Album Review: choke enough by Oklou

On choke enough, Oklou's mature and assured debut album, any potential bombast is subdued, like it was recorded underwater. Throughout its entirety there's a hint of the lushness of a Magdalena Bay production, or the whimsy of Astra King, except all hyperpop trappings are subtler, out of focus; they evaporate in the mix. A fleeting sense of distance comes through songs like thank you for recording and family and friends, strange chords drifting over autotuned voicenotes and sparse brass synth.

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