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Released | 3 November 2017 [1] | |||
Length | 50:31 | |||
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Singles from Tokorats | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100 [6] |
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Pitchfork | 5/10 [8] |
PopMatters | 8/10 [9] |
Tokorats is the second studio album by Australian musician Jonti. It was released on 3 November 2017 through Future Classic in Australia and Stones Throw Records internationally.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Lotus Street" | 2:02 |
2. | "Alien" | 2:13 |
3. | "Sleeping and Falling" | 5:53 |
4. | "Island Rose" (featuring Sampa the Great ) | 3:44 |
5. | "Misto On the Moon" | 1:59 |
6. | "Tokorats" | 5:05 |
7. | "Isle of the Dead" | 1:01 |
8. | "Zuki" | 3:03 |
9. | "Cities" | 4:46 |
10. | "Staring Window" | 3:40 |
11. | "Animah" (featuring Hodgy , Midnight Mutants) | 5:01 |
12. | "Love Prayer" | 1:25 |
13. | "Maria Mapulane Thibiri" | 1:38 |
14. | "Papaya Brothers" | 4:21 |
15. | "Meese Man" | 4:31 |
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