OUTTANATIONAL

Description

Cosmic exploration. Spiritual transformation. Unrestrained spontaneity. These are the guiding principles of Pigeon, a psychedelic quintet rooted in the English coastal town of Margate, yet creating music that transcends borders. Pigeon consists of Falle Nioke (vocals, percussion), Graham Godfrey (drums), Josh Ludow (bass), Steve Pringle (keyboards, synths), and Tom Dream (guitar), musicians whose combined credits include Little Simz, Michael Kiwanuka, SAULT, and Saul Williams. Their debut album, OUTTANATIONAL, is an exhilarating collection of limitless party songs: imagine William Onyeabor in outer space or early Hot Chip making motorik afrobeat in a 70s New York loft. Building on a series of acclaimed EPs that have been playlisted on 6Music and earned coveted slots at UK festivals like Glastonbury, Pigeon has transitioned from afro-disco territory to something darker. It’s a vast album, sprinkled with intoxicating krautrock, post-punk, and punk-funk, indebted to the power of groove and the search for a sense of home. The pigeon must fly.