Why Isn't Anyone Listening to Choker?

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  • čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
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    I've been getting requests for a Choker video forever. I know a lot of you LOVE Peak and Honeybloom, but I figured I'd make this video anyway. Not everybody knows the greatness of this wonderful musician. The comparison to Frank Ocean is there, yes, but I think he's on his way to setting himself apart from the rest.

Komentáře • 363

  • @Secumind
    @Secumind Před 5 lety +515

    "Why isn't anyone listening to..." is a pretty good name for this kind of segment!

  • @hernandolhotse9358
    @hernandolhotse9358 Před 5 lety +898

    Choker is who I listen to when I don’t listen to frank ocean

  • @lanarose6228
    @lanarose6228 Před 5 lety +30

    Oddly enough I never thought to compare him to Frank I feel like they have different sounds within the same realm

  • @isabelle5701
    @isabelle5701 Před 5 lety +101

    i fell in love w him when i heard El Dorado

  • @augustinthewater
    @augustinthewater Před 5 lety +269

    Choker is awesome. I can understand some people getting a little angry over the Frank Ocean similarities but in my opinion he has his own style. (And Frank is my favorite artist) His third EP from the newly released series is really really amazing.

    • @kyrabw
      @kyrabw Před 5 lety +19

      Lucca Pagin Frank Ocean stays in the realm of rnb and soul while Choker goes more into rock & is experimental. I can understand the comparison as far as their voices, but besides that the music is very different

    • @lilachie
      @lilachie Před 5 lety +5

      @@kyrabw c'mon blond was far from rnb

    • @adamsmith4852
      @adamsmith4852 Před 5 lety +5

      Shakyra Walker maybe Channel Orange and Nostalgia Ultra, but Endless and Blonde are somewhat rock influenced and Endless is VERY experimental. Choker makes music like Endless.

    • @jamelwilliams9578
      @jamelwilliams9578 Před 5 lety

      ITS PERFECT

    • @drill6739
      @drill6739 Před 5 lety

      god bro that blonded 007 firework pic will always be so nostalgic for me

  • @realgeekmonster5758
    @realgeekmonster5758 Před 5 lety +102

    *ppl start listening to choker*
    “WHY CHOKER SOLD OUT”

    • @AmusingMusic
      @AmusingMusic Před 5 lety +4

      quan gale LMAOO accurate

    • @LowTempDabr
      @LowTempDabr Před 5 lety +1

      @YtE N0iSE I mean, he sold out tiny clubs, probably in cities where he could see people were fucking with him. in the grand scheme of things, he's unknown, especially for how fucking talented he is

    • @LowTempDabr
      @LowTempDabr Před 5 lety +2

      As of this video being made, choker only had like 4000 CZcams followers and even less instagram followers. He's unknown, it's good video

    • @LowTempDabr
      @LowTempDabr Před 5 lety +1

      Also some of his songs still today only have 150 views. 150, not 150k. Must be frustrating for him to put out these masterpieces that don't really see the light

  • @alexsmith879
    @alexsmith879 Před 5 lety +85

    Choker is dope. I can understand the comparisons to Frank but he’s a young artist. Give him time to develop

  • @andrevitalpardue5097
    @andrevitalpardue5097 Před 5 lety +52

    I've listened to Blonde 132 times, And Endless 155 times, so I am starting to listen to Choker.

    • @dvo5808
      @dvo5808 Před 5 lety +6

      You counted? What the hell? That's some dedication

    • @JusFaithelz
      @JusFaithelz Před 4 lety

      Bruh Thank You!

    • @XxQueenChristinaxX
      @XxQueenChristinaxX Před 3 lety +2

      Dvo There are apps/sites that track your streams lol.

  • @hernandolhotse9358
    @hernandolhotse9358 Před 5 lety +186

    How can you open my little secret out?

  • @sophialatorella
    @sophialatorella Před 5 lety +436

    i want him to get big but i also dont want locals to find him lol

  • @danielcolon7602
    @danielcolon7602 Před rokem +2

    I just heard the frank ocean comparisons and chokers been my favorite artist for awhile. I never really felt like he was trying to be anyone but himself

  • @kkona3868
    @kkona3868 Před 5 lety +23

    just wanted to say another amazing artist that nobody seems to still not know about even after signing with 88rising is sen morimoto hes such a unique artist

    • @nichtrick3308
      @nichtrick3308 Před 3 lety

      I like his vibe, ty for the recommendation

  • @loveino1269
    @loveino1269 Před 5 lety +13

    had a "pre-exam" test in school today and choker really calmed me down during the whole "pre-exam" test thing. his music is so easy to just fall deep into and at some point, you're realizing that you're daydreaming. it's an amazing feeling to me.

