BUZZING NEW YORK BAND HOKO RELEASE NEW SINGLE “BACK INTO YOUR HEART” TODAY
February 16, 2024
BUZZING NEW YORK BAND HOKO RELEASE NEW SINGLE “BACK INTO YOUR HEART” TODAY
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ANNOUNCE HEADLINE NEW YORK & LOS ANGELES SHOWS
(L to R: “Back Into Your Heart” Single Artwork, HOKO Press Photo (Nathaniel Hoho & Jesse Kotansky)
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 16, 2024 – Today, one of the hottest alternative bands out of New York HOKO returns with a bright and buoyant new single entitled “Back Into Your Heart” out now via EQT Recordings/Republic Records. Listen to “Back Into Your Heart” HERE.
The track layers neon synths over a danceable guitar groove. As keys shimmer, an instantly chantable chorus rings out, “When will I ever find my way back into your heart?” A surge of energy culminates on a hummable and hypnotic solo. Right out of the gate, it immediately transfixes, highlighting HOKO’s uncanny knack for a hook.
Next up, HOKO will headline intimate shows on both coasts. They perform at Mercury Lounge in New York, NY on February 19 and 28th and at Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles, CA on March 5th.
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Like a wild flickering image projected in widescreen, HOKO stretch alternative into 360-degree pop. The New York band—Nathaniel Hoho [vocals] and Jesse Kotansky [guitar]—invite immersion into layers of rich soundscape architecture and hypnotically hummable hooks. Painting in broad strokes of psychedelia and rock, they unearth an uncategorizable and undeniable sound equally malleable and magnificent in its execution. Making a choice to pursue his passion full-time, Central Pennsylvania native Nathaniel honed his chops on the streets, traveling from one college and beach to another, busking to survive, and sleeping in the car. Eventually, he settled in Brooklyn where he first crossed paths with Jesse at a barbecue. A world-class musician, Jesse shined as a Balkan violinist throughout his childhood, traveling to Turkey at six-years-old to perform and, eventually, playing with a myriad of artists. Inspired by David Bowie, Queen, The Smashing Pumpkins, Tame Impala, The Strokes, The Beatles, and The Beach Boys, the pair hit it off and “started experimenting with new sounds in a pop space.” The guys caught the attention of EQTand signed in 2020 as “OK OK” impacted radio and reeled in over 4.9 million Spotify streams, paving the way for their independent EP Heathen. Highlighted by fan favorites “Candy Eyes” and “Hellogoodbye”(which fellow alternative maverick PVRIS officially remixed), the band continued to gain traction in between performing with X Ambassadors and more. Generating streams in the tens of millions, this vision comes into focus like never before on a series of 2023 singles for EQT Recordings/Republic Records introduced by “Hazy.”
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