Melbourne's To Octavia stir things up with new single 'Coco Mojo' prior to EP release.
Melbourne’s To Octavia keep upping the ante with their singles, and the latest, ‘Coco Mojo’ - the final video and single to come from their forthcoming EP, ‘Somewhere In A World, Not Of The Dream’ - is another hefty slab of heaviness blended with punk and pop elements.
Massive production, stack loads of attitude, heaving riffs with a not-so-subtle rhythm section, layers of synths, and a shit tonne of angsty vocals all wrapped up in a hooky, dirty sound, stirred well, and served with ice. That’s ‘Coco Mojo’.
The track grabs you from the bouncing start, and there’s little rest to be had, before hitting a climactic section which drops you in to a soaring guitar solo.
"COCO MOJO" storms into the limelight with its soaring highs and manic lows. Produced mixed and mastered by Chris Lalic (Windwaker, The Last Martyr, Days Like These), the track is about love in lockdown and staying positive throughout the disaster that was 2020.
The new single radio premiered at triple j Unearthed Wednesday night and Hysteria Mag hosted an exclusive interview and video stream yesterday where the band commented on their exciting new direction with 'Somewhere In A World, Not Of The Dream': "We have rock, pop and electronic influences. Genres limit new bands. We did anything we wanted on this EP. If it sounded good, we stuck it in. We wanted our genre to be To Octavia.”
Speaking on the direction of the ‘Somewhere In A World, Not Of The Dream’ EP, the band voiced their opinion on how genres limit new bands.
‘We have rock, pop, and electronic influences. We did anything we wanted on this EP. If it sounded good, we stuck it in. We wanted our genre to be To Octavia,’ they said.
Later in the year To Octavia will cross borders to join the stacked Halloween Hysteria lineup to play Brisbane's Mansfield Tavern alongside Spiderbait, Mammal, King Parrot, Clowns, Gravemind, RedHook and so many more. Tickets available via Oztix.
‘Coco Mojo’ is out now all streaming platforms, and the ‘Somewhere In A World, Not Of The Dream’ EP will be available from July 16.