  • @markcarat4000
    @markcarat4000 Před 5 lety +7

    I love Choker he’s like Blood Orange and Frank Ocean plus some pure black magic. Lowkey don’t want him to blow up TOO MUCH cus his music is sacred

  • @TehButter
    @TehButter Před 5 lety +21

    Now listening to him, thank you :)

    • @Rubenen
      @Rubenen Před 3 lety

      What the fuck are you doing here

    • @luvlydesu
      @luvlydesu Před 3 lety

      @@Rubenen exactly lol

  • @CarlosC127
    @CarlosC127 Před 5 lety +80

    They're sleeping, dude.

  • @aiiimat
    @aiiimat Před 5 lety +25

    I listen to him everyday he’s on literally all my Spotify playlists but my friends hate it every time i play it on the aux :/
    kind of makes me feel good tho knowing he’s kind of for myself currently. Wanna see him do well tho. Frank Ocean potential with the way he keeps putting out projects

  • @barreltech8949
    @barreltech8949 Před 4 lety +5

    I heard one of his songs on the HBO show insecure and been hooked since. He’s a great artist with interesting stuff

  • @keny333zy
    @keny333zy Před 5 lety +9

    Dude your always putting me onto new music

  • @isuzzuuu931
    @isuzzuuu931 Před 4 lety +3

    Choker is like a JPEGMAFIA, Frank Ocean hybrid, Frank is obvious but I get a little bit of Peggy influence with his eary spacey production and his use of his high pitched voice, fkn love him

  • @may-hs7iu
    @may-hs7iu Před 5 lety +8

    havent even heard a full song and im already loving it

  • @IllDawgable
    @IllDawgable Před 5 lety +4

    "I'm leaving like the green off; the cedar, in Santa, Maria...

  • @keikofilms
    @keikofilms Před 2 lety +2

    Great narration, as an indie music lover I thought he sounded like frank ocean a lot but I appreciate him

  • @viktorjohansson6634
    @viktorjohansson6634 Před 5 lety +2

    Finally someone recognizes Choker, he's fucking amazing

  • @rocketeerultra5044
    @rocketeerultra5044 Před 5 lety +24

    Yo I love Choker a ton! This video is a pleasant surprise!! I’m going to send you a sweet playlist on twitter fam!

    • @EvanCole
      @EvanCole Před 5 lety +1

      Link it here

    • @rocketeerultra5044
      @rocketeerultra5044 Před 5 lety

      Evan Cole got you!

    • @rocketeerultra5044
      @rocketeerultra5044 Před 5 lety +2

      Evan Cole open.spotify.com/user/s569cdhekhsv20ajh43ajk3gk/playlist/0YMmTPvP2eYAOH37wAH7e7?si=SSwMk8jTSLqumlNqQPdDiA

    • @EvanCole
      @EvanCole Před 5 lety

      @@rocketeerultra5044 thanks. It's funny how much of this I already jam regularly but I'm stoked to see stuff I've never seen. Crazy how everything alfo likes, I like

    • @suleimiahmed1055
      @suleimiahmed1055 Před 5 lety +2

      playlist is lowkey fire

  • @jamaicankolourz
    @jamaicankolourz Před 5 lety +49

    So what if he sounds like Frank Ocean? His music is still amazing!

    • @Kevinschart
      @Kevinschart Před 4 lety +5

      hard to market him if he sounds to much like someone else. every single song is incredible though, whether it sounds like frank or not

  • @2emo2function
    @2emo2function Před 5 lety +7

    I was listening to choker before you made this video

  • @matt2124
    @matt2124 Před 5 lety +72

    He is the voice of Daniel Caesar with the style of Frank

    • @void5354
      @void5354 Před 5 lety +6

      nah choker defs got a better voice

  • @coop4926
    @coop4926 Před 5 lety +1

    dude i've been waiting for this for sooo long. Choker has been my shit for a minute. thanks bro

