''Butu'' (

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for "night") is the second studio album by Congolese

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musical group Kokoko!, released on 5 July 2024 through

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. The album received positive reviews from critics.

Critical reception

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based on five critics' reviews, which the website categorised as "universal acclaim". ''

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'' felt that "Kokoko! again deliver a banging, agitational rave-up that's impossible to stay a wallflower to". Brad Sked of ''

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'' called it "a synth-driven assault on the senses" and concluded that "from its breakneck bonkers energy, to the more slowed-down moments, this is absolutely one for the ravers". Adriane Pontecorvo of ''

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'' called Kokoko! "an already thrilling group entering a new and even more elevated creative state" on the album, who are "getting more interesting in their fusions of techno, tradition, and imaginative DIY techniques". Reviewing the album for ''

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'', Janne Oinonen wrote that "with the line-up reduced to the core duo of Bianko and Thomas due to the constraints and physical separation of covid, the hyperactive contents of ''Butu'' are more recognisable as electronic or even dance music".

Track listing

References

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* {{Authority control 2024 albums Kokoko! albums Transgressive Records albums