For once, an Afro-pop rock band will be releasing an album full of material which shows their depth of their musical roots. We have nothing against Vampire Weekend, Dirty Projectors, or Fool’s Gold, but BLK JKS is getting ready to release their full-length debut and we’re expecting it to be nothing less than phenomenal.

After playing SXSW, getting on the cover of FADER, and being signed to Secretly Canadian’s label, the BLK JKS are in full force as they bring their plethora of diverse credibility to the States. In fact, according to Reuters,  all four band members hightailed it out of Johannesburg for a while and relocated to Bloomington, Indiana to be closer to their label.

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