  • @channelblue3246
    @channelblue3246 Před 5 lety +1

    I cannot wait for him to gain more exposure, deserves it all, so talented, thanks AlfoM

  • @mateo7042
    @mateo7042 Před 5 lety +1

    I totally get what u mean about frank. I was walking and not even looking at what music is play and one oh his
    Songs came on and I thought it was frank ocean till I realized “this ain’t a frank song” checked more of his stuff and I was amazed. He does give a frank ocean vibe but at the same time he owns that and makes it his own beast. He’s able to produce sounds and emotions I have yet to hear from frank (partly cuz he barely releases anything). But at the same time it’s genre bending as none of his songs really stick to one genre IMO. I’m really liking his stuff and excited to see what else he’s able to produce for us

  • @Ckproduction03
    @Ckproduction03 Před 5 lety +1

    WE'VE BEEN LISTENING TO THIS DUDE

  • @jeremydiesel7805
    @jeremydiesel7805 Před 5 lety +64

    Because he sounds like Frank Ocean..... Which is why more people should listen to him because Frank ain't dropping music and he can satisfy their fix till Frank's next album comes out.

  • @mcebomhayise6076
    @mcebomhayise6076 Před 11 měsíci +4

    I don't think it's quite fair that he got compared to Frank Ocean, maybe vocally to some point and to some degree sonically but I've listened to PEAK enough to be able to make a distinction between the two artists, even Honeybloom strayed away from anything that Frank Ocean has made thus far so... I don't know man

  • @henry30000
    @henry30000 Před 5 lety +17

    yoooo i love this dude so much his music is amazing! i have some corny ass friends that don’t listen to his music bc he doesn’t have a lot of followers..annoys me pretty much but their loss not mine haha

    • @henry30000
      @henry30000 Před 4 lety +1

      S man this crazy you commented on this cuz i’ve been on a choker binge allll day

  • @dceld09
    @dceld09 Před 2 lety +1

    You put me on last year. Ive been listening ever since

  • @alerocroft8075
    @alerocroft8075 Před 5 lety +2

    I thought I had zero clue who he was (this was at the top of my recommended) but then I saw honey bloom and remembered I was bumming out ‘juno’ the most the whole of December and January 😂😂

  • @venod3134
    @venod3134 Před 5 lety +2

    Crazy as a native and current Detroiter who fancies himself as a person in the loop of the Detroit music scene, I've never heard of Choker.... thank you for the vid.

  • @wayva1600
    @wayva1600 Před 5 lety

    Yo thank you for and making this video. Love being put on to dope new artist. i fuck with his sound.

  • @MOSSHEADD
    @MOSSHEADD Před 5 lety +1

    been putting people on to him since November of 2018, he’s starting to blow up more and more tho.

  • @tahjingram3765
    @tahjingram3765 Před 5 lety +126

    One day I’m gonna be on alfo media

    • @dylanspillin
      @dylanspillin Před 5 lety +5

      Tahj Ingram You got this dude. I’m hoping to one day do the same.

    • @tahjingram3765
      @tahjingram3765 Před 5 lety +3

      Soup Boy i love you follow me as well least work

    • @johnw2984
      @johnw2984 Před 5 lety +3

      Me too, good luck on your journey!

    • @tahjingram3765
      @tahjingram3765 Před 5 lety

      John W dude you’re cool for replying

    • @tenniscourtney9180
      @tenniscourtney9180 Před 5 lety

      That's so inspirational bro

  • @Randhawa241
    @Randhawa241 Před 5 lety +1

    He’s amazing

  • @ramnation13
    @ramnation13 Před 5 lety +1

    I’m going to see him in concert!! Also, when I listened to him at first, I did draw Frank Comparisons but his song styles and production are very different and I would say unique

  • @GribGFX
    @GribGFX Před 3 lety +1

    You got me listening. Juno was my most played song of 2018

  • @thegeekinthepurpl
    @thegeekinthepurpl Před 5 lety

    So happy to be back to this video format!!

