Sofia Karlberg - 'Do It Again' — When The Horn Blows

‘Do It Again’ by Sofia Karlberg is a fearless piece of atmospheric - experimental pop.

Karlberg earned early attention with reinterpretations of songs like Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love” and the Chainsmokers’ “Paris,” which helped amass some two million subscribers on YouTube. Karlberg shifted toward releasing original songs in 2019 with her Spotless Mind EP. Since then, a series of singles have helped her log more than 1,5 billion streams, and she now plans the release of her sophomore EP for late 2021.

The first single of the upcoming EP, “Do It Again,” plunges into shadowy fatalism, where pads and percussion orbit Karlberg’s vocals. Droning synths restrain the cracking snare; gurgling bass tethers the stratospheric risers.

On the songwriting, Karlberg reflects, “wine in winter inspired this song; songwriter Victoria Voss, producer Martin Bustgaard and I locked ourselves into the studio on a frigid January afternoon and ended up contemplating a relationship that went too far.”