Sophie Powers Has Had Enough of Airheads and Her New Single Proves It

Ever been on a date so bad you started mentally plotting your escape plan mid-sentence? Sophie Powers has—and her latest single, “head empty no thoughts,” captures that feeling with brutal clarity to the point where it feels like you are in the same restaurant as Sophie while she is on a date with an airhead.

Released on the 20^th of June, “head empty no thoughts” isn’t just another breakup bop. It’s a frenetic slap of a song aimed squarely at low-effort love, mind-numbing small talks, and the pressure to dim your intelligence to make someone else feel comfortable. If that sounds too real… yeah. That’s the point. In this day and age why should one lower their standard? I am with Sophie on this one, a second date as to be dodged. If they can’t pick up the pace, you just gotta finish the race without them. You never know, something better could be waiting when you cross the finish line.  

“There’s nothing more painful than a one-sided conversation,” Sophie says. “This song is the equivalent of being stuck on the worst date of your life with an absolute airhead.”

Relatable right? Sophie doesn’t just vent—she turns every red flag into a catchy tune. Her voice and lyrics cuts through glitchy beat like she’s swiping left on every half-texted DMs, bad dates and slow-paced conversations. It’s rage. It’s wit. It’s aggressive yet cute. It’s, I know what I want and won’t compromise, and I’m done pretending otherwise.

Coming off the moody swagger of “move with me” and the hypnotic “XO” (her electric collab with RJ Pasin), this track throws bubblegum pop in the bin and digs deep into Sophie’s chaos-core era. It’s raw, smart, and refreshingly self-aware—like if hyper-pop grew a backbone and started ghosting its exes.

But beneath the punchlines is something real. Sophie adds, “I (and so many others) have felt the pressure to dumb ourselves down in relationships… This song is a reminder to never hide your intelligence for the sake of someone else.” That is the Sophie Powers thesis. Whether she’s screaming through synths or serving custom-designed looks, she never asks permission to take up space. At 20, the Toronto-born, LA-based artist is crafting a world where the outcasts rule, weird is power, and vulnerability is loud.

Since her 2022 debut, she’s been shaking up the scene—earning co-signs from PAPER, The FADER, Billboard, and Stereogum, while building a fanbase that doesn’t just listen to her music, they live in it. She’s hit stages from the UK’s Slam Dunk Festival to Vans Warped Tour DC, and each performance feels more like a punk-meets-pop ritual than a setlist.

Sophie doesn’t just write songs; she’s creating an entirely new blueprint. One of authenticity, chaos, and creative control. Her visuals are DIY with a fashion student’s eye, her sound is unhinged in the best way, and her lyrics feel like midnight thoughts you probably shouldn’t text.

With “head empty no thoughts,” she’s not just calling out the airheads in our DMs—she’s pushing all of us to expect more, say less, and maybe leave a few more deadbeats on read.

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Written by Shalom Fred-Jatto