Taylor Hawkins' First Ever Album 'KOTA' Out Today

By: Caryn Robbins Nov. 11, 2016

Fresh off the presses, Taylor Hawkins proudly unleashes KOTA - his first ever album released under his own name, available NOW:

Amazon: http://smarturl.it/KOTAamzn
Apple Music: http://smarturl.it/KOTAapplem
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/KOTAiTunes
Spotify: spoti.fi/2fjMTJb

Listeners were given a scorching preview ahead of KOTA's release with first single "Range Rover Bitch," hotly praised as "a dynamic trip across the rock spectrum...a blistering punk burst" (ROLLING STONE) and a "revved-up old-school riff-heavy pow-popper" (STEREOGUM).

Whatever KOTA means, the six-song mini-LP takes off like Queen on a skateboard, featuring Hawkins on lead vocals and nearly every instrument, with help from a few comrades in arms. From the hypnotic groove of opener "Range Rover Bitch" through the closing rave-up "I've Got Some Not Being Around You To Do Today," KOTA mixes Hawkins' chops and influences with a true-to-life cast of characters to create a meditation on life as a rockstar stranded in the suburbs. It's a short, sweet series of vignettes, but one that still strives to honor the tradition of Blur's Parklife and The Kinks' Are The Village Green Preservation Society.

For exclusive merch and vinyl packages, be sure to head over to https://shop.taylorhawkins.com.