Dublin-born polymath Kojaque returns with politically charged new single ‘That’s Gonna Be Me’, out this Thursday 12th November via the label head’s very own Soft Boy Records/Believe. Marking the first taste of new music from the acclaimed artist since this summer’s standalone single ‘Antihistamine’ and 2023’s #1 Irish Independent album PHANTOM OF THE AFTERS, the track sees Kojaque turn his attention towards the rising tide of anti-migrant sentiment and political division back home in Ireland and across the world and around the world, delivering a defiant call to action against the growing normalisation of hate and the dangers of apathy. Alongside the release, Kojaque announces his biggest headline tour to date, taking in 17 dates across the UK, Ireland and Europe in March 2027, including a landmark show at London’s KOKO on St Patrick’s Day and Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre. Tickets go on general sale Wednesday 18th November at 10am GMT / 11am CET, with pre-sale opening Monday 16th November at the same time. Full tour dates listed below.
‘That’s Gonna Be Me’ pairs Kojaque’s unmistakable lyrical sharpness with an increasingly urgent political voice. The track takes aim at the anti-immigrant violence and divisive rhetoric that have increasingly taken hold globally in recent years, questioning how easily misplaced anger is directed towards the most vulnerable rather than those in positions of power. Speaking on the track, he explains:
“There’s been a strategic amplification of ignorant and divisive voices, and I want to drown them out. I want to be just as loud as they are. Apathy feels like the path of least resistance, until one day you find yourself somewhere very bleak. That’s not how I wanna go out. I might not have all the answers, but I’ve got the right attitude.”
The accompanying self-directed video captures Kojaque’s feelings of frustration with an increasingly overwhelming society: “I feel flattened by the modern world. Everything feels grim and relentless and too much of everything all the time,” he says. “The best way I know how to respond is through art and music and writing. That’s how I feel like I can make a difference. Life is too important to let it just slip by, the future is too important and I’m not gonna just sit around until it’s too late.” Staying true to his hands-on creative approach, the video was made entirely through practical, in-camera techniques, with Kojaque creating and animating 127 individually printed frames featuring his own face on fake banknotes to achieve its stop-motion effects, rather than relying on any digital shortcuts.
KOJAQUE
RETURNS WITH POLITICALLY CHARGED NEW SINGLE
AND VIDEO ‘THAT’S GONNA BE ME’
VIA SOFT BOY RECORDS
ANNOUNCES BIGGEST HEADLINE TOUR TO DATE INCLUDING 3OLYMPIA THEATRE, DUBLIN SHOW FOR MARCH 24TH 2027
Dublin tickets €31.00 / €33.00 (Inc booking fees and venue restoration fee) on sale Wednesday 18th November at 10am from Ticketmaster.ie. Bookings subject To 12.5% Service Charge Per Ticket (Max €10.50)