  • @ramonasavage
    @ramonasavage Před 5 lety

    hoping more people discover him, but i also dont want anyone else to know about him. feels so good to introduce people to him and they love his music. fantastic video

  • @klaraarvidsson699
    @klaraarvidsson699 Před 5 lety +1

    I love choker!!! He’s amazing, I’m so glad you finally talking about him

    • @klaraarvidsson699
      @klaraarvidsson699 Před 5 lety

      And I love the fact that he has quite a lot of music so getting bored of his songs is not a problem

  • @Bluh
    @Bluh Před 5 lety +2

    Found him out yesterday and now I'm doing a deep dive on him hes mad lit

  • @unafflicted
    @unafflicted Před 5 lety

    Been listening to choker for a while now and he's definitely my favorite artist rn. Peak and Honeybloom are beautiful and those three eps he just dropped are so so good. So excited for more new music soon (hopefully).

  • @LottieMel
    @LottieMel Před 5 lety

    Thank you for making me discovering such a talented artist!! His music is really something else!

  • @user-md3is4dq2d
    @user-md3is4dq2d Před 5 lety +10

    Choker x Alfo interview?
    Do it

  • @aarond9563
    @aarond9563 Před 5 lety +12

    Part of me is like THANK YOU and the other part of of me is like NOOOOO KEEP HIM A SECRET 😂. Choker is my third most listened to artists on Spotify!

  • @Kevinschart
    @Kevinschart Před 4 lety +3

    "why don't i listen to blonde...?" because blonde is only one album. this kid has basically extended what frank did and, in my opinion, improved upon it. i put choker or shuffle and just zone out. even with blonde there are a few tracks that I skip

  • @deadeyehorl143
    @deadeyehorl143 Před 5 lety

    I still listen to him...

  • @curmudgeon4972
    @curmudgeon4972 Před 5 lety +1

    Thank you for exposing me to Choker. Peak is such a gem 🤩

  • @ramnation13
    @ramnation13 Před 5 lety +1

    Also his song Lucky that he just released has Umi featured on the song according to genius

  • @shishersh1712
    @shishersh1712 Před 5 lety

    el dorado has been in my playlist for a long time but that's all I know of him. He's a hidden gem

  • @kyrabw
    @kyrabw Před 5 lety

    I’m so glad he is finally getting recognition 😄😄 I loved him when I first heard Brown Steel and then his 2nd project is awesome too

  • @Trabbit17
    @Trabbit17 Před 5 lety

    Ive been waiting for this one! Btw I love your videos plus we have similar opinions, but you also have good points ive never put together before. Keep up the nice work dude!!

  • @NothingBetterToWatch
    @NothingBetterToWatch Před 5 lety +1

    His production has gone more into his own style, but the rapping on honeybloom is textbook frank from flows to actual content. There are some moments on the album where it might as well be frank, but I’m still looking forward to his development. Like you, Peak connected with me more definitely.

  • @brixiu5
    @brixiu5 Před 5 lety

    I love Choker. Great video.

  • @breajones4012
    @breajones4012 Před 5 lety +1

    I love Choker! I got into his music just after Peak and he’s really impressed me. I kind of like how he’s a simpler version of Frank Ocean. It’s vibey and I love his stuff! More people should listen to him for sure.

  • @1dageneralAW02
    @1dageneralAW02 Před 5 lety +12

    PEOPLE SLEEP but i don't want any Choker bandwagons when he becomes big

  • @avalea5598
    @avalea5598 Před 5 lety +1

    oh my god i found him like a week ago and im already seeing him in atl this month lmaooooimobsessedoo

  • @KewlKatCutie
    @KewlKatCutie Před 5 lety

    Now we need a video like this for the fuckton of underappreciated/sometimes completely unheard of soundcloud artists out there

  • @desireepratt9190
    @desireepratt9190 Před 5 lety

    I forgot that i used to listen to him back when Peak came out but its been forever

  • @moss4588
    @moss4588 Před 5 lety

    Was happy to see this is my recommendations bc I listen to Choker!

  • @alexlewis4759
    @alexlewis4759 Před 5 lety

    Another great recommendation! Cant wait to dive into his discography

  • @Xcooldude1
    @Xcooldude1 Před 5 lety

    thank you he’s fucking amazing

  • @SamadSaVage
    @SamadSaVage Před 5 lety

    I wish I had the support you’re giving this person

  • @dnldnk2
    @dnldnk2 Před 5 lety

    he certainly gained a new one, thank you for showing me this

  • @Danteezus
    @Danteezus Před 5 lety

    choker is sick! i stumbled across honeybloom on reddit and it was one of my favorite projects last year! hoping he gets more new fans

  • @simongroot5246
    @simongroot5246 Před 5 lety

    Thanks for the artist tip!

