Oklou

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Oklou live in Zurich with new album Oklou's Deluxe Album continues the warm production of «choke enough» and its blend of ambient textures and minimalist club rhythms. The project includes four new songs expanding the universe of the existing album, including Oklou's single «viscus» with FKA twigs. The announcement follows Oklou's breathtaking «Tiny Desk» performance, where she played alongside an eight-piece choir, marimba, and piano, as well as her cover story for Pitchfork, for which journalist Anna Gaca traveled to Pau, France, to reflect on her breakthrough year and artistic development. Oklou recently also appeared on PinkPantheress's remix album «Fancy Some More?» on the track «Girl Like Me». Counted among the best albums of the year by Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Billboard, The FADER, and Stereogum, and awarded the French Le Prix Joséphine as Album of the Year, «choke enough» has cemented Oklou's status as a cult outsider pop star. Following the album's success, Oklou received high-profile support from Billie Eilish, who remarked: «Honestly, she's the first thing that has excited me in a long time», as well as from Rosalía, Lorde, and Ethel Cain, who added: «I'm obsessed with this album, it's like pop music made for insects». Born Marylou Mayniel in rural western France, Oklou laid her musical foundation with classical piano and cello lessons before falling in love with electronic music production and performing her first shows in Paris. Her 2020 mixtape «Galore» marked a creative breakthrough by combining introspective songwriting with futuristic sound design. Dazed praised «Galore» as «composed and sonically absolutely cutting-edge». With «choke enough», Oklou has developed into one of the most fascinating voices of modern music – blending intimacy and innovation with fearless emotional clarity. Participants: Oklou