THE NEED TO DESTROY

Seafeaver
Little Delight
I'm Sitting Still
Something
Illy The One
Wait
Believe In Me
Four Courners
Mancall
Into the Dawn

^{cover artwork by Stefan Heileman NEW! The Site has gotten a new soundtrack by a clip from an unreleased track by Sofia}

On the 21 of august 2006 was Sofia Härdig's album The Need To Destroy released. The Need To Destroy is written, recorded and produced by Sofia herself states a new direction in her career. More synthesizers, programming and strange sounds. Cool, sharp and sexy electronica as in Seafever and Mancall. Grinding guitars and industrial sounds in Sitting Still and "Sonicyouthescue" hammering popguitars in Wait In Believe in me the sound of beautiful heartbroken strings join hands with the sound of steelmills and concrete crushing. And on top of that her extraordinary voice, by many considered to be the best female rock-voice around. In June the first single Little Delight was released. A truly delightful piece which binds together laid-back guitars and a Hammond organ with cool electronical sounds and programming. The single also provides us with two unreleased tracks from The Need To Destroy-sessions. Getting Within and Nothing can save, are two very strong outtakes.

"You are drawn into the music which seems to grow a hundred percent with each listening Sofia and her sidekick Otto Milde has produced real noisy modern rockelectronica to be copied and imitated by wannabes. They themselves has taken over the drivers seat for good!" Gary Landström Groove whole review hela recensionen
Sofia Härdig an interesting name in Swedish music... In Fokus by Thomas Fridholm Musikindustrin svenska in english
Sofia has been rewarded with the STIM grant for her album The Need To Destroy (061212)

POSSESSED BY MUSIC Interview with Sofia In Groove Magazine number 9 by Martin Rösthammar
SOFIA HAS COME OF THE STUDIO Interview in Norrköpings Tidningar 060831 by Calle Slättengren
The Need To Destroy has been elected one of the top 10 albums of the year by Kevin Renick/ its a trap Sofia Hardig - The need to destroy (Filthy Records) An adventurous electronica foray in which Sofia makes an art out of distorted vocals that are nonetheless emotionally wrenching. Dark, machine-laden grooves that grip the soul."




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PRESS...

"Sweden has been lacking a strong female rock-voice. Sofia Härdig has a great voice and strong lyrics which provides new hope for the swedish rock-scene...A splendid debut" musikkanmedelse.com

"she's an amazing songwriter .. It's awesome! .. What's especially striking about Sofia Hardig is how she employs interesting little twists within the often predictable realm of gritty guitar rock, and commandeers the genre like she's got it all to herself. Nervy, sensual and self-assured, Hardig deserves to be widely heard, as she's far more interesting than many others mining this same stylistic territory." Kevin Renick Playback St. Louis, USA / more

"Sofia Härdig has a great talent.Both for writing songs, and not least for performing them in a way that staple guns them to the mind of the listener"Popöga

"she masters the wild wolfwomen stile greatful. Its delightful thunder and grinding on the debutalbum. Sofia sings aggressivly and drags her hair in the dirt and is a raw chick with potential" Expressen

A Swedish debutant that makes musik that bites hard. Sofia Härdig makes suggestive raw and intensive rock. Rockmusic that scraches and claws. Aand above all she sings with a voice that burns hot and touches. sparkling songs that vibrates and glows with intensity. The voice alone reaches far. Östran

"A truly stellar debut" Anna Maria Stjärnell, Luna Kafe more

"Sofias voice burns holes in the speakers...the most promising in its genre that come up in sweden.." Popöga

New German radio Interview UNKNOWN WORLD

"A fantastic voice" Sundsvalls Tidning

"a great dubble debut" Norran

Radio interview radio attac 2/5 at 8-9 p.m

Radio interview swedish Radio P2 22/4 at 15:30

"What a voice! ... her nerve-racking, melodic lo-fi version of blues punk is not possible to miss.. Especially hauntingly when the menacing stranglehold of her minimalistic, reduced songs grab your throat like a cold hand in the darkness. - guitars and drums rumble into the darkest corners.. pure and raw rock'n roll". Markus Wiludda, Eldoradio*, Germany / more

"A strong and expressfull singer is Sofia Härdig. She is one of the most interesting of the new Swedish rockartist" Östran

" I can't help gasping in amazment over that this is her first work. It's rock with experimental dimensions burnt black at the edges, one moment beautiful the next sissling furiusly and stinging like pins and needles" Lars Thulin Ystad Allehanda

" An impressive and strong debut from a very exiting, interesting artist and songwriter that you definitely will hear more about in the future.. " Thomas Fridholm Musikindustrin more

Sofia will be the cover story of the German onlinemagazin (www.rockwellen.de) and interviewed. The Interview vill also be brodcasted on three major German radio stations. She also has radioairplay on several german radiostations.(050309)

Radio interview in P2 Monitor 21:00-22:00 Wednesday 9/3

Sofia Rewarded with both STIM (swedish komposers organisation) grant and a grant from the swedish artcounsil regarding her music. (041212)

SPANISH MAGAZINE ROCK SOUND ON LA LA HÄRDIG ... "BORN TO WIN....on the verge of bursting in like one of new jewels of the inexhaustible Scandinavia mine. It is only a time question. Soon you can't say that we didn't Know.. I am sure that within two months to a year, she will no longer be a minoritycult. There is no doubt that you will end up hearing and speaking of the extraordinary voice and the charisma of Sofia Härdig and her Needles" more

"With a voice that burns through skin and concrete.... a register that lifts you from under your feet to heaven. Some have spoken of deepest black. Yes, but she gives this darkness a quality that is felt on the inside of your palms: russling silk, curessing velvet, skin in the dark... because the voice goes outside. In to. Under.. one of the coolest voices around" Thomas Millroth Ystad Artmuseum

"Sofia Härdig conquers the world with her voice...." Sydsvenskan

"SOFIA HÄRDIG The Next Girl in experimental rock" Perspectives 2004

Olof Bright, a label that has former relised artists such as Sonic Youth, Kim Gordon and Jim O'Rourke. Will relise an album with SOFIA

"Damn good....... Will make her a household name among the people in rock.... It's not a question whether she is going to make it big time or not, but WHEN... Remember where you read it first" Ystad Allehanda