Sophia Stel Announces Debut Album 'The Greatest Album of All Time' via A24 Music

Key facts

• Sophia Stel's debut album The Greatest Album of All Time will be released on October 16 via A24 Music.
• The 10-track self-produced record follows her 2024 debut EP Object Permanence and this year's How to Win At Solitaire.
• The album title is a dare to herself, reflecting her struggle with confidence.
• Stel was born in Victoria, B.C., and worked in Vancouver's club scene before gaining an audience.
• In the past year, she made her runway debut for Ann Demeulemeester at Paris Fashion Week, opened for Lorde, and embarked on her first headline tour.
• She finished the album only days before the interview, keeping it open to respond to real-time events.
• The first song she made was 'Like A Kite,' written around a year ago and almost abandoned after she got stuck on its second verse.
• She tests songs on her brothers Luke and Royce and closest friends, and has been testing 'Molly In The Club' on crowds.
• Stel uses the same microphone she found eight years ago and uses tuning as an instrument.
• She has modeled for Palace and Gimaguas, and her style includes fake designer items and thrift store finds.
• A24 Music's young, female-led team appealed to Stel; she is only their second signee.
• She will play sold-out shows including A.G. Cook and PC Music's Pop Crypt night on Halloween in Brooklyn and Primavera Sound in Buenos Aires and São Paulo.