Chronicling the pitfalls of coming to terms with a doomed relationship, Gone - the latest single from Kora - releases across all streaming platforms today.
Fusing elements of soul and R&B with reggae, Kora’s Gone grapples with love lost and the fruitless struggle to save a doomed relationship. A live favourite in Kora’s sets since they first started playing it to audiences in 2021, Gone is a hotly anticipated release from the Kiwi juggernauts.
What you need to know
- Kora have today released their latest single Gone
- A timeless, broken-hearted R&B anthem, Gone narrates the emotional journey of coming to terms with a breakup
- It’s out across all streaming platforms from today, check it out by heading here
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“The inspiration for this song is simply life,” says Kora. “The highs and lows of love and loss have been sung about since the beginning of time, but how we come out the other side is the journey that makes us stronger.”
A timeless anthem of love and loss, they lyrically ponder:
“I know that you’ve Gone / But my heart keeps holding on / And I know that it’s true / That I can’t let go of you”
Beginning as a jam that was worked on during lockdown, with the band sending stems between each other across Aotearoa – from Papamoa to Queenstown, the North Island to the South – Gone came into fruition after it was mixed by Scott Banks at Studio DMI in Las Vegas.
“New Zealanders have a DIY (Do it yourself) mentality,” say the band. “It’s ingrained in our DNA. So we like to do things a lil’ differently over here. If people say we can’t do something, we will prove them wrong time and time again.”
Hailing from New Zealand, the soul of the country is engrained deep within the music that Kora make. “It’s like visiting multiple worlds, from Stunning Lakes and mountains in the south island, rugged and wild coastlines on the westside, beautiful beaches on the east side, rivers, pastures and everything else in between. The music scene in New Zealand is a reflection of its scenery. Beautiful, rugged, and everything in between.”
“For a small country, NZ has become a mecca for summer festivals, with kiwi’s coming out and supporting local acts in big numbers. If you’re here for the summer, chances are there will be a music festival nearby.”
“Maori Culture/language is the wairua (spirit) of the country,” they continue. “It is difficult to write in words of the experience you will have when watching something like ‘Matatini Kapa haka nationals’. It is a powerful and moving experience that reveals every emotion under the sun. Raw power, soft and gentle, beauty, joy, mischief, anger, pain, love…”
“There is a depth to what we do, and why we do it (Tikanga), and it shows in the music we make.”
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