{"id":22696,"date":"2025-05-09T13:55:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T12:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=22696"},"modified":"2025-05-09T13:55:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T12:55:39","slug":"gogo-penguin-premiere-video-for-new-single-what-we-are-and-what-we-are-meant-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=22696","title":{"rendered":"GoGo Penguin premiere video for new single ‘What We Are and What We Are Meant to Be’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: Mark Gregson<\/p><\/div>\n

With their much-anticipated seventh album Necessary Fictions<\/em> arriving next month, and following the mesmerizing lead single \u2018Fallowfield Loops<\/a>\u2019, GoGo Penguin<\/a> have unveiled a second single, ‘What We Are and What We Are Meant to Be’. The previous single introduced us to the album\u2019s expanded textures and modular synth explorations, and their new offering pushes even further into the band\u2019s present mindset. Stripped of improvisation and driven by a steady, dance-influenced bass synth, it\u2019s perhaps their most direct and unadorned piece to date. As bassist Nick Blacka puts it, \u201cIt’s really simple, really melodic”, continuing:<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt’s not showboating, like \u2018Hey, look at all the chops we\u2019ve got, and how great we are!\u2019 There’s not even any improvisation in it. Bass-wise, it’s just got a bass synth like a dance track. There\u2019s still a part of me that\u2019s like, \u2018What are people going to think?\u2019 Then there\u2019s another part that just thinks, \u2018Fuck it, they can think what they want! This is what we want to make right now, and it feels authentic.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Alongside the new single, the Manchester trio shared an accompanying video directed by longtime collaborator Rich Williams. Watch the video below and get ready for Necessary Fictions<\/em>, out on June 20th through XXIM<\/a>\/Sony.<\/p>\n