Marylou Mayniel (born April 23, 1993), better known by her stage name Oklou… Read Full Bio ↴Marylou Mayniel (born April 23, 1993), better known by her stage name Oklou, is a French producer, vocalist, and composer.
Her popular EP, The Rite of May, was released in March 2018 on NUXXE, a London-based label. Stand-alone single "Forever" was released in October 2019, with singles "SGSY", "Toyota" (featuring Flavien Berger) and "entertnmnt" (produced with Mura Masa) following it.
In July 2020, she announced her debut mixtape, Galore, due to be released in September 2020. A video for the lead single, "unearth me", directed by Parisian Kevin Elamrani Lince was shared upon announcement.
Working with computers, drum machines, synthesizers and found sounds, she makes music that has been described as "hazy R&B" by Pitchfork. She has previously released some of her self-released work on home-dubbed cassette tapes.
Mayniel grew up in the French countryside, then relocated to Paris and eventually moved to London, where she currently resides. In her Q&A with Dazed, she revealed that her biggest vocal inspirations are Frank Ocean, James Blake, Justin Bieber, SZA, the singer of Wu Lyf, Jhené Aiko, Drake and Palmistry.
She composed an original soundtrack for a computer game called Zone W/O People, created with Parisian artist Krampf, and performed it live with styling by Prada. She has also performed as a DJ as part of the Parisian all-female collective TGAF.
Her popular EP, The Rite of May, was released in March 2018 on NUXXE, a London-based label. Stand-alone single "Forever" was released in October 2019, with singles "SGSY", "Toyota" (featuring Flavien Berger) and "entertnmnt" (produced with Mura Masa) following it.
In July 2020, she announced her debut mixtape, Galore, due to be released in September 2020. A video for the lead single, "unearth me", directed by Parisian Kevin Elamrani Lince was shared upon announcement.
Working with computers, drum machines, synthesizers and found sounds, she makes music that has been described as "hazy R&B" by Pitchfork. She has previously released some of her self-released work on home-dubbed cassette tapes.
Mayniel grew up in the French countryside, then relocated to Paris and eventually moved to London, where she currently resides. In her Q&A with Dazed, she revealed that her biggest vocal inspirations are Frank Ocean, James Blake, Justin Bieber, SZA, the singer of Wu Lyf, Jhené Aiko, Drake and Palmistry.
She composed an original soundtrack for a computer game called Zone W/O People, created with Parisian artist Krampf, and performed it live with styling by Prada. She has also performed as a DJ as part of the Parisian all-female collective TGAF.
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Oklou Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Oklou:
another night Hey, ooh, ooh You can wait another night It's okay to waste…
asturias ASTURIAS ft Zero I will never forget you Baby I I’ve…
entertnmnt I know it's strange that I'm laughing You think I'm strong,…
fall Like a dancing fawn on frozen land Yet its friend has…
Forever And if I'm bad, I'm sorry, hmm If I stirred up…
Friendless I know how cold your body is I burnt my hands…
galore I trace the feeling Right where it started Somewhere I could…
girl on my throne GIRL ON MY THRONE winter blooms covers my garden what’s…
god GODS CHARIOTS I wake up in a heatwave And everybody’s…
god's chariots I wake up in a heatwave And everybody's gone My body can…
gods chariot GODS CHARIOTS I wake up in a heatwave And everybody’s…
I didn't give up on you Trust me, I will not be gone for too long But…
i didnt give up on you I DIDN’T GIVE UP ON YOU Trust me I will not…
nightime Nightime Nightime as a shepherd Eating my third dessert Wai…
rosebud One place, few games, no sound, no witness One face, one…
SGSY She′s gonna slaughter you I think you really deserved it Wha…
unearth me I woke up the fire, out of ash And embers We didn't…
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@tpvdm6417
I grew up in the same town as Oklou. A French little town where nothing happen, where our dreams were big, like living in a big city, finding new aesthetics, getting out of our environment where culture is only being made by mainstream TV. I’m listening to this song and I feel like she’s telling the story of my youth. We both escaped but still we belong to that deserted landscape we grew up in, loving and hating it at the same time. Thanks Oklou for building up something bigger with what we had, see you around 🖤
@tessarae9127
💗💗💗
@alanakingstewart
Beautiful
@sovka8394
I think many people from small cities can relate to this. I've grew up in small town in Eastern Europe. Luckily I had access to internet connection in my childhood so I could form my own personality 😂I've always felt like I don't really belong there. Only reason I love is its landscape:)
@Loumar86
<3
@criss3619
@@Loumar86 adorooo🥺❤️❤️❤️
@nils161
Discovered this song many years ago, sometimes forget about it, but somehow always come back to it. I absolutely love it for some reason.. I don’t even know why. It just gives me this weird, exiting feeling of warmth 🖤
@viomtns1620
❤
@davidaceros21
OKLOU PLS WE NEED THIS IN SPOTIFY!!!!
@atlasof1012
This is a testament to the fact that music can be engaging even without a main lead voice. Voice here is just an instrument like the others. Fantastic