{"id":1802328,"date":"2026-03-02T17:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1802328"},"modified":"2026-03-02T17:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T14:01:00","slug":"5-of-the-best-oklou-collabs-ranked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1802328","title":{"rendered":"5 of the best Oklou collabs, ranked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1200\/0-563-1988-1325\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1420\/7\/1427934.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/music\/article\/69789\/1\/5-of-the-best-oklou-collaborations-fka-twigs-pinkpantheress-bladee-underscores\" data-article-id=\"69789\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-portrait-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.66\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"67190010\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1280\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1420\/7\/1427934.jpg\" width=\"1988\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Photography Grace Pickering<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-02T17:01:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"02 March 2026\"><span class=\"month\">March<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"2\">2,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - music\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\">Music<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lists\">Lists<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\">Music<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lists\">Lists<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>5 of the best Oklou <span class=\"nowrap\">collabs, ranked<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>As the alt-pop auteur talks to PinkPantheress for our spring 2026 issue, we rank the French artist\u2019s most iconic <span class=\"nowrap\">musical collaborations<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-03-02T17:01:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"02 March 2026\"><span class=\"month\">March<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"2\">2,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-03-02T17:01:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"02 March 2026\"><span class=\"month\">March<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"2\">2,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/TiarnaMeehan\">Tiarna<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"dazed-gallery has-10-images \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"info\"><span class=\"heading\">Oklou \u2013 The Spring <span class=\"nowrap\">2026 Issue<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumbs\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/36736\/0\/oklou-the-spring-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DC291_COV5_M5_Oklou_Lengua_IsabelleSayer_02\" class=\"img\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-74-1021-680\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438588.jpg\" width=\"1021\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/36736\/1\/oklou-the-spring-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DC291_COV5_M5_Oklou_Lengua_IsabelleSayer_06\" class=\"img\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-1035-690\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438592.jpg\" width=\"1035\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/36736\/2\/oklou-the-spring-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DC291_COV5_M5_Oklou_Lengua_IsabelleSayer_03\" class=\"img\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-78-1035-690\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438589.jpg\" width=\"1035\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/36736\/3\/oklou-the-spring-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DC291_COV5_M5_Oklou_Lengua_IsabelleSayer_04\" class=\"img\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-84-1035-690\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438590.jpg\" width=\"1035\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/36736\/4\/oklou-the-spring-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DC291_COV5_M5_Oklou_Lengua_IsabelleSayer_05\" class=\"img\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-270-1035-690\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438591.jpg\" width=\"1035\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/36736\/5\/oklou-the-spring-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DC291_COV5_M5_Oklou_Lengua_IsabelleSayer_10\" class=\"img\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-1350-900\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438594.jpg\" width=\"1350\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-footer\">Gallery \/ 10 images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Marylou Mayniel has been making music for over a decade, releasing work under various monikers \u2013 including Loumar and avril23 \u2013 before settling on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/oklou\">Oklou<\/a> in 2015. While she steadily built a cult following as a relatively underground electronic artist, a new wave of listeners were pulled into the French alt-pop musician\u2019s orbit with the release of her 2025 breakout album, <em data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"489\">Choke Enough<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In that time, the singer-songwriter has teamed up with a world of collaborators, from her go-to producer Casey MQ, to figures across the experimental pop spectrum, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/fka-twigs\">FKA twigs<\/a>, Danny L Harle, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/ag-cook\">A. G. Cook<\/a>. An honourable mention goes out to the 2021 performance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/caroline-polachek\">Caroline Polachek<\/a> and Oklou covering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/massive-attack\">Massive Attack<\/a>\u2019s \u201cTeardrop\u201d on a spinning platform, which resurfaces online through a grainy video clip every so often.