On Sophia Stel’s latest single “Taste,” clouds of whirrs, twinkling bloops and a slacker beat make a wholesome breakup song that gets at a feeling of bittersweet gratitude for something that failed but happened anyway. It hits you square in the chest, even when you can't make out her sleepy, Auto-Tuned vocals.⁠ ⁠ Around May, her last release “I’ll Take It,” which blurs her dreamy sound with higher bpm drums, courted a lightly viral moment on TikTok as it made the rounds and garnered reposts from artists like TroyeSivan and KATSEYE's meganskiendiel. Capitalizing on the moment, she released “Taste,” the first single of her forthcoming EP How To Win At Solitaire, out September 5. ⁠ ⁠ Read our interview with the Vancouver song-maker at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ 📸 Angela Donna⁠ & Scarlet Ross⁠ ⁠ #SophiaStel #Katseye #TroyeSivan