KOYO premiere new track Lost In The Kingdom

By Scott Munro
( Prog )
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Exclusive: KOYO release stream of their new track Lost In The Kingdom - from their upcoming debut album

KOYO
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KOYO have released a stream of their new track Lost In The Kingdom exclusively with Prog.

It features on the Leeds band’s self-titled debut album which will launch on June 9 via 88 Watt Ltd.

The band’s Huw Edwards tells Prog: “Lost In The Kingdom was the last song we wrote for the album. We realised the album was full of long, dark and twisted epics and we were inspired to write something that resolved a little quicker both structurally and conceptually. Something that didn’t take eight minutes to get its point across!

“We were listening to Graceland and Vulfpeck and generally appreciating a lot of 80s type sounds, and I think you can hear that, especially in the Roto-Toms at the end.”

He continues: “Lyrically, I was coming to the end of a season in my life and feeling pretty exhausted. It’s about that moment where something or someone comes along and changes all that, giving you a fresh perspective.”

KOYO have also announced that they’ll play a free show at Birthdays in Dalston, London, on June 9.

In March, KOYO released a video for Tetrachromat (Parts 1 & 2).

Koyo tracklist

  1. Strange Bird In The Sky
  2. Jettisoned
  3. The Beauty Of Loneliness
  4. Lost In The Kingdom
  5. Jouska
  6. Ray Of Sunshine
  7. What Is Mine
  8. Now I Understand
  9. Tetrachromat (Parts 1 & 2)
  10. Release

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Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent 35 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott keeps Louder’s buyer’s guides up to date, writes about the best deals for music fans, keeps on top of the latest tech releases and reviews headphones, speakers, earplugs and more. Over the last 10 years, Scott has written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog. He's previously written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald newspapers, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to tech reviews, video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.