LA six-piece The Sophs return with their first new music since their debut album GOLDSTAR in early 2026 with stand-alone single ‘It’s a Fever’. The earworm continues to highlight the classic pop-rock writing that has come to define the band, with frontman Ethan Ramon’s voice at the fore of an extraordinarily catchy chorus. As always with The Sophs though, the tone subverts in the bridge, leading to a guitar solo evoking latter-era The Cure and 00’s indie floor-fillers. The track comes with a video by Eric Daniels of footage he shot and culled from the band’s European tour this summer, watch here.
The Sophs’ released their debut record GOLDSTAR on Rough Trade in early 2026. Their brutal honesty and broad genre-spreading caught the attention of Rough Trade founders Geoff Travis and Jeannette Lee immediately. Rough Trade heard the sort of creativity and variety — and “don’t expect me to act pretty” sentiment — that could get The Sophs — including Ramon, Sam Yuh (keyboards), Austin Parker Jones (electric guitar), Seth Smades (acoustic guitar), Devin Russ (drums), and Cole Bobbitt (bass) — a slot on nearly any stage. At any moment, The Sophs are entering pop-punk; blazing through funk; talk-singing to the audience. Their enthusiasm for every iteration is evident, and Ramon’s rich, full voice deftly nestles into endless categories, utterly chameleonic.
Stream / download ‘It’s a Fever’ here.
