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Jersey Rock Band of the Week: Soraia

Soraia’s “Dead Reckoning” album is out now on Steven Van Zandt’s Wicked Cool Records! You can catch them in action at The Johnny Thunders Birthday Bash at The Bowery Electric in New York City on 7/14! Tune to Jersey Rock on 95.9 The Rat Tuesday, Wendesday, and Thursday nights at 11:30 pm to hear awesome cuts from Soraia’s latest releas. Lead singer Zou Zou Mansour will call in to the show each night!

Photo by David Bergman / www.DavidBergman.net — Soraia band shoot in Brooklyn, NY on December 10, 2018.

Soraia is a rising force in the region.  Their Garage Rock sound has filled clubs across the area, from New York to Philly and beyond.  While they’re not entirely from NJ they definitely have some Garden State Roots. Guitarist Mike Reisman is a NJ native and the label they are signed to is none other than Little Steven’s Wicked Cool Records.

Soraia’s debut release “Dead Reckoning” is out now.  The band describes the album in a most artistic fashion by comparing each track to the regenerative tentacles of an octopus, stretching out from the core that is the band’s own imagination.  “This mysterious capacity for creativity and rejuvenation under the sea symbolically presents itself again and again in the songs of ‘Dead Reckoning.’”

You can score a copy of “Dead Reckoning” now at wickedcoolrecords.bandcamp.com!

Soraia is in action at the Mestosis Room in Philadelphia on 7/6.  It’s a free show, ages 21 +. Learn more HERE. On 7/14 the group will rock the Bowery Electric in New York for the Johnny Thunders Birthday Bash!  Jersey Rock vets The Skullers are also on the bill for that show. Tickets are available at ticketfly.com!

Tune to Jersey Rock on 95.9 The Rat Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday to hear cuts from Soraia’s “Dead Reckoning” album.  Lead singer ZouZou Mansour will call in to the show each night!

Learn more at soraia.com!

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Tom Hanley is the host of Jersey Rock, New Jersey’s longest running local rock show on 95.9 The RAT. He got his start in broadcasting at Monmouth University's WMCX-FM. He's hosted Jersey Rock since 2016, been on the air at WRAT since 2008, and been listening to RAT Radio since 1996! Jersey Rock is a multi-platform local music brand that provides exposure to NJ artists. The on-air program features a different Garden State band each week. Tune to 95.9 The RAT every Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday night at 11:30 pm to hear call-ins and songs from the Jersey Rock Band of the Week! Each week Jersey Rock features a different music video as the Jersey Rock Video of the Week . Between Jersey Rock's on-air and online platforms, there's opportunities for 9 different NJ bands to be featured each week. If you're in a NJ band and want to be on Jersey Rock, e-mail Tom Hanley. Send your mp3's, videos, pictures, and links to jerseyrock@wrat.com