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Artichoke | Capitol K

Artichoke by Capitol K, released 14 November 2025 1. Lean Into Me 2. Cactus Steam 3. Skyscrapers Of Love 4. Nasty Robot 5. A Hand, An Eye... Given 6. Check Double 7. This Life 8. Never Felt 9. Eternal Return 10. Kiosk For his milestone 10th album, Capitol K aka Kristian Craig Robinson presents a return to off-kilter vocal electronica he ruled in the pre-to-post-millennial era. Produced at his home studio on the island of Malta, with a choice selection of synthesisers and drum machines. It started with a live request for an archive set of tracks like classic Pillow (2000) and insider gem ‘Love in Slow Motion’, from Happy Happy. After a decade-plus in mostly instrumental territory Capitol K set out to reclaim and reinvent writing a new set of vocal tracks. The result is the album you hold now. Artichoke: gestated in winter, bloomed in spring. A multi-layered blossom, prickly yet vital, best taken with a generous pinch of salt. Themes covered are requisite eulogies to love, the urban…