Emerging electronic artist MONKyMAN released his album What About Love featuring its emotive focus track ‘Better in Love’ on October 10th, 2025 via Laut & Luise. Over the past two years, his tracks have garnered more than 3.2 million streams on Spotify alone, while his electrifying live sets have taken him across South Africa, New York, Thailand, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Norway, Denmark, and Paris. His festival credits include Apple Tree Garden Festival, alongside acts such as Biig Piig and Bombay Bicycle Club, as well as Fusion Festival, sharing the stage with heavyweights like ARTBAT, Monolink, and K.I.Z. What About Love has already gained support from esteemed publications Electronic Groove and House Music With Love, U.S. National Public Radio (NPR), as well as major Youtube channel La Belle Musique.
Born in Stuttgart and now based in Berlin, MONKyMAN’s music unfolds as a narrative of self-love, awakening, and truth-seeking. His sound balances enthusiasm, hope, and determination with a candid vulnerability, exploring what it means to find light in disorientation. His formative years in Namibia introduced him to beat-making through Fruity Loops at the age of 14 – a spark that ignited his enduring journey into music. Drawing inspiration from figures as diverse as André 3000, Frank Ocean, Sun Ra, Felix Laband, Quincy Jones, Bob Marley, Devendra Banhart, SAULT, and Nina Simone, his sonic palette is as eclectic as it is soulful, sure to be enjoyed by fans of Black Coffee, Dixon, and Parra For Cuva.
What About Love is an expansive journey with dreamy vocals, soulful atmospherics, jazzy instrumentals, and afro-inflected rhythms. The album’s focus track, ‘Better In Love’, is a euphoric and expansive blend of melodic layers, shimmering shakers, soulful soaring vocals, and infectious Afro rhythms that radiate warmth and emotional release.
Speaking on the single, MONKyMAN shared: “‘Better In Love’ has been with me since 2019 – it started as a simple jam made of loops that I played live at the end of every set. Over the years it’s travelled with me through countless festivals and countries – constantly changing and evolving.
What About Love Tracklist:
- What About Love feat. Ibon Goitia
- Hambelela feat. Vaudeni
- Paint a Picture
- Didn’t See It Coming
- Celebration
- Interest
- Hold Me Baby
- Lil Misery / Lil Mystery
- Shivers feat. Coco Elane
- Fucking With Jesus feat. Ibon Goitia
- Better in Love