Ashnikko – release their new pulsating single Wet Like ft Cobrah

Ashnikko release their new pulsating single Wet Like ft Cobrah. The track follows recent releases Smoochie Girl, Sticky Fingers and Trinkets as a window into Ashnikko’s highly-anticipated sophomore album Smoochies, set for release on October 17th via Parlophone/Warner Records.  

Wet Like sees both Ashnikko and COBRAH deliver an unapologetically x-rated duet over pulsating electronic production, a track engineered for the heat and haze of a packed, sweaty nightclub. Ashnikko spits, “high femme dom looking for a sub, like a show girl take it all off in the floodlights”, while COBRAH fires back, “Tie me up I’m lazy, I want you to do the work. I wanna feel you deep n dirty, let your ‘tongue’ inside my…”. Together, they turn the track into a head-on collision of lust, power, and play – a performance that thrives on provocation and refuses to hold anything back.
 
Speaking about the new release, Ashnikko explains “This is pure carnal lust and hedonism. This is music to stomp down the street to, eye f*ck a stranger in the club to, music to top to!”

Ashnikko’s second album, Smoochies, is her most personal body of work to date. Following 2023’s debut WEEDKILLER, sonically it expands Ash’s distinct hybrid-pop sound while taking a significantly more autobiographical approach to lyrics. The 15-track album is a rebellious one, made from a place of radical joy at a time when the world has never felt more threatening for femmes and marginalized communities. In response, Ashnikko is taking up space by inhabiting a state of pure play. It’s absurd and grotesque, explicit and tender, sexy without an ounce of desire to perform for the male gaze. Ashnikko will be treating fans to special editions of the vinyl record. Pre-order HERE.
 
On Smoochies, Ashnikko says: “Smoochies feels like Demidevil’s older sister. It’s sexy, playful, and feminine, while toeing the line of grotesque and absurd. I feel like purse sediment so much of the time – like a mess of crumbs and gum in receipts and lipgloss that I’ve forgotten about – so the album feels like that too. This is the first where I’ve written very autobiographically, but at the core of it all is personal autonomy and joyful whimsy.”

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