Today, Panchiko announces their new album Ginkgo, due April 4, 2025, with its title track "Ginkgo," their first release after their signing to Nettwerk. Getting their start in the nineties as teens in Nottingham, UK, the band has since inspired legions of young music fans online and at shows. Thirty years later, they're selling out headlining tours and living a life they’d deemed as an impossible dream. Listen to "Ginkgo" here and pre-save Ginkgo here.
Panchiko's story is one that, if presented as a blockbuster movie, would be hard to believe. As 90s kids in the city of Nottingham, they played shows to nearly empty rooms and eventually set aside the hope of becoming full-time musicians to pursue other careers. That was true until 2020, after discovering that an internet user found Panchiko’s discarded 2000 demo CD, D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L, in a Nottingham charity shop, posted it to 4chan in 2016, and effectively made their long let-go-of dreams imperative to pursue.
With the new album, Panchiko rediscovers and expands upon its beloved sound. The original rawness and fine grit of the demo CD remain but with an even more varied palette. Across the record, we hear moments reminiscent of ELO's electronic, chromatic playfulness, OK Computer-esque, brainy theatricality, and even bits of Rage Against The Machine's hip-hop flow.
Watch the visualizer for "Ginkgo" here.
"Ginkgo's" driving force is a rhythmic interplay between a shuffling drumbeat and an acoustic guitar, reminiscent of a classic jazz combo, further bolstered by a plucked upright bass. However, the sonic world lies more in the realm of an aching Radiohead cut, keys darting around a brightly-toned, soft-edged melody in the upper register as vocalist and guitarist Owain Davies shapes an effortless line atop the expertly crafted arrangement below.
Fans at SPIN, The Guardian, Bandcamp, Vice, and more have been fascinated by the band's story and blown away by their sound. Over the past year, they've reached 90M streams on Spotify alone, with their following on the platform growing by 160k in the same amount of time; they've sold out major venues in NYC (Brooklyn Steel), Los Angeles (The Novo), DC (9:30 Club), and so many more – doubling the size of venue they play in the span of two years – with a major festival appearance at Levitation this fall. They are currently wrapping up a tour across the US, with upcoming dates in the EU / UK — see routing below.
Panchiko — now composed of original members Andy Wright (keyboardist and producer) and Owain Davies (vocalist and guitarist), alongside new members guitarist Robert Harris, bassist Shaun Ferreday, and drummer John Schofield — pursued their new path with vigor. Upon discovering their virality in 2020, they toured the world and wrote, recorded, and released their first album in 20+ years, 2023’s Failed At Maths. But after the thrill of the whirlwind came a new question. What comes next when your dreams come true? The answer is Gingko, a 13-track project that finds the band making some of their most introspective, cinematic, and moving music yet.
"Ginkgo" is out now, listen here.
Presave Ginkgo, due April 4, 2025, here.
PANCHIKO LIVE DATES
REMAINING US TOUR 2024
November 19 - St Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live
November 20 - Orlando, FL - The Beacham
November 21 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade - Heaven
November 23 - Houston, TX - House of Blues
November 24 - Dallas, TX - The Factory in Deep Ellum
UPCOMING EU/UK TOUR 2025
March 25 - Dublin, Ireland - The Button Factory
March 26 - Glasgow, UK - St Luke's
March 27 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
March 28 - Manchester, UK - Academy 2
March 29 - Camden, UK - Electric Ballroom
April 5 - Paris, France - Petit Bain
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