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Ecco2k Returns With New Single and Video “Sky Burial,” His First Solo Music in Nearly Five Years

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Ecco2k performing live in Houston in 2022, silhouetted in black and white at a microphone stand as fans film from the crowd.

Ecco2k is back with music of his own. The Swedish artist’s new single “Sky Burial,” produced by Whitearmor, pairs a warmer, more euphoric sound with a film shot across twelve countries, following last week’s “Aldehydes and Ketones” as his first official solo songs since the PXE EP in 2021.

Swedish multidisciplinary artist Zak Arogundade, better known as Ecco2k, releases his new song “Sky Burial”. Produced by his longtime friend and collaborator Whitearmor, the track answers last week’s “Aldehydes and Ketones” release with a warmer, more euphoric sound. Together, they mark the first official new solo songs in nearly five years following his PXE EP (2021) and acclaimed debut album E (2019).

While Gud’s production on “Aldehydes and Ketones” conjures a cold, shimmering industrial vastness, “Sky Burial” answers with soaring, pop-driven exaltation. In the accompanying film, Echo, its protagonist, dances against tall grass beneath a solar eclipse, bathed in an orange glow that could be mistaken for a sunset. Instead, it is the halogen glare of industrial light.

The video for “Sky Burial” is both a continuation and contrast to the visual world which “Aldehydes and Ketones” establishes, offering a more intimate vision of Echo engulfed by the natural and manmade sublime.

Shot across twelve countries over six years of uninterrupted travel, these expansive music videos offer a new visual chapter for Arogundade’s evolving mixed-media practice.

As part of the Swedish collective Drain Gang, alongside Bladee, Thaiboy Digital, and Whitearmor, Ecco2K helped found one of the most influential musical and subcultural movements of the past decade, with a cult sound and aesthetic.

These new releases signal his continued evolution into territory distinctly his own: from the introspective coming-of-age self-portrait of E, through PXE’s existential longing to transcend personhood, to, in this latest work, an embrace of the vast world beyond the self.

Stand by for more transmissions from Ecco2k.

Listen/Watch: ninth.ffm.to/s-b
Release date: November 3, 2026.

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Tyla Opens North America Leg of The A*POP World Tour in Wheatland

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Tyla performs live on stage during the opening night of the North America leg of The A*POP World Tour at Hard Rock Live in Wheatland, California

Tyla launched the North America leg of The A*POP World Tour last night at Hard Rock Live in Wheatland, California, opening with “THAT GIRL” and closing with an encore of “WATER” as her sophomore album A*POP continues its run at the top of the Billboard World Albums chart.

Last night, two-time GRAMMY Award-winning global singer and songwriter Tyla launched the North America leg of her highly anticipated THE A*POP WORLD TOUR at Hard Rock Live in Wheatland, CA. The tour celebrates the release of her highly anticipated sophomore studio album, A*POP, which arrived July 24 via FAX and Epic Records.

Tyla opened the show with “THAT GIRL” before delivering performances of “Jump,” “PUSH 2 START,” “Truth or Dare” and more. The setlist also featured fan favorites and chart-topping hits including, “SHE DID IT AGAIN” and “SHAKE AH”, “CHANEL,” before closing with an encore performance of “WATER.” The production brought the A*POP aesthetic to life, transforming the stage into a vibrant, club-like setting with black lights, neon outfits and bold splashes of paint.

THE A*POP WORLD TOUR continues tomorrow with a performance at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco before making stops in Vancouver, Chicago, Brooklyn, Los Angeles and more. The North America leg concludes on Saturday, December 19 at Fontainebleau Las Vegas. Tyla will then bring the tour to Africa for select performances in Cape Town and Johannesburg early January before supporting Bruno Mars on his Australia and New Zealand dates of The Romantic Tour throughout February and March.

