GoGo Penguin - Necessary Fictions *Pre-Order

Release Date Friday 20th June 2025
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.

GoGo Penguin, the Manchester trio that has inspirationally blended jazz, classical, and electronic influences since forming in 2012, has reached a thrilling moment with their new album, “Necessary Fictions.” 

This release finds pianist Chris Illingworth, bassist Nick Blacka, and drummer Jon Scott digging deep internally to reach their integral and authentic qualities at this moment in time. This entails some of their boldest moves to date, such as incorporating modular synthesizers into their sound more than ever before. For the first time, GoGo Penguin expanded their familiar three-man formation to invite guest players, including the Manchester Collective led by creative director and violinist Rakhi Singh. Additionally, “Forgive The Damages” features the debut appearance of a human voice on a GoGo Penguin recording, belonging to singer-songwriter Daudi Matsiko. 

All told, “Necessary Fictions” is an album of ambitious fresh developments from a band fully at ease with who they are: confident enough to open the door to collaboration, excited about where they can explore next, and keen to have fun doing so.

TRACKLISTING  

1. Umbra

2. Fallowfield Loops

3. Forgive the Damages (feat. Daudi Matsiko)

4. What We Are and What We Are Meant to Be

5. Background Hiss Reminds Me of Rain

6. The Turn Within

7. Living Bricks in Dead Mortar

8. Naga Ghost

9. Luminous Giants (feat. Rakhi Singh and Manchester Collective)

10. Float (Loi Krathong, 2003)

11. State of Flux (feat. Manchester Collective)

12. Silence Speaks

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