Fokofpolisiekar kicked off 2020 with talks of writing new music. The idea was to start writing, build up a collection of songs and then look at recording the fourth full length album and release it in 2021/2022.
But, then Covid-19 happened. Die Bende felt inspired and started getting creative.
Hunter Kennedy describes this punk rock EP as a “collage of fever dreams.”
Kennedy continues:
It’s existential fear, mixed with panic and conspiracy theory. During the lockdown, my hatred for authority was reignited. I feel like we are free-range people living on a tax farm. It reminded me of high school, so I’m glad that the EP has a '90s punk/college rock sound. There is also the required piano ballad. So, I think Kajuitkoors sounds like a mix between NOFX and Coenie de Villiers.The four Kajuitkoors tracks are not where this is going to end. Fokofpolisiekar has decided to keep riding their current creative wave and release the new full length album mid-2021.
‘’We are in a good space creatively and found a workflow that is working. Every album and approach will be different for us. Now that we’ve got a new formula we should roll with it. Next year Fokof is turning 18 and we just cannot think of a better way to celebrate it than with new music,’’ says Wynand Myburgh.
Fokofpolisiekar has no confirmed live shows for the rest of 2020 because of the uncertainty and restrictions around social gatherings and events. But, there has been discussions of an acoustic livestream show to end off 2020 on a high note.
“We have not done a full acoustic set in forever and we think it could be something special that people all over the world can enjoy. People have been asking us about an acoustic performance. Maybe this is the right time,” says Francois van Coke.
