Maini Sorri released a new dance album Shiny Eyes Vol. 2 on May 16th 2023. It consists of her previously released dance and techno singles.
The title track Shiny Eyes is a happy, uplifting and upbeat love song. In May 2012, Shiny Eyes was the 4th most added track on the CMJ Chart of all releases throughout the US. Hold Me is an energetic dance track, originally released in 2013. Hold Me music video was aired on more than 100 TV stations around the world.
Maini’s techno singleLet Me Do Your Time spent 9 weeks on the most sold track’s list Digilistan of Swedish Radio P3 in 2011. Just A Dream (Radio Edit) is inspired by 70s disco. It is a reflective, dreamy dance track about lost love. The music video was a featured video at Mixshowblast.com in Los Angeles in January 2014.
Music by Maini Sorri, lyrics by Gary Cornman, USA. Instrumentals by Carsten Lehmann, Germany, Maria Jhoanna F. Roberto, USA, Mats Olsson, Sweden. Instrumentals of almost all the songs are included. Available on all platforms. Here are links to Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp.
Stereo Stickman writes on January 18th 2023: MAINI SORRI – JUST LET ME SING “The set-up is brilliant, instantly enjoyable for its energy and live-style yet cleanly-mixed presentation, with strong rhythms and clear instrumental layers from the guitars and piano.
Then we get Maini’s easily recognisable voice, the leading factor in a song committed to its own longing for the liberty of singing.”
“Featuring an accompanying video depicting the joy of friendship and freedom within the world, Just Let Me Sing devotes itself wholeheartedly to its title-concept. There’s a broader metaphorical undertone to those words, and as the verses and visuals emerge, that depth and gleeful gratitude shines all the more brightly.
“Written for a songwriting competition in America, the good vibes of Just Let Me Sing are naturally uplifting – capturing affection from the outset and no doubt laying the foundation for a strong audience response.”
by Rebecca Cullen, Stereo Stickman
Read the whole article here and watch the Just Let Me Sing Official Music video here.
Tunedloud Magazine writes on January 26th 2023: MAINI SORRI – “JUST LET ME SING” – DELIVERS A BIG BOOST OF SEROTONIN!
“Maini Sorri has an unerring ear for pop hooks, and she’s a strong songwriter, which allows the song to flow naturally with effortless ease.”
“The music matches her gorgeously mellifluous vocals. The song is nestled in brightly colored tones, which highlights Maini’s formidable talents as a top-shelf tunesmith and songstress.
Maini Sorri and her collaborators have created a joyous track that will pull you into a good mood. Filled with a great melody, a catchy rhythm, solid lyrics, and strong vocals, “Just Let Me Sing” is a sincere effort from the singer-songwriter. Maini’s voice is warm and feels like a hug when she starts to sing.”
” In every song Maini Sorri performs, her unique voice shines through, but this particular song shows a more natural, yet expanded version of her range. “Just Let Me Sing” is the type of song I would play with the volume up and the windows down in my car.”
Read the whole article here and watch the Just Let Me Sing Official Music video here.
Maini Sorri – Just Let Me Sing is a happy, uplifting, positive and upbeat pop song. It is composed for a songwriting competition during an American music course that Maini participated in last year. It is produced by Sundown Sessions Studio in Nashville, USA, that has Grammy and Juno award-winning producers and worldclass musicians and engineers that have worked with artists like Bruce Springsteen and Rihanna.
Music is by Maini Sorri and lyrics by Gary Cornman, USA and Maini Sorri. The new single will be released on February 1st.
You are very welcome to watch the happy and optimistic Just Let Me Sing (Official Music Video) on Youtube.
New pop single Through Teary Eyes was released on May 14th 2020. Maini has a new collaboration with the female Music Producer Aubrey Whitfieldfrom London, UK. She has worked with X-factor, the American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson and many more, on labels like EMI, Sony, Universal etc. The new single is energetic and uplifting, although the story is about missing someone.
You can stream the new single on Spotify and other streaming sites around the world. You can stream and download it on Soundcloud and Bandcamp. It’s also available on lots of webshops like iTunes, Amazon etc.
Maini was invited to the international World Songwriting Awards competition. She got an award as “Top finalist” for Through Teary Eyes in April.
Award-winning producer Kutayden from Turkey has made an amazing Through Teary Eyes music video. Please visit Maini’s Youtube and see this masterpiece.
Maini Sorri‘s compilation album Someday Vol. 3 tells stories of love and heartbreak in equal measure. It was released on June 3rd 2019 and consists of Maini’s pop songs that are recorded during a decade. Most of the songs are previously released on different albums and singles, but there is also an all-new song titled Love Bubble, with lyrics by Barbro Norberg.
