Lately I've been listening to the radio again (Studio Brussel) and this means I'm know some of the current 'hits'. That's why I was wondering why one song gets a lot of airplay and another song stays completely unknown. Especially when it's a song by a new, young band or musician. What makes one song a hit and another not? Do record companies still use promo men who try to sell the record to radio DJs or does it all depend on the discovery by one DJ? Why can't, for instance, "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" by She & Him become a hit? If The Editors can be successful, then this should also be possible for The Secret Life of Sofia.Brooklyn, New York is the residence of The Secret Life of Sofia, a band which consist of Kyle Wilson, Eric Trip and Steve in the studio and which is completed by Fraser and Chris on stage. After their self-titled EP from 2006 they now have self-released their debut album "Seven Summits". The first five hundred copies of this CD are packed in a handmade cover. The lyrics from the songs on this CD are mostly true stories. In this case a lot of songs have the common theme of mountains and mountaineers, which is obvious after reading the albm title. You can listen to five beautiful tracks on MySpace from The Secret Life of Sofia and one of the most beautiful tracks can be downloaded below. Then you can hear that the music of The Secret Life of Sofia is very atmospheric and easy-listening and I think will be liked by most of the listeners.
>mp3: Outside
>mp3: Hospital Inside Me (from the EP "The Secret Life of Sofia")