Introducing the dark and dynamic electronic pop of KOKO. The Bristol trio make music awash with oceans of feeling, and spiced with an indie, hip hop swagger. It’s the soundtrack to your Saturday night, to the time you held hands at the bus stop, and to all those 4am hands-in-the-air moments. 

Effervescent, electro-tinged first single ‘Freak’ sets out the band’s stall, extolling the virtues of being yourself to a silvery web of beats. “It’s a FU to the man! We’re telling you to be whoever, or whatever, you want. Embrace individuality”

Oliver Garland (vocals) Harry Dobson (bass, synth) and Ashley C (synths, lead guitar) met at a party in Bristol in 2017. Oliver, who had grown up in Thailand, was on the path to becoming a professional bare-knuckle boxer. Harry had picked up a skateboarding sponsorship before an injury cut his extreme sports career short. Ashley C was forced to take a different approach in his teens, locking himself away for months on end whilst battling severe anxiety.