The title track Someday endured 43 weeks on Music World Radio’s Top 20 Charts in Spain among rock groups from America and Europe, including several weeks spent at number 1 and almost 40 weeks amongst the top 5. The lyrics of Someday were originally written in Finnish, as several songs on the album. The legendary Swedish Finnish singer and songwriter Barbara Helsingius wrote English lyrics to lyrics by Marjo-Riitta Oksanen, Mikko Anttila, Maini Sorri, Ritva Östlin and Ritva Ala-Särkelä.
Gary Cornman from the US has written the lyrics to 4 songs on the album. Music is written by Maini Sorri and the label is Reya music, Sweden.
CD coverart photo by Johan Zetterlund and layout by Malshan Fonseka, Sri Lanka.
You can stream the whole album on Bandcamp, on Spotify and other streaming sites around the world. You find Someday Vol. 3 also on iTunes, Amazon and your other favourite webshops.
“The song is a collaborative effort by lyricist Barbro Norberg, music composer Maini Sorri, who also sings the song, and instrumental maker Jaakko Viitala. The track deals with Norberg’s sense of loss and longing after her dad’s passing away.”
“If you’re looking for songs with lots of emotional depth and substance, this is the track for you.”
“It’s a track by a mature woman who has mastered expressing vulnerability and celebrating emotions without sounding predictable or highly-strung.”
“With a refreshing sense of honesty, tremendous musical instincts and an alluring vocal tone, Maini’s connection to the music is an authentic one.” Read the whole review from October 26th 2018 here.
Rebecca Cullen at Stereo Stickman wrote: “Maini Sorri returns to release yet another creatively unique single”….”From a songwriting perspective, this is one of the most memorable melodies of Sorri’s to date.”
“Lyrically the release is a stunning poetic ode to a lost relative. Barbro Norberg writes on the passing of her father in a commendable way, bringing through heart-breaking ideas but also a strong focus on the positives – the good memories, the togetherness. Maini Sorri’s gentle voice lets the lyrics shine brightly throughout.”
“There’s an Enya-like feel to the presentation, the voice drives as if simply another instrument, so the collaboration just works.” Read the whole review from October 22nd 2018 here.
Act One Magazine wrote: “The combination of the tone, sound and melody in the music matches the lyrics extremely well and the result is warm, heartfelt and all in all a great song with both a great melody and outstanding lyrics.” Read the whole review from October 26th 2018 here.
Music by Maini Sorri. Lyrics by Barbro Norberg. Instrumental by Jaakko Viitala. Label is Reya music, Sweden. CD coverart photo by Johan Zetterlund and layout by Malshan Fonseka, Sri Lanka.
You Are On My Mind single was released on October 26th 2018. Maini Sorri has written the music. Barbro Norberg sent to Maini her beautiful poem about the longing after her Dad that passed away, and asked Maini to compose it.
Maini’s album Bring Me Home was released only a month earlier. The new single was released so soon because on November 3rd people in Sweden celebrated All Saints’ Day, and also during Christmas time people often long for relatives and friends that have passed away.
You find You Are On My Mind on iTunes, Amazon and your other favourite webshops, and on Spotify and other streaming sites around the world.
Label is Reya music, Sweden. CD coverart photo by Johan Zetterlund and layout by Malshan Fonseka, Sri Lanka.
Tunedloud wrote in the review of Bring Me Home on September 15th: “This might be Maini Sorri best album.”…”The songs grow with each play, becoming increasingly transfixing, drawing the listener in with their spiral soundscapes and employing Maini Sorri’s high-pitched vocals to great, yet subtle, effect.”
“This is as downright amazing as it could have been. There’s just so many ideas in the heads of Maini Sorri and her collaborators that 6 tracks just doesn’t seem enough. There’s depth, intensity, emotion, and interesting collaborations on offer, which ticks all the boxes for an extremely memorable recording from Maini Sorri.”
Rebecca Cullen at Stereo Stickman wrote in the review on September 19th:
” The title track from the project introduces things in a bold way, showcasing retro dance synths and a rising intensity, all woven in among a delicately optimistic and uplifting soundscape – with a vocal line that’s as delicate and smooth as you might find in ambient trip-hop. The euro-dance vibe is strong but it comes with a level of heart and depth on this particular single. There’s truth in the songwriting and this adds a lot of value and further intensifies that energizing feeling of possibility.”
“Maini Sorri is definitely one of the most diverse and forward-thinking artists I’ve had the chance to discover in recent years. She is always keen on experimenting with a wide variety of different genres, often exposing different creative possibilities and setting the bar higher in terms of what it is possible with music, often collaborating with different artists and songwriters along the way.”