Choke Enough

Choke Enough
Studio album by
Oklou
Released7 February 2025 (2025-02-07)
Genre
Length35:44
LabelTrue Panther Sounds
Producer
Oklou chronology
Galore Anniversary
(2021) 		Choke Enough
(2025)
Singles from Choke Enough
  1. "Family and Friends"
    Released: 18 September 2024
  2. "Harvest Sky / Obvious"
    Released: 16 October 2024
  3. "Choke Enough"
    Released: 21 November 2024
  4. "Take Me by the Hand"
    Released: 15 January 2025
  5. "Blade Bird"
    Released: 5 February 2025

Choke Enough (stylised in all lowercase) is debut studio album by French musician, singer and producer Oklou. It released on 7 February 2025, via True Panther Sounds.[2] The album features guest appearances by Swedish rapper and singer Bladee, and American musician Underscores. It was supported by the singles "Family and Friends",[3] "Harvest Sky",[4] the title track,[2] "Take Me by the Hand",[5] and "Blade Bird".[6]

Similarly to her 2020 mixtape Galore, Choke Enough was made primarily in collaboration with Canadian musician Casey MQ. The album took Oklou two and a half years to finish,[7] and explores "the quest of meaning".[8] She stated:

Choke Enough is a very intense album for me. It's filled with directions, tentatives and irregularities, reflecting on my last years on this planet as my heart and conscience has really decentered from myself.[9]

Remixes

Additionally, in December 2024 Oklou released two remixes of "Harvest Sky" with Underscores: the Danny L Harle C Mix and the Milkfish remix (a moniker of Underscores).

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
Paste8.8/10[11]
Pitchfork8/10[12]
The Skinny[13]

Choke Enough was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 84, based on 6 reviews.[10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Endless"
3:36
2."Thank You for Recording"
  • Oklou
  • Casey MQ
  • Cook
2:57
3."Family and Friends"
  • Mayniel
  • Manierka-Quaile
  • Oklou
  • Casey MQ
2:57
4."Obvious"
  • Mayniel
  • Thompson-Hannant
  • Manierka-Quaile
  • Oklou
  • Casey MQ
2:16
5."Ict"
  • Mayniel
  • Manierka-Quaile
  • Cook
  • Oklou
  • Cook
  • Casey MQ
3:28
6."Choke Enough"
  • Mayniel
  • Manierka-Quaile
  • Oklou
  • Casey MQ
  • Lucien Krampf[a]
4:00
7."(;´༎ຶٹ༎ຶ`)[b]"
  • Mayniel
  • Leo Hoffsaes
Oklou0:48
8."Take Me by the Hand" (featuring Bladee)
  • Oklou
  • Casey MQ
  • Harle[a]
2:52
9."Plague Dogs"
  • Mayniel
  • Manierka-Quaile
  • Oklou
  • Casey MQ
1:46
10."Forces"
  • Mayniel
  • Manierka-Quaile
  • Oklou
  • Casey MQ
1:05
11."Harvest Sky" (featuring Underscores)
  • Oklou
  • Harle
  • Casey MQ
  • Nick Léon[a]
  • Underscores[a]
3:54
12."Want to Wanna Come Back"
  • Mayniel
  • Manierka-Quaile
  • Oklou
  • Casey MQ
  • Harle[a]
2:46
13."Blade Bird"
  • Mayniel
  • Campany
  • Manierka-Quaile
  • Oklou
  • Casey MQ
3:19
Total length:35:44

Notes

  • All tracks are stylised in all lowercase.
  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer.
  • #ref b|^[b]The title is pronounced “snif,” and for a brief period, it was even renamed as such on Spotify.

Personnel

  • Oklou – executive production, mixing (tracks 7, 10)
  • Nathan A. Salon – saxophone (track 1)
  • Casey MQ – vocal choir (track 3)
  • Zsela – vocal choir (track 3)
  • Cecile Believe – vocal choir (track 3)
  • Lillian Mille – trumpet (track 4)
  • Lucien Krampf – vocal engineering (track 6)
  • Florian Le Prisé – guitar (track 13)
  • Nathan Boddy – mixing (tracks 1–6, 8, 9, 11–13)
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Anthony Naples – Atmos mixing
  • Gil Gharbi – photography
  • Florian Solin – photography
  • Kim Coussée – artwork

Charts

Chart performance for Choke Enough
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 80
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 161
French Albums (SNEP)[16] 80
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 83
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[18] 4
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19] 12

References

  1. ^ "Bedroom-Synth-Pop, der von den Wänden der adoleszenten Echokammer widerhallt". 12 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Oklou Announces New Album 'choke enough': Hear The Title Track". Stereogum. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  3. ^ Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews &; Murray, Robin (18 September 2024). "Oklou Shares New Single 'family and friends' | News". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 7 January 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Sacher, Andrew. "Oklou shares 2 new songs (one ft. underscores), announces 2025 tour". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  5. ^ Garvey, Meaghan. "Oklou / Bladee: "take me by the hand"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  6. ^ Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews &; Murray, Robin (5 February 2025). "Oklou Shares Striking New Single 'blade bird' | News". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 6 February 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Oklou Says It's Okay to Make Life A Performance of Your Own Rite". Office Magazine. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Oklou Talks "choke enough" Album - PAPER Magazine". www.papermag.com. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Oklou Announces Debut Album 'choke enough,' Shares Title Track". Exclaim. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  11. ^ Mitchell, Matt (27 February 2025). "Oklou - Choke Enough Review". Paste. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  12. ^ Green, Walden (10 February 2025). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  13. ^ Macartney, Ian (4 February 2025). "Oklou - Choke Enough". The Skinny. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – Oklou – Choke Enough" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – Oklou – Choke Enough" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  16. ^ "Lescharts.com – Oklou – Choke Enough". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  17. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  18. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  19. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
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