The duo will perform a “Butter” set at the Newport Jazz Festival
Sofi Tukker has announced their new album Butter, dropping May 16th. butter is a labor of love, celebrating Brazilian culture and music, and is the jazz-infused, alter-ego companion to their acclaimed 2024 album Bread.
Over ten years in the making, the seeds of Butter were planted on the Grammy-winning duo’s collaboration with The Knocks,” Brazilian Soul.” Through its own viral momentum, “Brazilian Soul” has amassed over 50 million streams on Spotify alone, and was the gateway for Sofi Tukker to lean into a deeper exploration of the Bossa nova sonic universe that had already infiltrated their signature electric sound. As such it felt like the perfect album closer for butter. The first new butter single will be “Bread” with Seu Jorge, out May 2nd.
Sofi Tukker, comprised of Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern, have captured the making of butter through an engaging, short form docu-series. The first episode is live now with additional episodes to be posted in the coming weeks.
Recorded in Brazil, Butter displays a different side of the band. Known for their inclusive and global perspective on electronic music, butter allowed them to delve into other Brazilian genres they love, including MPB, bossa nova and samba, along with Latin genres bolero and bachata, and more contemporary genres like reggae and samba-reggae. With its top-down, breezy atmosphere, Butter features Sofi Tukker along with incomparable Brazilian musicians using nearly all organic elements, making for a striking contrast to their more dance/EDM fare.
Some of the key tracks from Bread have been reimagined for Butter, including “Throw Some Ass,” “Woof,” “Hey Homie,” and “Spiral.”
The duo has a new 2025 residency in Las Vegas with dates at various Wynn Nightlife properties throughout the year. This spring, they’re also performing at Xanadu Roller Disco Party NYC, Stagecoach/Diplo’s Honky Tonk, BottleRock Napa Valley, Breakaway Festival Ohio (5/30) and others, including a special Butter set at the iconic Newport Jazz Festival August 1-3.
