Sophia Stel shares new video single “Now I’ve Got A Lot You Know”
“Pure yearning poignancy” – Dave Simpson, The Guardian
“Stel is not striving to be larger than life; she is trying to reflect it” – “Hits you square in the chest” “Ethereal electro-pop elegance”
“Somewhere in between 070 Shakes’ moody auto-tuned romanticism and Ethel Cain’s soft, soaring vocals that traverse multiple genre terrains” – Margaret Farrell, Stereogum
“Translating the internal into sound and capturing life as it’s happening: raw, unpolished, in motion” – Ashantéa Austin, Office Magazine
“Ephemeral and enduring” – Bree Castillo, Flaunt Magazine
“Not art-directed to death. Not infected with influencer-isms. Unencumbered by the self-consciousness of the post-Instagram era” – Ryan Dombal, Hearing Things
“Beautiful, glowing, heart-melting stuff” – Chris Cantalini, Gorilla vs. Bear
[Friday, August 14th, 2026]
Vancouver artist and producer Sophia Stel has just shared her new single “Now I’ve Got A Lot You Know”. Self-produced and written by Stel, the heartfelt track arrives alongside a self-edited music video that features her two younger brothers, who she shares an apartment with in Vancouver, and documents her journey over the course of the last six months — including her run opening for Lorde at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles in May and headline international tour. “Now I’ve Got A Lot You Know” stamps her third release with A24 Music after June’s “Molly In The Club” and April’s “Bitches Talk Shit”, the latter of which garnered praise from the likes of Pitchfork — and even caught the attention of Robyn. In addition to the announcement that she’ll be playing A.G. Cook and PC Music’s POP CRYPT this fall and her feature in Wonderland Magazine’s Summer 2026 issue, which was guest edited by Miley Cyrus, recent months have also seen Stel make her runway debut at Ann Demeulemeester‘s Paris Fashion Week SS26 show, grace the covers of The Face and NME, and model spreads for Palace Skateboards and BASKETCASE following the release of her breakout EP, How to Win At Solitaire, the deluxe edition of which features collaborations with Mura Masa, Tommy Genesis, and Cecile Believe.
How to Win At Solitaire was produced, written, and recorded by Stel in a makeshift basement studio at Vancouver’s since shuttered Paradise, the DIY club she worked in at the time. Released last September, it served as her second project following her 2024 debut EP, Object Permanence. The 2025 deluxe edition featured sleeper hit “I’ll Take It”, which rapidly caught fire on TikTok — and earned her a co-sign from Troye Sivan. Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, she first cut her teeth within Vancouver’s local music scene, turning heads for her free-flowing prose, Y2K-indebted visuals, and mythos-tinted autobiography. Coupling lyricism inspired by her everyday life with patchwork aesthetics infused with the spontaneous, DIY ethos of homemade digicam videos, Stel was recently selected for this year’s DAZED 100 and Pigeons & Planes’ 26 Artists To Watch In 2026 list, while earning spots on Best Of 2025 lists from The Face, Notion, Gorilla vs. Bear, and Hearing Things. She is currently working on her debut album.
Please find links to stream “Now I’ve Got A Lot You Know” below, and stay tuned for more announcements to come:
Photo Credit: Mikaela Kautzky
Born in Victoria, B.C., and shaped by formative years in Vancouver, artist and producer Sophia Stel found a rapt cult fanbase with her 2024 debut EP Object Permanence, a fiercely vulnerable collection of genre-agnostic earworms fueled by her full-bodied, affecting alto. By following her intuition and going against the grain of online fads, Stel is setting trends, not chasing them — always creating from a place of true originality. Her self-directed, sometimes spur-of-the-moment digicam visuals for tracks like “I’ll Take It” and “You Could Hate Me” have the fuzzy realism of vintage photos or cherished memories: effortlessly cool without ever trying to be. In addition to earning co-signs from Troye Sivan and A.G. Cook, she recently made her runway debut at Ann Demeulemeester’s PFW SS26 show, embarked on her first tour, modeled for Palace Skateboards, and was selected for this year’s DAZED 100 and Pigeons & Planes’ 26 Artists To Watch In 2026 list following the release of her sophomore EP How to Win At Solitaire. 2026 has since seen her embark on a headline international tour, open for Lorde at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, grace the cover of The Face, and sign with A24 Music. Continuing to push the boundaries of today’s music landscape while honing in on a truly singular, post-genre sound that’s all her own, Stel is currently working on her debut album
Founded in 2021, A24 Music is the studio’s home for original music — through the label, A24 has released an extensive catalog of projects, working directly with both established and emerging artists. Notable releases include original scores by Alex G for I Saw the TV Glow, Daniel Lopatin for Marty Supreme, Grizzly Bear for Past Lives, and Son Lux for Everything Everywhere All At Once. A24 Music has also debuted songs such as Sky Ferreira’s “Leash” from Babygirl, Sharon Van Etten’s “Quiet Eyes” from Past Lives, Charli XCX’s “Hot Girl” from Bodies Bodies Bodies, original songs for the I Saw the TV GlowSoundtrack, and “Le Monde” from Talk to Me, among others. Additionally, A24 Music made its mark with the self-titled Mark William Lewis, marking the label’s first signed artist album.