Following the sweeping critical acclaim for her debut full-length album choke enough—hailed as one of 2025’s most vital releases—vocalist, producer, and composer Oklou returns with choke enough Deluxe, arriving October 30th via True Panther with an expansion pack vinyl releasing Nov 28th. Building on the record’s warm production and its blend of ambient textures with minimal club rhythms, the deluxe edition adds four new songs that expand the album’s universe.

 

 

“viscus” lands just ahead of Oklou’s completely sold-out North American headline tour, which kicks off October 14th in Toronto and includes stops in New York, Montreal, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, and more. The tour will be followed by a European run in November, culminating in a performance opening for Lorde in Luxembourg. Oklou will also be making a number of festival appearances in 2026 with a debut Coachella performance as well as performances at Primavera Sound and Laneway Festival.

Oklou was also recently announced as being featured on the upcoming PinkPantheress remix album out tomorrow.

Born Marylou Mayniel in rural western France, Oklou’s musical foundation was built on classical piano and cello, before she fell in love with electronic production and began performing her first shows in Paris. Her 2020 mixtape Galore marked a creative breakthrough, blending introspective songwriting with futuristic sound design. Dazed praised Galore as, “sophisticated in its composition yet totally cutting edge in its sound.”

With choke enough, Oklou has evolved into one of the most compelling voices in modern music—bridging intimacy and innovation with fearless emotional clarity.