{"product_id":"sofie-royer-before-after-standard-black-lp-tip-on-jacket-printed-inner-sleeve-vinyl-lp-pre-order","title":"Sofie Royer - Before\/After STANDARD BLACK LP, TIP-ON JACKET, PRINTED INNER SLEEVE (Vinyl LP) PRE-ORDER","description":"\u003cp\u003eExpected Release Date: 04-September-2026 - This Pre-order will be shipped on or just before this date. Release dates are subject to alteration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSofie Royer, \"one of Europe’s most intriguing underrated pop stars, with a captivating voice and an offbeat aristocratic glamour\" (The Guardian), is back with a new album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving released three acclaimed LPs, the Viennese musician’s songwriting and production have become more complex and polished, her lyrics sharper and funnier. before\/after is her most incisive record to date, confronting the gripes of being an artist and weaving self-excavation with cultural commentary. Sofie may have gone from lo-fi producer to a bona fide pop musician who’s opened for Lana Del Rey, Air and LCD Soundsystem, but she still doesn't know where she fits in. She pulls no punches when critiquing the music industry – “I’m too pop for the art world, too indie darling for the mainstream” – but saves her biggest swings for herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver 12 catchy pop songs, Royer wonders if conflicts between past and future aren’t just battles with our own selves. “We are constantly in a battle with the ‘pre’ and ‘post’ states of time,” she explains. “There is a preoccupation with these two tenses; yet by remaining entangled in these states, we are often our own greatest obstacle to overcome. Really, in the state of before\/after, it’s always you vs you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA1 Leave on the light\u003cbr\u003e\nA2 Cowboy Mouth\u003cbr\u003e\nA3 Sesquicentennial\u003cbr\u003e\nA4 Cavalier\u003cbr\u003e\nA5 Actress\u003cbr\u003e\nA6 AUTO\u003cbr\u003e\nB7 C’est la d\u003cbr\u003e\nB8 Sold out the jazz club\u003cbr\u003e\nB9 Opium\u003cbr\u003e\nB10 Nights in white jackets\u003cbr\u003e\nB11 Best in Show\u003cbr\u003e\nB12 Keep on keeping on\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stones Throw Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57328738894199,"sku":"STH2526LP","price":26.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/0956\/1910\/files\/a060ea901eaa95e95affa8aa07274eea.jpg?v=1785256679","url":"https:\/\/thejazzvault.com\/products\/sofie-royer-before-after-standard-black-lp-tip-on-jacket-printed-inner-sleeve-vinyl-lp-pre-order","provider":"The Jazz Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}