Page 60 of Going Solo (The Brent Boys #2)

Out from under Cole’s shadow

The Go Tos start anew with fresh “Californian” sound

In a surprise music drop, the Go Tos last night released their first album since Cole Kennedy’s unexpected exit.

The band announced the release of “Sunkissed and Barefoot” on social media at midnight U.K. time, causing a frenzy of excitement amongst the band’s loyal fans, the Extremes. By midnight West Coast U.S. time, the album had been streamed forty-nine million times.

It is the band’s ninth album, and the first in four years without any songs written by Kennedy.

Band member Yoshi Kawaguchi said on social media: “This album has been a real labour of love for the four of us. We’re so happy to share it with you. It might be our best work yet! If a Californian summer was a sound, ‘Sunkissed and Barefoot’ would be it. Peace out.”

The band’s label, Totally Records, said the album was recorded at the famous Sound City Studios in Los Angeles this spring and embraced “a more trans-Atlantic vibe” than previous musical outings.

The real question on every music fan’s lips now is, Will the Go Tos knock Cole Kennedy’s “The Flame” off the top of the charts?

Davinder Singh