Kllo Tease Upcoming Album With Final Single ‘Somehow’
KLLO SHARE NEW SINGLE
‘SOMEHOW’
NEW ALBUM
MAYBE WE COULD
OUT JULY 17
AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER
After a brief hiatus following their 2017 debut album Backwater, the duo are now prepping their imminent return — and they’ve only gotten better. – Nylon
With their second album Maybe We Could just weeks off (July 17), Kllo today share the record’s final single. ‘Somehow’, the album’s apex, is a swirling dance track undercut by an imbalanced relationship. Left to do the heavy-lifting, the narrator expresses her frustrations as club-ready percussion and synth lines spiral out of stasis. Released alongside a typically grainy official video, the visual is made up of footage of the duo’s first trip to Russia on tour late last year.‘
Somehow’ is one of the dancier tracks on the album and one of the more difficult ones to finish,” says Kllo. ‘This song is probably the closest to ‘Virtue’ both musically and the way in which it unfolded. It went through many different incarnations before arriving at its final state. Although gruelling at times, we consider this process to be a positive thing. The harder songs to finish are usually the ones people connect with most. It’s just a matter of simplifying the ideas once we’ve over worked them.’
‘SOMEHOW’ OUT NOW
Following the release of their adored full-length debut Backwater, two years of global touring, a handful of singles, and a near-breakup, members Chloe Kaul and Simon Lam both took time away from Kllo to make solo work. The experiences served as a reset, giving them space to learn separately, and, ultimately, to appreciate what they have together.
Largely written and recorded upon their return, their new album Maybe We Could (out July 17) signals a new start for Kllo.
Ten tracks pairing the rhythms of dance music to emotive chords and melodies; revealing two artists at their strongest yet most vulnerable, operating as their truest selves, honest with each other and their craft.Songs on Maybe We Could grapple with familiar dynamics: unrequited love, doubts, desires, and decisions.
Musically, the album finds Kllo following their impulses, embracing a more subdued and nuanced tone. ‘In the past, we’ve tried to speed things up and push away from that…but now we’re sitting where it feels comfortable to us. Comfortable but also daring, because we know it’s not as polished in certain ways.’ Kaul expands, ‘We’re doing us, we’re doing Kllo. We’re a bit older now. We aren’t compromising as much on this album. It’s a little bit classier and more tasteful this time around.’
Maybe We Could Tracklist
1. Cursed
2. Still Here
3. Insomnia
4. My Gemini
5. Somehow
6. Maybe We Could
7. Ironhand
8. Up
9. A Mirror
10. Just Checking In
Maybe We Could mirrors the progression and growth of the two artists behind a singular project. The title references a phrase they repeat often when recording. A collective strategy towards facing uncertainty, taking chances, and making choices. Ones that become more deliberate as time rolls on. Lam sums it up, ‘It’s like the album started off with ‘maybe’ and ended with ‘definitely.
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Praise for Kllo
‘a sterling new single Kaul has an oozy, aspirated voice, and smears it tactfully atop Lam’s euphoric, quick-stepping production, which bridges fiery garage and joyous disco.’ – The New York Times‘It’s like a sonic boom. Heavy bass blasts find a home next to frantic dance beats and Kaul’s cooing, serene vocal delivery.’ – Stereogum ‘a portrait of quiet devastation, the kind you experience firsthand but can’t seem to stop.’ – Consequence of Sound‘feels like having ascended a ladder to a particularly gorgeous vantage point, and enjoying the journey on the way there, too.’ – Pitchfork‘reminiscent of Jamie xx or a downtempo AlunaGeorge, manages to be engaging and still danceable’ – Paper Magazine‘the aura of inherent mystery and the feeling of waking from a hazy dream.’ – High Snobiety
‘Insomnia’ out now
Maybe We Could out July 17