Sofia Kafas Delivered Disco Ball Shimmer and Sticky-Sweet Romanticism Wrapped in Disco-Drenched Retro-Futurist Pop in ‘Let You Down’ –

Sofia Kafas drenched Let You Down in disco ball shimmer that scatters across her future-leaning pop sound with a warm, neon-soft glow. The London-based singer, pianist and producer always carries an emotional charge. This time, she could have lit up the national grid as she threaded nostalgic pop touches into the track without dulling its modernistic dose of high-polish kinetic adrenaline.

The 80s-inspired vocal FX fold her voice into the instrumental mix with a strangely natural ease, still allowing her harmonies to move with a light, almost seemingly infinite reach that calls back to the breezier side of 90s pop singer-songwriters. There’s no risk of the sweetness tipping into a full-on guilty pleasure of a sugar rush. She lets the romantic vulnerability breathe, giving you enough space to sink into the drifting escapism that unravels through the production. The whole track feels like a quiet portal out of the real world for a moment, shaping itself around that soft pull between longing and satisfaction.

Beyond her contributions to the airwaves, Kafas has been steadily building her name through London’s live scene, performing everywhere from Bush Hall to the Elgar Room at the Royal Albert Hall, Her background in production, sound engineering and classical piano all lend themselves to a sonic signature that creates the ultimate equilibrium between sleek, sincre and infectiously addictive.

Let You Down is now available on all major streaming platforms. Find your preferred way to listen via the artist’s official website. 

Review by Amelia Vandergast