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/article\/69734\/1\/oklou-pinkpantheress-choke-enough-motherhood-spring-2026-issue\">spring 2026 cover story<\/a>, we tapped Oklou\u2019s relationship with another of alt-pop\u2019s leading voices, PinkPantheress. Here, the pair hopped on a video call to discuss their shared love of Auto-Tune, the pool of producers they both draw from, and, of course, their own collaboration (more on that later). <\/span><span>Below, we rank some of her most iconic creative partnerships to date.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><strong>5. \u201cGIRL LIKE ME + OKLOU\u201d &#8211; PINKPANTHERESS, OKLOU<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"A93Yg_zd9Yc\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A93Yg_zd9Yc\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Speaking of Pink-lou, we had to include their collaboration on \u201cGirl Like Me + Oklou\u201d. Taking the originally high-energy, dancefloor-driven track, Oklou somehow makes the Basement Jaxx sample feel yearning and emotionally suspended, singing \u201c<em>Let it all go<\/em>\u201d over PinkPantheress\u2019s echoing, voice-note-like vocals. As she drags the club-ready track into the sobering hours of afters, even the \u201c<em>Oklou, Oklou, Oklou<\/em>\u201d tag hits hard.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><strong>4. \u201cVISCUS\u201d &#8211; OKLOU, FKA TWIGS<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"BKdigb7GasY\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BKdigb7GasY\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p>\u201c<em>The body is a temple \/ Am I worshipping too hard?<\/em>\u201d calls Oklou on the confessional experimental track \u201cviscus.\u201d Here she recruits FKA twigs to create an atmospheric experimental pop track built around sparse production and intimate, breathy vocals. It\u2019s a natural match, with both artists\u2019 critically acclaimed recent albums exploring very human themes through intensely digital production. In the accompanying video, the pair stalk around an apartment as they search for a shiny red recorder (it somehow works).<\/p>\n<h1><strong>3. \u201cHARVEST SKY\u201d &#8211; OKLOU, UNDERSCORES<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"haEH7C1lpNI\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/haEH7C1lpNI\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Oklou recruits new prog pop artist underscores to lend her glitchy 8-bit vocals to this dance track, which one YouTube commenter called \u201cthe soundtrack of a rave in Animal Crossing.\u201d With production by Casey MQ and Danny L Harle, it\u2019s a godly team-up that a crowd goes crazy for (this is fact-checked: I saw an arena erupt in euphoria when this track played at Dekmantel last year).<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>2. \u201cGIRL ON MY THRONE &#8211; TOO LATE FOR SUMMER REMIX \u201d \u2013 OKLOU, CASEY MQ<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"8NHa11p3eFQ\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8NHa11p3eFQ\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Dare we say the perfect alt-pop song? Released as a Galore anniversary edition celebration, this glittery track features long-time producer Casey MQ. Its bubbling synths and chiming melodies host Oklou\u2019s signature ethereal vocals, as the track circles around the artist&#8217;s recurring theme of emotional connection in a digital world. As the mix suggests, it\u2019s the perfect track to see out the end of a slow-burning summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><strong>1. \u201cTAKE ME BY THE HAND\u201d &#8211; OKLOU, BLADEE<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"jdU16tnrt14\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jdU16tnrt14\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html-embed\">\n<p><span>Taking the top spot is this trance-pop track, featuring Drain Gang\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Bladee<\/span><\/span><span>. 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Find out in this new video<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline\" data-newsletter hidden>\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"dazed-gallery has-10-images \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"info\"><span class=\"heading\">Oklou \u2013 The Spring <span class=\"nowrap\">2026 Issue<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumbs\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/36736\/0\/oklou-the-spring-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DC291_COV5_M5_Oklou_Lengua_IsabelleSayer_02\" class=\"img\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-74-1021-680\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438588.jpg\" width=\"1021\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/36736\/1\/oklou-the-spring-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DC291_COV5_M5_Oklou_Lengua_IsabelleSayer_06\" class=\"img\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-1035-690\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438592.jpg\" width=\"1035\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/36736\/2\/oklou-the-spring-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DC291_COV5_M5_Oklou_Lengua_IsabelleSayer_03\" class=\"img\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-78-1035-690\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438589.jpg\" width=\"1035\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/36736\/3\/oklou-the-spring-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DC291_COV5_M5_Oklou_Lengua_IsabelleSayer_04\" class=\"img\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-84-1035-690\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438590.jpg\" width=\"1035\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/36736\/4\/oklou-the-spring-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DC291_COV5_M5_Oklou_Lengua_IsabelleSayer_05\" class=\"img\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-270-1035-690\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438591.jpg\" width=\"1035\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/36736\/5\/oklou-the-spring-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DC291_COV5_M5_Oklou_Lengua_IsabelleSayer_10\" class=\"img\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-1350-900\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438594.jpg\" width=\"1350\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-footer\">Gallery \/ 10 images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Marylou Mayniel has been making music for over a decade, releasing work under various monikers \u2013 including Loumar and avril23 \u2013 before settling on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/oklou\">Oklou<\/a> in 2015. While she steadily built a cult following as a relatively underground electronic artist, a new wave of listeners were pulled into the French alt-pop musician\u2019s orbit with the release of her 2025 breakout album, <em data-start=\"475\" data-end=\"489\">Choke Enough<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In that time, the singer-songwriter has teamed up with a world of collaborators, from her go-to producer Casey MQ, to figures across the experimental pop spectrum, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/fka-twigs\">FKA twigs<\/a>, Danny L Harle, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/ag-cook\">A. G. Cook<\/a>. An honourable mention goes out to the 2021 performance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/caroline-polachek\">Caroline Polachek<\/a> and Oklou covering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/massive-attack\">Massive Attack<\/a>\u2019s \u201cTeardrop\u201d on a spinning platform, which resurfaces online through a grainy video clip every so often.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/article\/69734\/1\/oklou-pinkpantheress-choke-enough-motherhood-spring-2026-issue\">spring 2026 cover story<\/a>, we tapped Oklou\u2019s relationship with another of alt-pop\u2019s leading voices, PinkPantheress. Here, the pair hopped on a video call to discuss their shared love of Auto-Tune, the pool of producers they both draw from, and, of course, their own collaboration (more on that later). <\/span><span>Below, we rank some of her most iconic creative partnerships to date.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1><strong>5. \u201cGIRL LIKE ME + OKLOU\u201d &#8211; PINKPANTHERESS, OKLOU<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"A93Yg_zd9Yc\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A93Yg_zd9Yc\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Speaking of Pink-lou, we had to include their collaboration on \u201cGirl Like Me + Oklou\u201d. Taking the originally high-energy, dancefloor-driven track, Oklou somehow makes the Basement Jaxx sample feel yearning and emotionally suspended, singing \u201c<em>Let it all go<\/em>\u201d over PinkPantheress\u2019s echoing, voice-note-like vocals. As she drags the club-ready track into the sobering hours of afters, even the \u201c<em>Oklou, Oklou, Oklou<\/em>\u201d tag hits hard.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><strong>4. \u201cVISCUS\u201d &#8211; OKLOU, FKA TWIGS<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"BKdigb7GasY\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BKdigb7GasY\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p>\u201c<em>The body is a temple \/ Am I worshipping too hard?<\/em>\u201d calls Oklou on the confessional experimental track \u201cviscus.\u201d Here she recruits FKA twigs to create an atmospheric experimental pop track built around sparse production and intimate, breathy vocals. It\u2019s a natural match, with both artists\u2019 critically acclaimed recent albums exploring very human themes through intensely digital production. In the accompanying video, the pair stalk around an apartment as they search for a shiny red recorder (it somehow works).<\/p>\n<h1><strong>3. \u201cHARVEST SKY\u201d &#8211; OKLOU, UNDERSCORES<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"haEH7C1lpNI\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/haEH7C1lpNI\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Oklou recruits new prog pop artist underscores to lend her glitchy 8-bit vocals to this dance track, which one YouTube commenter called \u201cthe soundtrack of a rave in Animal Crossing.\u201d With production by Casey MQ and Danny L Harle, it\u2019s a godly team-up that a crowd goes crazy for (this is fact-checked: I saw an arena erupt in euphoria when this track played at Dekmantel last year).<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>2. \u201cGIRL ON MY THRONE &#8211; TOO LATE FOR SUMMER REMIX \u201d \u2013 OKLOU, CASEY MQ<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"8NHa11p3eFQ\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8NHa11p3eFQ\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Dare we say the perfect alt-pop song? Released as a Galore anniversary edition celebration, this glittery track features long-time producer Casey MQ. Its bubbling synths and chiming melodies host Oklou\u2019s signature ethereal vocals, as the track circles around the artist&#8217;s recurring theme of emotional connection in a digital world. As the mix suggests, it\u2019s the perfect track to see out the end of a slow-burning summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><strong>1. \u201cTAKE ME BY THE HAND\u201d &#8211; OKLOU, BLADEE<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"jdU16tnrt14\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jdU16tnrt14\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html-embed\">\n<p><span>Taking the top spot is this trance-pop track, featuring Drain Gang\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Bladee<\/span><\/span><span>. Here, the two team up for the electronic-pop collaboration of the ages, uniting sadboys and their sadgirl counterparts everywhere. Bladee\u2019s cloud-rap cadence is married to slow-burning, synth-heavy percussion as the track pulls listeners into themes of reality and fantasy, accompanied by an equally surreal music video in which Bladee appears through a flashing portal. Big day for the terminally online.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. 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