{"product_id":"kokoroko-could-we-be-more","title":"Kokoroko - Could We Be More","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing the huge success of 2018’s \u003cem\u003eKokoroko EP\u003c\/em\u003e and the sensational Abusey Junction,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCould We Be More\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an expansive and ambitious debut album that speaks to the force of Kokoroko.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eCould We Be More\u003c\/em\u003e is an expansive and ambitious album that speaks to the force of Kokoroko. Each song possesses the energy which so naturally underpins the heartbeat of Kokoroko’s identity - deftly moving through afrobeat, highlife, soul, and funk across the album’s 15 tracks and taking inspiration from a plethora of other influences from within the West-African and Caribbean communities that the band grew up listening to - the album gifts the listener feelings of homecoming and joy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpeaking on the origins of \u003cem\u003eCould We Be More\u003c\/em\u003e, band members Sheila Maurice-Grey and Onome Edgeworth explain: “I think home has hugely informed the way we write and play our music. Everyone comes from different backgrounds but the thing that unites us in Kokoroko is that we all have a similar love and appreciation for afrobeat and highlife, whether that’s Ebo Taylor or Pat Thomas,” Sheila says. “It’s that feeling when you’re younger and you hear something and you feel some ownership over it. For me, Nigerian music and soul was played in the house a lot so I felt I had\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eownership over it so when I heard it elsewhere, there was a certain pride and energy filled with it. Recreating a piece of music that fills you with pride, ‘this is a piece of me and this is what I came from,’” Onome adds. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kokoroko.bandcamp.com\/album\/could-we-be-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eBandcamp\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"720\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/48e8LFqiVUxumlXDIVyNYl?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Brownswood Recordings\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album\u003cbr\u003eCountry: UK\u003cbr\u003eReleased: Aug 5, 2022\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Jazz, Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Afrobeat, Contemporary Jazz, Fusion, Soul-Jazz\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Afrobeats\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brownswood Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43431749845150,"sku":"5060180325329","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a1461574303_10.jpg?v=1712055036","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/kokoroko-could-we-be-more","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}