Boko Yout – introducing Swedish Afro Grunge… for the lots!
While on my household summer season vacation in Stockholm final Summer season, I briefly slipped away from my accomplice and children to go for a sneaky pint with the lads who run the PNKSLM report label. My household vacation had fortunately coincided with an enormous music pageant which was taking locations within the Stockholm space, and I used to be reliably knowledgeable that there was a band known as Boko Yout enjoying that night time, and that I ought to examine them out. Apparently, I’d love them.
“They’re like…”—after which the descriptive powers of the PNKSLM lads fell silent, deep in thought, making an attempt to convey what Boko Yout truly is. I used to be bought. I went alongside that night time—and was blown away.
Self-described as Afro Grunge, Boko Yout have thus far launched one hell of a strong EP, As Seen On TV, in addition to a mellower-sounding collaboration with producer Bard Ericson—a joint EP known as Griot. I can’t actually say I heard Afro Grunge as a definite ‘sound’, however then, does that description even matter? The one manner I might describe what I heard was easy: brilliance. Huge hooks, vocals twisting from easy to manic, lashings of bass, angular guitars, and all of it fused collectively to create one thing that sounded completely recent.
With a debut album on the way in which, Boko Yout are hitting the UK this week as tour help for fellow Swedes Viagra Boys, and you’ll be properly suggested to get there early and examine them out, you received’t remorse it.
You may thank me later!
Boko Yout UK Tour Dates (Supporting Viagra Boys):
April twenty eighth – Bournemouth o2 Academy
April twenty ninth – Birmingham o2 Academy
April thirtieth – Cardiff Depot
Might sixth – London o2 Academy Brixton
You could find out extra about Boko Yout at their Instagram web page.
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Phrases by Christopher Lloyd, Boko Yout photographed by Lionel Turner. Extra writing from Christopher might be discovered at his creator’s archive.
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