofía’s journey of growing and maturing is strung together with smooth and relaxing melodies completing Sofía’s cosmic vocals. The titular track features bilingual lyrics and a gentle horn section with a tingly guitar track. Satchel Lee directed the video full of floral aesthetics, soft lighting, and gorgeous simple visuals for “In Bloom.”
The EP ends on a poignant note with the record, “Swim.” With delicate piano, bittersweet lyrics, and evocative vocals we can all relate to that feeling of “part of me wishes I never met you in the first place.”