The tour follows Tyla’s 2025 We Wanna Party Tour across Asia and the UAE, which included sold-out performances in Japan. THE A*POP WORLD TOUR marks her first full-scale headline tour spanning North America, Europe, the UK and Africa.

Released July 24, A*POP features 14 tracks, including “CHANEL,” “IS IT,” “SHE DID IT AGAIN” and “IS IT LOVE.” The album is available to stream now at tyla.lnk.to/APOP. The record has already won critical and commercial accolades, debuting at #1 on the Billboard World Albums chart and earning praise from outlets like Pitchfork, who called her a “sexy, infectious, fun new voice” in the pop mainstream.

Tickets and tour information are available at TylaWorld.com.

Tyla, The A*POP World Tour North America Dates

Thu Nov 12 — Wheatland, CA — Hard Rock Live
Fri Nov 13 — San Francisco, CA — Bill Graham Civic Auditorium*
Sun Nov 15 — Vancouver, BC — Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
Tue Nov 17 — Seattle, WA — WAMU Theater @ Lumen Field
Fri Nov 20 — Denver, CO — Fillmore Auditorium
Sun Nov 22 — Chicago, IL — Aragon Ballroom
Wed Nov 25 — Boston, MA — MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Thu Nov 26 — Toronto, ON — Coca-Cola Coliseum
Sat Nov 28 — Brooklyn, NY — Brooklyn Paramount
Sun Nov 29 — Brooklyn, NY — Brooklyn Paramount
Wed Dec 2 — Washington, DC — The Anthem*
Sat Dec 5 — Tampa, FL — Yuengling Center
Sun Dec 6 — Atlanta, GA — Coca-Cola Roxy
Wed Dec 9 — Irving, TX — The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
Thu Dec 10 — Houston, TX — 713 Music Hall
Fri Dec 11 — Austin, TX — Moody Center
Mon Dec 14 — Phoenix, AZ — Arizona Financial Theatre
Tue Dec 15 — San Diego, CA — Viejas Arena
Wed Dec 16 — Los Angeles, CA — YouTube Theater
Sat Dec 19 — Las Vegas, NV — Fontainebleau Las Vegas

Tyla, The A*POP World Tour Africa Dates

Mon Jan 4 — Cape Town, South Africa – Green Point Track*
Fri Jan 8 — Johannesburg, South Africa – Expo Centre, Nasrec*
Sat Jan 9 — Johannesburg, South Africa – Expo Centre, Nasrec*
*Non-Live Nation Date

About Tyla

In an era where niche culture has taken priority over monoculture, two-time GRAMMY® winner TYLA has ascended to true and unequivocal global superstar status. With A*POP, asserted and fully aware of her presence in pop music, she presents a project that refuses containment or dismissal. It’s confrontational, candid but fun, and spills authenticity rooted in where she’s from: a country that has always spoken in more than one musical language. Through this language, she reveals her range not just as an African artist, but as a global pop star with an entire world behind her.

TYLA’s journey got off to a historic beginning in 2024, when she won her first GRAMMY® Award, and made Billboard chart history with the three-time RIAA® Platinum smash hit “WATER,” and the release of her seminal debut albums, TYLA and TYLA+. The set produced another Hot 100 and GRAMMY®-winning hit, “PUSH 2 START,” and sent seven songs to the U.S. Afrobeats chart, including two no. 1s. The campaign made TYLA the highest-charting African female soloist on the Billboard 200. With her highly-anticipated second go-round, A*POP, TYLA picked up where she left off. “CHANEL,” one of the album’s standout singles, was an immediate pop sensation. It topped the U.S. Afrobeats chart and earned over 150 million video views, while TYLA’s follow-up effort, the Zara Larsson-assisted, Y2K-inspired “SHE DID IT AGAIN,” became a disruptive moment, and amplified TYLA’s commitment to the pop star realm. “IS IT LOVE?,” the album’s third single, earned TYLA her record fourth no. 1 on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats chart. A*POP is available now.

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