Necessary Fictions GoGo Penguin

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The groundbreaking Manchester trio return with their boldest and most collaborative album yet – Necessary Fictions lands 20 June 2025.

Genre: Electronic, Jazz, Modern Classical Ambient, and Experimental.

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Description

Necessary Fictions marks a powerful evolution for GoGo Penguin – the genre-defying Manchester trio known for their exhilarating fusion of jazz, electronica, and classical influences. This album sees them pushing their sonic boundaries further than ever, incorporating modular synths, collaborating with chamber ensemble Manchester Collective and vocalist Daudi Matsiko, and exploring a more immersive emotional and compositional depth. With highlights like “Forgive the Damages” – their first track featuring vocals – and the mesmerising “Luminous Giants,” this record captures a band revitalised by experimentation, transformation and creative freedom.

For fans of: Portico Quartet, Floating Points, BADBADNOTGOOD, Nils Frahm, Ólafur Arnalds

Track List

Umbra
Fallowfield Loops
Forgive the Damages (feat. Daudi Matsiko)
What We Are and What We Are Meant to Be
Background Hiss Reminds Me of Rain
The Turn Within
Living Bricks in Dead Mortar
Naga Ghost
Luminous Giants (feat. Rakhi Singh and Manchester Collective)
Float (Loi Krathong, 2003)
State of Flux (feat. Manchester Collective)
Silence Speaks