“yokonoe is dead, long live yokonoe!”

The famous phrase sums it up perfectly: yokonoe no longer exists – but yokonoe is back! Born around 2006, yokonoe had found a place for himself on the Swiss music scene, until they played at Bad Bonn Kilbi and the Paleo Festival in 2011. There followed a break with travel, new jobs, children, other projects, new paths in life… But Benoît Gisler, the last original member of yokonoe, had long wanted to revive the project, and yokonoe was resurrected in 2021.

yokonoe’s latest album and new live show remain faithful to the recipes that have made them so distinctive: multi-instrumentalists distilling a fine blend of indie-pop, post-rock and Notwist-style sampling. At times calm and subtle, at times loud, at times progressive and hypnotic. So the music can surprise the audience at any moment… All that in a very coherent sound.

On their last album, Núrhea, and for this new live show, these same ambiances will be used. But this time, there are even fewer compromises and more risks on the menu. Shorter or longer tracks, riskier arrangements, less common instruments taking up more space. This is the new sound of yokonoe…

A new album is due in 2024, so stay tuned!