Not being able to figure out the genre of Sofi Tukker is their strength. Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern have always been a bit of a mystery. The duo will support its new single “Jacare”—recorded with Brazilian DJs Cat Dealers (brothers Lugui and Pedrao Cardoso—with a tour that lands them in AC 9/2. You’ll dance ‘til you drop. “This one’s for the clubs,” says Halpern. Pedreo says, “even though they’re not Brazilian, they’re quite successful in Brazil with Sophie’s Portuguese vocals.” With lipstick traces of electronica, house, jazz and world, written as an ode to Brazil, and filmed in Rio, it’s also a paeon to the LGBTQ community.
