Eight-piece band KOKOROKO have announced their debut album, Could We Be More.
Out via Gilles Peterson's Brownswood Recordings label on August 5th, the LP builds on the London-based group's marriage of Afrobeat and improvised music. It's inspired by the West African and Caribbean music some of the band's members heard in church growing up. The first single, "We Give Thanks," is out now.
"We were imagining playing live with this one," KOKOROKO said about the track. "It's definitely written with that energy we get towards the end of a set. Some shows, like La Cigale in Paris or Paradiso in [Amsterdam] have legit felt magical for us and you always want to give that energy back. This is us trying to do that."
KOKOROKO's upcoming shows include Kala Festival in June and We Out Here in August.
Listen to "We Give Thanks."
KOKOROKO. Artwork
Tracklist 01. Tojo 02. Blue Robe I 03. Ewa Inu 04. Age of Ascent 05. Dide O 06. Soul Searching 07. We Give Thanks 08. Those Good Times 09. Reprise 10. Home 11. War Dance 12. Could We Be More 13. Something's Going On 14. Outro 15. Blue Robe II
Brownswood Recordings will release Could We Be More on August 5th, 2022. Label: Brownswood
