Kota The Friend - NYC Summer Pack ‘23 (EP)

Exploding into the summer with his just-released studio project Protea, Brooklyn favourite Kota The Friend continues to flex a high-calibre creative output across his brand-new offering. Painting vibrant silhouettes with an eclectic sonic palette, Kota’s effortless storytelling shines with melodic intimacy. He details the realities of expression, romanticism and the wonder of existence while championing empowerment and a sense of bliss when exploring self-enlightenment.

Opening with the infectious lead track “Sunday In Soho”, Kota is fully immersed in a field of psychedelia, floating in sublimity through harmonised chords and mellow house textures while inspiring listeners to get active at the apex of the chorus. Intricate and self-assured, the project quickly manoeuvres into a dream-like atmosphere across “True Fantasy” – a stylish number lined with sharp percussion and heavy-set 808s, laying the perfect foundation for Kota, JasonMartin and sectiontoo to plead their lust to a thrilling love affair and envision beautiful settings if fate can bring their journeys together. Closing off NYC Summer Pack ‘23 shines the infectious record “It’s Your Day", laced with high-calibre house textures that create pockets for Kota to fill with his honey-soaked vocals - the international star continues to inspire a new wave of free-thinkers celebrating authenticity across his city and beyond.

Quickly finding success as an independent artist after the release of his breakthrough record EVERYTHING ft. Joey Bada$$, Bas and KYLE, Kota has released a stream of polished projects all leading to his highly-acclaimed 2023 project Protea. Boasting key collaborations across “Barcelona” with South London talent Samm Henshaw and “Road Rage” alongside Grammy-nominated vocalist Aloe Blacc, the sleek body of work gained swift tastemaker support across the likes of BET, XXL, WONDERLAND, UPROXX, and GUAP to name a few.