There’s a delicate euphoria that connects Oklou and FKA twigs’ music. Both of their critically-acclaimed recent albums explore very human themes through intensely digital production – Oklou’s choke enough recasts the language of folklore and medieval mysticism in the context of a modern rave, while twig’s Eusexua saw the British star transcend her own humanity on the floor of a techno warehouse rave. Now the duo have joined hands with new single, “viscus”.
Arriving on the newly-announced deluxe version of choke enough, landing October 30, the new track sits closer to Oklou’s soundworld – a sound which Ethel Cain recently praised as “pop music for bugs.” choke enough’s signature whimsical synths and esoteric, left-field pop production open the track, while lyrics take cues from both stars’ shared struggles with stomach pain. “I kind of go through all of these sources of anxiety and talk about my body as a conflicting relationship,” Oklou says of the track.
The Gil Gharbi-directed music video for “Viscus” sees FKA twigs and Oklou encountering each other in an eerier suburban home, while behind-the-scenes pictures of the shoot see the shadowy pop stars posing in a garage overflowing with junk, and a darts board.
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