  • @matthewfletcher9653
    @matthewfletcher9653 Před 5 lety

    Yo thank you for putting me onto him he’s so talented.

  • @tnemomhurb7679
    @tnemomhurb7679 Před 5 lety

    ABOUT FUCKING TIME

  • @taylorreese2421
    @taylorreese2421 Před 5 lety

    Thank u sir

  • @gabbyfranchesca2263
    @gabbyfranchesca2263 Před 5 lety

    his music really gets me into the mood

  • @vaguedays
    @vaguedays Před 5 lety

    Thank you, I love this dude

  • @fload19
    @fload19 Před 5 lety

    I've legit been waiting for someone to say this

  • @camb8099
    @camb8099 Před 5 lety

    THANKYOU FOR THIS VID

  • @jacob-mz3zy
    @jacob-mz3zy Před 5 lety

    favorite artist right now!

  • @aaronw9255
    @aaronw9255 Před 5 lety +1

    I think that the filling space project (the 3 EPs that dropped this year) have shown that he's come into his own and they don't sound like frank

  • @sasan3196
    @sasan3196 Před 5 lety

    discovered him a few weeks ago, he's so awesome

  • @ryanshields8560
    @ryanshields8560 Před 5 lety +2

    Telling Alfo to listen to skegss every video until he tells me what he thinks of them: video #2

  • @noah6383
    @noah6383 Před 3 měsíci +3

    WHERE IS HE?!

  • @noahmeiring3886
    @noahmeiring3886 Před 5 lety

    Was listening to some Japanese shoegaze last year and had Choker in my reccomendations. Gave his album Honeybloom a listen and enjoyed it alot!

  • @MOSSHEADD
    @MOSSHEADD Před 4 lety +1

    He’s playing flog gnaw now soooo

  • @coreyedison2872
    @coreyedison2872 Před 5 lety

    choker is a wave

  • @Cameron-hw5kh
    @Cameron-hw5kh Před 5 lety

    Not going to lie, I just found out about Choker 1 week ago with his song 'Lucky'. So glad I did though.

  • @rvrfxmusic
    @rvrfxmusic Před 5 lety

    I wonder this all the time. Choker is releasing some of my favorite new music.

  • @isiahthebookworm
    @isiahthebookworm Před 5 lety

    its about damn time someone made a video about him

  • @4r1777
    @4r1777 Před 5 lety +1

    been listening since peak

  • @lulutango
    @lulutango Před 4 lety

    Choker is a production BEAST that Honeyblooms project is fiiiiirrreeeee

  • @locl3492
    @locl3492 Před 5 lety

    His new EPs are his best work

  • @kieranbr
    @kieranbr Před 5 lety

    thanks for the video, everything you said i agree with. keep up the good work! i love choker

  • @theneovas1
    @theneovas1 Před 5 lety

    been listening for like 2 years now.

  • @DeezNoots47
    @DeezNoots47 Před 5 lety +3

    I never understood why people get mad at choker for being inspired by Frank Ocean, like if nostalgia ultra wasn't directly inspired by the early 2000s..literally some were basically covers !! Either way I love both artist and I really hope that more artist keep spawning from the blonded realm

  • @gavinsuankum8143
    @gavinsuankum8143 Před 5 lety

    I fell in love with Juno

  • @smibenj
    @smibenj Před 5 lety +51

    Do a video on yung lean and his impact on rap today

    • @DavidDrakeJ
      @DavidDrakeJ Před 5 lety

      plz dont

    • @justrenee2640
      @justrenee2640 Před 5 lety +1

      Impact?....honestly lil xan has made more of an impact on these drug addled mumble machines....

    • @AmusingMusic
      @AmusingMusic Před 5 lety +1

      YESS

    • @AmusingMusic
      @AmusingMusic Před 5 lety

      Renee carter-irby what ? r u on drugs urself? ur spelling and sentence structure doesn’t make sense

    • @thecasual5430
      @thecasual5430 Před 4 lety

      Renee carter-irby you do realize that yung lean paved the way for people like lil xan right? You don’t have to like the artists or even the sub genre but yung lean definitely deserves credit for his influence if nothing else. Btw this is coming from someone who rarely even listens to artists like yung lean

  • @wehotyounot
    @wehotyounot Před 5 lety

    thanks for putting me on. love it.