Cosmo Pyke
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- 70Hz Recordings
- Pykrete Records
Cosmo Pyke | |
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| Origin | London, England |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 2016–present |
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| Website | cosmopyke |
Cosmo Pyke is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and artist from London. His debut EP Just Cosmo was co-produced with Fraser T. Smith, in association with 70Hz Recordings. His later releases are via his own label, Pykrete Records.
Cosmo was born in Peckham, Southeast London. He attended The Brit School for Performing Arts, following famous singer-songwriter alumni Adele, Amy Winehouse, Jamie Woon, Loyle Carner, and more.[1]
Music career
His 2017 debut EP Just Cosmo was released in collaboration with producer Fraser T. Smith’s 70Hz Recordings. Tracks on the EP are ‘Wish You Were Gone’, ‘Chronic Sunshine’, ‘After School Club’, ‘Social Sites’ and ‘Great Dane’.[2]
In 2017, The Guardian described his sound as, ‘a fusion of jazz, 2-tone, Tyler, the Creator and the Kooks.’[3] Dazed said: ‘Pyke’s songs combine “classical songwriting with a dash of reggae, hip hop, and indie.'[4] Clash commented: 'The Peckham artist excels by channelling a laid back, jazz-inspired vibe, a highly creative songwriting stance that seems to grow with each passing track.'[5]
Cosmo described the EP as: "A documentation of my youth as an ode to my thoughts and feelings, with personal experiences and personal samples. Such as the last track 'Great Dane', which begins and ends with a clip from 'Just William' that I listened to and loved as a child… Fraser T. Smith and I really worked with creating a live sound.”[6]
In late 2020, Cosmo released the title track from his new EP A Piper For Janet through his own label, Pykrete Records.[7] ‘Piper’ is a reference to artist John Piper; Janet is Cosmo’s beloved late grandmother. The EP was written over a few years while Cosmo was touring across South America and Asia. The rest of the EP was released in January 2021, with the tracklist: ‘A Piper For Janet’, ‘Filet Mignon’, ‘Railroad Tracks’ and ‘Seasick’.[8]
In late 2021, Cosmo was invited to the Brodie Sessions in Denmark to perform an acoustic set paired with the host's audio-visual production. It was released in January 2022.[9]
Cosmo finally released 'Curser's Lament' as an official single (and the title track of the forthcoming EP) on March 29, 2023 answering calls from his fans since the demo version surfaced online in 2016. The EP was released on May 5 [10] with the tracklist: 'Curser's Lament', 'No Comply', 'What Can I Do?' and 'Awful Dawn'.[11] Cosmo embarked on his first UK headline tour in May 2023,[12] followed by more new music and live dates later in the calendar year.
In 2024, Cosmo released the single 'Outlaw' in January [13] and 'Low',[14] the forthcoming EP title track, in February. Cosmo says: "‘Low’ is for the fans. In my live shows years ago I played this song. It had a different name then, and the crowd responses were electric. From those moments they took it to their hearts, renamed it, and now I give it back to them. Thank you.” In April he embarked on his first headline European tour, culminating in London at Brixton Electric on April 25.