O Children Announce New Single ‘Yours For You’ 26th Nov, Start UK Tour Tonight
New album ‘Apnea’ out now via Deadly People
Having previously announced news of their full UK headline tour which starts tonight in Manchester, O Children are pleased to confirm they will be releasing new single ‘Yours For You’ on November 26th through Deadly People.
‘Yours For You’ is three and half minutes of exceptional post-punk with gated synths, shimmering percussion and frontman Tobi O’ Kandi’s rich baritone echoing through with the refrain: “It’s Yours, I’m Yours For You”. This is the latest single to be taken from their acclaimed sophomore album ‘Apnea’
The quartet played their first ever European shows earlier this summer and will be making their debut in Paris in November. A full list of UK and European dates are as follows, with the UK run finishing up on the 29th October at London’s The Garage.
Popular & Bondi are very proud to present O Children’s October UK tour, in association with Clash Magazine and Deadly People:
Wed 17-Oct Stereo York
Thu 18-Oct Kraak Space Manchester
Fri 19-Oct Modern Art Oxford
Sat 20-Oct Start the Bus Bristol
Sun 21-Oct Joiners Southampton
Tue 23-Oct Sneaky Petes Edinburgh
Wed 24-Oct Oporto Leeds
Thu 25-Oct Bungalow & Bears Sheffield
Mon 29-Oct Garage London
Tickets for all above dates are available here: http://bit.ly/arttktoc
Mon 5th Nov – La Zone, Liege, Belgium
Tues 6th Nov – Point FMR, Paris
Fri 9th Nov – Moonlight Festival, Bologna
Sat 10th Nov – Kyttaro Live Club, Athens
Sun 11th Nov – Gaia Live, Thessaloniki, Greece
Tues 13th Nov – Roxy, Prague
Fri 16th Nov – Gambrinus Pub, Cluj, Romania
Sat 17th Nov – Club Control, Bucharest
Watch the arresting video for previous single ‘Chimera’:
Taking in krautrock, garage rock, post-punk and West Coast melodies, ‘Apnea’ was inspired by a difficult time in Tobi’s life where he battled to stay in the UK over unresolved immigration issues from his childhood. ‘Apnea’ represents a distinct new chapter in the band’s career, with O’ Kandi taking production influences from a variety of genres. Tobi grew up listening to gospel music and African church choirs as well as the likes of Boney M, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, Jimmy Cliff, Michael Jackson. And whilst Tobi’s distinct voice makes you instantly recognise this is an O Children record, the music has richly developed from their debut, branching out from their gothic rock origins to embrace more expansive krautrock and electronic sounds.
Order the Deluxe Edition now via iTunes or purchase the standard CD direct from Deadly People.
You can now also order ‘Apnea’ on Vinyl now direct from Deadly People.
O Children are Tobi O’Kandi (vocals), Gauthier Ajarrista (keys), Harry James (bass) and Andrew Sleath (drums).
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“This album deserves all the praise it will undoubtedly receive.” Notion
“A direct, powerful work” Clash
““compelling as a whole, most of all it gives the impression that with time it may relinquish its greatest treasures” Fake DIY
“Apnea is a resplendent, confident statement of intent” Music Week
“A welcome reminder of O Children’s doomy aesthetic” The Fly