A GOTHIC-PUNK FAIRYTALE? BURLESQUE? GLAM-CABARET? FUTURO-ELECTRO DICKENSIAN TERRORDOME?

Ladies and Gentlemen – the elusive, the enigmatic, the indefinable – SOHODOLLS!

” A Horrors-esque keyboardist, a Finnish guitarist, a double bassist, a drummer in suspenders and a gorgeous front girl complete Sohodolls. They landed in Glasgow halfway through their British tour promoting their long-player ‘Ribbed Music for the Numb Generation’, filling the tightly packed venue with electro, sleazy synth, scratchy guitar and disco… sometimes all at once.

” Their performance immediately oozes sex, burlesque and allurement; dressed in black, braces, big hair and suspenders, and that’s just the boys. Front woman Maya, or Maya Von Doll as she is more fetchingly known, is amazing to look at, resembling gothic, punk glamour mixed with skinny heroin chic. She may have a voice that borders similarities with Kylie Minouge, but don’t let that put you off – the songs are upbeat and catchy, filled with electro lust, guitar fuzz and trash pop. Their provocative performance is packed with circus sleaze and cabaret.

” Commercially, to use a cliche, there’s something there to please everybody, and with the producers of bands such as Depeche Mode, The Cure and Babyshambles behind them, success shouldn’t allude them. A gothic fairytale in one act.”

- Gigwise, September 2007
(Live review of the show at King Tut’s, Glasgow, by Mhairi Graham which we think sums up Sohodolls. Maya likes popcorn by the way. And pretzels.)

LABEL & RELEASE HISTORY

2004 signed to Alan McGee’s Poptones label. Released 2 singles
2004 ‘Prince Harry’ reaches 7 in the indie chart
2005 ‘Stripper’ reaches 12 in the indie chart
2005 Sohodolls sign to AG Records & Publishing
2006 Incessant touring, re-release of Stripper (vinyl & CD), released No Regrets (vinyl & CD) & Pleasures of Soho (download)
2007 Debut album ‘Ribbed Music for the Numb Generation’ is released in the UK

2008 Album is released in Japan & becomes available on iTunes USA & Europe

2008 One solid week of hardcore non-stop promo in Japan. 4000 albums sold! Great press coverage achieved – see Press from Japan. (Yoshimoto Records)