Oklou @ The Echo, 11/14/21
A few nights ago, at Los Angeles’ Echo, I finally learned the correct pronunciation of ‘Oklou.’ It’s “okay-loo” – a fascinating development, as if anything about Marylou Manyiel’s sound is just alright. Amidst echoing, cavernous productions, she punctuates the expanse with synths and her voice, a slithering, chromed-out croon that, for all its artifice, seems …