Los Thuthanaka’s Wak’a is a mellower follow-up to last year’s surprise Pitchfork favorite

Los Thuthanaka basically came out of nowhere last year to capture Pitchfork’s album of the year with their self-titled debut .

Because it wasn’t available on streaming, it largely flew under the radar.

I honestly kind of forgot about it until Pitchfork gave it the number one spot in its year-end list.

In retrospect, I’m not entirely sure how, though.

Los Thuthanaka sounds like nothing else.

It’s joyous, jagged, and sounds like it’s being blasted out of a broken Bluetooth speaker in your neighbor’s backyard - it’s glorious.

The follow-up EP Wak’a turns down the tempo and smooths some of the sharper edges.

It uses the same sound palette of blo … Read the full story at The Verge.

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