Manchester’s genre-defying trio GoGo Penguin return with Necessary Fictions, their seventh studio album and a bold new chapter in the band’s evolution — out now. The record represents a deep dive into identity, authenticity, and transformation.

With Necessary Fictions, GoGo Penguin — Chris Illingworth (piano, synths), Nick Blacka (bass, synths), and Jon Scott (drums) — have embraced new textures and ideas more fully than ever before. The album sees them expanding their signature sound, drawing deeper into modular synths, and, for the first time, welcoming other voices into their sonic world.

“This is what we want to make right now, and it feels authentic,” says Blacka. Necessary Fictions is the sound of a band unafraid to reflect who they are — not just in sound, but in spirit and surroundings.