Comets are primitive cosmic bodies made up primarily of volatile elements, rocky dust and dark organic compounds, so it makes sense that Black Comet are similarly difficult to reduce to a single ingredient. They pull together funk, rock, soul and heavier influences, shifting shape from release to release while retaining the groove at its core. Black Comet continue their galactic trajectory with new single ‘Over & Out’.
Following their funk-driven reworking of Bobby Brown’s ‘My Prerogative’, Black Comet shift into a heavier orbit on ‘Over & Out’, a groove-led rock track built around cool riffs, tight rhythms and the dynamic interplay that sits at the centre of the Black Comet sound.
Initially conceived with a Queens of the Stone Age-meets-Rage Against the Machine energy in mind, ‘Over & Out’ brings a harder edge to the band’s established blend of funk, rock and high-energy musicianship. Frontman Laughton Kora’s distinctive vocal tone and melodic lines sit comfortably over the band’s rhythmic weight, distortion and groove.‘Over & Out’ represents the next transmission from Black Comet as the band work toward the next chapter of their ongoing galactic narrative.
“‘It’s about being sick and tired of waiting on others and just wanting to get things done - to get them over and out,” says Laughton. “It could be about music, jobs or anything really. That’s the root of the song, and we put it together with some cool ’90s guitar tones.”
About BLACK COMET
Black Comet is a project led by Laughton Kora, bringing together a genre-fluid mix of funk, rock, soul, psychedelia and rhythmic experimentation. Alongside Laughton, the band features Poihakena Reid (keys, talkbox, vocals), Dan Antunovich (bass) and Mark Raymond (drums). Known for their powerful live presence and adventurous musical approach, Black Comet continue to carve out their own space within Aotearoa’s alternative music landscape.
Black Comet have built their musical universe across 2024 debut album Episode 1: Looking For a New Planet and 2025 follow-up Episode Two: The Force Between Us, with each release exploring a different side of the band’s sound. Their distinctive collision of funk, rock, soul and psychedelia gives the band a sound that feels beamed in from another time and space, with the groove always front and centre.