Choke Enough

Choke Enough (stylised in all lowercase) is second studio album by French musician, singer and producer Oklou. It released on 7 February 2025, via True Panther Sounds.^[2] The album features guest appearances by Swedish rapper and singer Bladee, and American musician Underscores. It was supported by the singles "Family and Friends",^[3] "Harvest Sky",^[4] the title track,^[2] "Take Me by the Hand",^[5] and "Blade Bird".^[6]

Choke Enough
Studio album by Oklou
Released	7 February 2025 (2025-02-07)
Genre	Synth-pop bedroom pop[1] hypnagogic pop art pop
Length	35:44
Label	True Panther Sounds
Producer	Oklou Casey MQ Danny L Harle A. G. Cook
Oklou chronology
Galore Anniversary (2021) Choke Enough (2025)
Singles from Choke Enough
"Family and Friends" Released: 18 September 2024 "Harvest Sky / Obvious" Released: 16 October 2024 "Choke Enough" Released: 21 November 2024 "Take Me by the Hand" Released: 15 January 2025 "Blade Bird" Released: 5 February 2025

Similarly to her 2020 mixtape Galore, Choke Enough was made primarily in collaboration with Canadian musician Casey MQ. The album took Oklou two and a half years to finish,^[7] and explores "the quest of meaning".^[8] She stated:

Choke Enough is a very intense album for me. It's filled with directions, tentatives and irregularities, reflecting on my last years on this planet as my heart and conscience has really decentered from myself.^[9]

Remixes

Additionally, in December 2024 Oklou released two remixes of "Harvest Sky" with Underscores: the Danny L Harle C Mix and the Milkfish remix (a moniker of Underscores).

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	84/100[10]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Paste	8.8/10[11]
Pitchfork	8/10[12]
The Skinny	[13]

Choke Enough was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 84, based on 6 reviews.^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Endless"	Marylou Mayniel Nate Campany Danny L Harle Casey Manierka-Quaile	Oklou Casey MQ Harle[a]	3:36
2.	"Thank You for Recording"	Mayniel Caila Thompson-Hannant Manierka-Quaile Alexander Guy Cook	Oklou Casey MQ Cook	2:57
3.	"Family and Friends"	Mayniel Manierka-Quaile	Oklou Casey MQ	2:57
4.	"Obvious"	Mayniel Thompson-Hannant Manierka-Quaile	Oklou Casey MQ	2:16
5.	"Ict"	Mayniel Manierka-Quaile Cook	Oklou Cook Casey MQ	3:28
6.	"Choke Enough"	Mayniel Manierka-Quaile	Oklou Casey MQ Lucien Krampf[a]	4:00
7.	"(;´༎ຶٹ༎ຶ`)"	Mayniel Leo Hoffsaes	Oklou	0:48
8.	"Take Me by the Hand" (featuring Bladee)	Mayniel Thompson-Hannant Manierka-Quaile Benjamin Reichwald	Oklou Casey MQ Harle[a]	2:52
9.	"Plague Dogs"	Mayniel Manierka-Quaile	Oklou Casey MQ	1:46
10.	"Forces"	Mayniel Manierka-Quaile	Oklou Casey MQ	1:05
11.	"Harvest Sky" (featuring Underscores)	Mayniel Campany April Harper Grey Harle Manierka-Quaile	Oklou Harle Casey MQ Nick Léon[a] Underscores[a]	3:54
12.	"Want to Wanna Come Back"	Mayniel Manierka-Quaile	Oklou Casey MQ Harle[a]	2:46
13.	"Blade Bird"	Mayniel Campany Manierka-Quaile	Oklou Casey MQ	3:19
Total length:				35:44

Notes

• All tracks are stylised in all lowercase.
• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer.

Personnel

• Oklou – executive production, mixing (tracks 7, 10)
• Nathan A. Salon – saxophone (track 1)
• Casey MQ – vocal choir (track 3)
• Zsela – vocal choir (track 3)
• Cecile Believe – vocal choir (track 3)
• Lillian Mille – trumpet (track 4)
• Lucien Krampf – vocal engineering (track 6)
• Florian Le Prisé – guitar (track 13)
• Nathan Boddy – mixing (tracks 1–6, 8, 9, 11–13)
• Matt Colton – mastering
• Anthony Naples – Atmos mixing
• Gil Gharbi – photography
• Florian Solin – photography
• Kim Coussée – artwork

Charts

Chart performance for Choke Enough

Chart (2025)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14]	80
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15]	161
French Albums (SNEP)[16]	80
UK Albums (OCC)[17]	83
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[18]	4
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19]	12