WITCH - SOGOLO LP

Zamrock legends WITCH return with their new single Queenless King alongside the announcement of their UK/EU/North American tour dates and new album, SOGOLO, out June 13th 2025.

Following their remarkable global rediscovery and subsequent critical acclaim around 2023’s reunion album Zango, WITCH (We Intend To Cause Havoc) return with an even more ambitious creative statement, SOGOLO.

Its name derived from the word in Zambian dialect for “future,” the album is a sonic victory lap for a band who once seemed lost to history. SOGOLO takes strains of the garage-infused psych, funk, and Zamrock that the band quite literally helped invent back in their 70s heyday and reflects the experimental spirit of the moment, driven as always by the magnetic energy of frontman Emmanuel ‘Jagari’ Chanda.

A standout track, the single Queenless King is funky and urgent, driven by the magnetic energy of Jagari. The song explores the perils of marrying badly. The demo was brought to the band by the singer, with the verse bass-line written by producer Jacco Gardner. Synth overdubs were added by other original member Patrick Mwondela.

The single and SOGOLO were recorded in Berlin, during a 10-day break in the band’s 2024 whirlwind tour schedule. Helmed in the studio again by Gardner, the songs on SOGOLO brim with urgency, excitement, and discovery. Sogolo - future - echoes a longstanding ethic of the band, going back to their 1980 disco album, Moving On.