“At once joyous and soothing, the long-awaited debut album by London jazz collective Kokoroko arrives sounding notes of humid equanimity. That isn’t to say that this eight-strong collective aren’t alive to strife. Sounds of unrest are woven into this 15-track record. The staccato horn blasts and electric guitar solo of War Dance find Kokoroko at their most pointed. On Something’s Going On, a track ”
“Of the acts featured on Brownswood’s increasingly era-defining 2018 We Out Here compilation of then-emerging London jazz, Kokoroko were the perhaps the biggest beneficiary: their quietly meditative ‘Abusey Junction’ exploded online, propelling the octet from relative obscurity to massive crossover potential. They’re also the last of the class of We Out Here to make an album-length statement, and a”
