Written by Lauren Rosier
The Philadelphia-based rock band, SORAIA, has released a new cover of The Knacks’ song, “My Sharona,” a follow-up to their 2021 single, “Tight-Lipped,” which cracked the Billboard charts all the way to number 23 and gained support from commercial rock stations, including WMMR (Philadelphia), WRIF (Detroit), WRAT (New Jersey), WDHA (New Jersey), KCAL (Southern California), KFMA (Tucson, AZ), WWSK (Long Island, NY), and SiriusXM’s Underground Garage station, among others.
Vocalist ZouZou Mansour says, “We were going to tour Sweden for the first time in October 2021, and I wanted to record something fun with a Swedish producer. I was driving along listening to a playlist, and I heard The Knack’s ‘My Sharona” pop on. I loved singing it and felt energized with a kind of fire, so that was the obvious choice for me! The band was down to do it, so we had Sulo Karlsson produce the track the night before going in and banging it ooout in one day in the studio. It was fast, fun, and easy!”
Soraia will be going on tour throughout the remainder of the year. See dates below and updates on their site here.
2022 Soraia Tour Dates
Friday, 03/18/22: New London, CT @ 33 Golden Street
Saturday, 03/19/22: Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy
Thursday, 03/24/22: Hamtramck, MI @ Small’s
Saturday, 03/26/22: Chicago, IL @ Liar’s Club
Sunday, 03/27/22: St. Louis, MO @ 21 Rock
Saturday, 04/02/22: Pottstown, PA @ The Rivet
Friday, 04/08/22: Asbury Park, NJ @ The Saint
Friday, 04/15/22: Syracuse, NY @ Sharkey’s
Saturday, 04/16/22: Albany, NY @ The Palace Theater w/ Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Friday, 05/06/22: New York, NY @ Berlin Under A
Thursday, 05/19/22: Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theater
Friday, 06/03/22: Washington, D.C. @ The Pie Shop
Friday, 06/10/22: Malmö, Sweden @ Medley Malmö
Saturday, 06/11/22: Malmö, Sweden @ Medley Malmö
Wednesday, 06/15/22: Stockholm, Sweden @ Twang (acoustic)
Friday, 06/17/22: Uppsala, Sweden @ Kattala
Saturday, 06/18/22: Norrtäjle, Sweden @ Norrtälje Festival
Friday, 07/01/22: Toledo, OH @ Promenade Park (opening for Killer Queen)
Friday, 07/08/22: Huntington, NY @ The Paramount (opening for Killer Queen)
Saturday, 07/09/22: Huntington, NY @ The Paramount (Opening for Killer Queen)
Tuesday, 11/01/22: New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine
Friday, 11/04/22: New York, NY @ Berlin Under A
Saturday, 11/05/22: Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy
Saturday, 11/26/22: Phoenixville, PA @ Colonial Theatre (Opening for Killer Queen)
Soraia is ZouZou Mansour (vocals/tambourine), Travis Smith (bass guitar/backing vocals), Mike Dudolevitch (lead & rhythm guitars/backing vocals), Brianna Sig (drums/backing vocals), and John Hildenbrand (keys).
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