Albadas (Dawn Songs)

Albadas is the renowned British producer and composer SOHN’s first-ever instrumental album. Best known for his emotionally rich songwriting and distinctive production on albums such as Tremors (2014), Rennen (2017), and Trust(2022), Albadas signals a quiet shift in SOHN’s creative process, exploring emotion through sound alone rather than through lyrics. 

The album’s title is drawn from the Spanish word albada—meaning “dawn song”—and reflects a deeply personal ritual that emerged during a period of emotional and creative upheaval. A contemplative work that foregrounds melody, mood, and texture. It’s music created in the first moments of the early light, at times contemplative, patient and optimistic, at others foreboding and ominous. It encapsulates the potential of a new day and the many roads it may present.

Following the release of three critically acclaimed albums, and collections of EP’s and singles, for heralded UK label 4AD, SOHN now announces the launch of his newly-minted label imprint adaptpivotmove, a home for exploratory, process-driven music that exists outside the boundaries of traditional song form, providing a perfect home for his stirring and elegant new album ‘Albadas (Dawn Songs)’. 

The album is accompanied by a short film of the same name, created by Catalan artists Carla Cervantes Caroand Mònica Figueras Domènech, shot during their own dawn rituals. Filmed in the Empordà region of Spain in the early hours, the piece is a poetic exploration of observation, hope, fear, and ultimately, love. A reflective and dynamic listening experience. (Find out more about the short film on sohnmusic.com )

‘Albadas’ is the opening of an intriguing new chapter for SOHN.