Sohn (musician)
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| Birth name | Christopher Michael Taylor |
| Born | London, England |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
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| Website | sohnmusic |
Christopher Michael Taylor, professionally known as Sohn (stylised as SOHN), is an English singer, songwriter and record producer based in Vienna, Austria. Following the release of the 2012 EP The Wheel through Aesop, he was signed by 4AD. He released his debut album, Tremors, on 7 April 2014.
Taylor was born in South London and developed an early interest in music. After four albums, Taylor dissolved his successful project Trouble Over Tokyo and reinvented himself as Sohn. In August 2010, he released the first two songs "Warnings" and "Oscillate" under the Sohn moniker through his Soundcloud page. A month later his first EP was announced by the London-base Aesop label. The songs "The Wheel" and "Red Lines" were also streamed online, picking up critical acclaim. The EP The Wheel was released on 5 November 2012 in both digital and vinyl formats. The same year he relocated to Vienna, Austria.
On 19 April 2013, 4AD announced that it had signed Sohn. This news coincided with the first official release through 4AD, "Bloodflows", which Pitchfork described as "a vocal showcase and SOHN's most sorrowful, powerful success yet." and GorillaVsBear mentioned as "simple but mesmerizing and extremely effective video". This peaked at number one in the Amazing Radio chart on 12 May.
On 11 September 2013, the follow up track "Lessons" was published online. Released on limited 12" vinyl on 25 November 2013, the accompanying video was directed by Olivier Groulx and premiered by Dazed & Confused magazine.
Sohn's debut album was released in the week of 7 April 2014, entitled Tremors, with lead single being "Artifice".
In 2015 Taylor moved to Los Angeles where he worked as a producer for Aquilo, Banks and Kwabs, before moving to Sonoma where he began work on his second album.
In August 2016 the single "Signal" was made available through streaming platforms. It was supported by a video featuring actress Milla Jovovich. Sohn released a lyric music video of his second single titled "Conrad" on 8 November 2016. The album Rennen was released on 13 January 2017. The tour in support features a live drummer and the vocalist Nylo.
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