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CocoRosie
CocoRosie is an American musical group formed in 2003 by sisters Sierra Rose "Rosie" and Bianca Leilani "Coco" Casady. The group's music has been described as folktronica, freak folk and "New Weird America", and incorporates elements of pop, blues, opera, electronica, and hip hop. The group has released seven studio albums, '' La Maison de Mon Rêve'' (2004), ''Noah's Ark'' (2005), ''The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn'' (2007), ''Grey Oceans'' (2010), ''Tales of a GrassWidow'' (2013), ''Heartache City'' (2015), and ''Put the Shine On'' (2020), and two EPs, ''Beautiful Boyz'' (2004) and ''Coconuts, Plenty of Junk Food'' (2009). They released their sixth album ''Heartache City'' on their own record label, Lost Girl Records. Originally a duo, the group was formed when Bianca, who was living in New York City at the time, made an impromptu visit to Sierra at her Paris apartment, reconnecting with her for the first time in ten years. The sisters began creating music togethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey Oceans
''Grey Oceans'' is the fourth studio album by American musical group CocoRosie. It was released by Sub Pop Records on May 3, 2010 in the United Kingdom and on May 11, 2010 elsewhere. Background In 2008, CocoRosie began work on a follow-up to their third studio album, ''The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn'', released in 2007. During 2008 and 2009, the group wrote and recorded music in several locations, including Buenos Aires, Melbourne, Berlin, New York, and Paris, collaborating with other musicians in the process. Much of the music the group had created during the time would become ''Grey Oceans'', a body of work which they aimed to release in 2010 as their fourth studio album. On February 14, 2010, upon the announcement of the upcoming release of ''Grey Oceans'', it was also announced that CocoRosie was no longer signed to independent record label Touch and Go Records, on which they group had released their previous three records, and had signed to Sub Pop Records. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales Of A GrassWidow
''Tales of a GrassWidow'', sometimes stylized as ''Tales of a Grasswidow'', is the fifth studio album by American musical group CocoRosie. It was released by independent record labels City Slang and Republic of Music on May 27, 2013 in the United Kingdom and May 28, 2013 in the United States. The album's sound has been described as "indie pop" and "indie folk". Critical reception ''Tales of a GrassWidow'' received generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 18 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ''The Guardians Phil Mongredien gave the album a rating of 3 out of 5 stars, praising the versatility of Bianca Casady's vocals ("at times childlike, an instant later carrying the emotional heft of Billie Holiday") but stating that "too much of the material … is content to merely sit in the background, not something from which they usua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Ghosthorse And Stillborn
''The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn'' is the third studio album by American musical group by CocoRosie, released by Touch and Go Records on April 10, 2007. Recording CocoRosie made the preliminary recordings for ''The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn'' in a barn at their mother's farm in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in the Camargue region of Southern France, which they turned into a makeshift studio. The creaking echoes and sounds of the old, wooden barn lend an otherworldly feel to the album. Running on a nocturnal schedule, the Casady sisters found inspiration their surroundings: the distant sounds of animals, the hum of nightlife around sounds of the night on an old-fashioned Dictaphone. In an interview with ''Electronic Musician'' in 2007, Bianca commented, "I feel like it added the atmosphere of a lot of songs, a lot of things you couldn't do in a proper studio. It was important for the creative process to start out in this space." Some of the characters featured o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Maison De Mon Rêve
''La Maison de Mon Rêve'', stylized as ''La maison de mon rêve'' (french: My dream house or ''the house of my dream'') is the debut studio album by American musical group CocoRosie. The album was recorded in an apartment in Montmartre, Paris, France during 2003 and released by Touch and Go Records on March 9, 2004 in the United States and April 12, 2004 in the United Kingdom. The album is characterized by its lo-fi aesthetic and experimental approach to production. It has been described as pop, indie, electronic, found sounds, folk, folk rock, blues, folk-blues, and trip hop, as well as influenced by delta blues, hip hop, and 1970s folk. The album's vocal style has been compared to the vocal styles of Billie Holiday, Fiona Apple and Nelly Furtado. CocoRosie originally planned to make only a few copies of the album, with the intent to distribute it to friends, but were allegedly persuaded by Touch and Go Records to release it under their label. The album's cover art and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartache City
''Heartache City'' is the sixth studio album by American musical group CocoRosie. It was released by CocoRosie's own record label, Lost Girl Records, on September 18, 2015. The album is described by music webzine ''The Line of Best Fit'' as a freak folk album in which "the tracks all share a strong backbone of hip hop and afro-beat". Background Promotion and release On June 11, 2015, CocoRosie shared a behind-the-scenes video of the group in the studio and announced that a new album would be released that Fall. The video featured snippets of the tracks "Hairnet Paradise" and "Big and Black", the latter being intended for the album. The album was preceded by the release of three live recordings of album tracks: "Heartache City" on July 9, 2015; "Un Beso" on July 22, 2015; and "Lost Girls" on August 11, 2015. The live tracks were recorded at Findspire Studio and released on SoundCloud. The album's title and release date were revealed along with the release of "Un Beso (Live)" on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coconuts, Plenty Of Junk Food
''Coconuts, Plenty of Junk Food'' is an EP by American musical group CocoRosie, released on June 3, 2009. The EP was self-released and only available to be bought at CocoRosie's 2009 Summer Tour. It has been described as art pop, electronica, experimental, rock, folk rock, folktronica, freak folk, hip hop, and indie. On March 11, 2013, a Tumblr fanblogCocoRosie Land posted an image of an "album biography" written by one of the Casady sisters, detailing the concept and aesthetic of the EP. As of July 2020, the full EP can be downloaded on the Touch and Go Records website. Reception The EP received generally mixed reviews. Music websites Sputnikmusic, Rate Your Music, anAlbum of The Yeargave it an average rating of 3.3 out of 5, 2.77 out of 5, and 64 out of 100, respectively. Music webzine ''What's On The Hi-Fi'' reviewed the EP shortly after its release, describing the opening track "Happy Eyez" as "a child's dream pop song with a carousel organ and double-dutch jump rope bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noah's Ark (album)
''Noah's Ark'' is the second studio album by American musical group CocoRosie, released by Touch and Go Records on September 13, 2005. The album features collaborations with various musicians, including Anohni, Devendra Banhart, and Spleen. Recording ''Noah's Ark'' features sisters Sierra "Rosie" Casady and Bianca "Coco" Casady on vocals, with traditional instruments including guitars and harps layered over unconventional items used as instruments. The track "Bear Hides and Buffalo" includes a loop of horse and cat sounds over a toy piano hook. Upon the album's release, Bianca described the group’s sound as "sort of an eclectic montage," saying they "float around between a few different instruments and use a bunch of unconventional percussion things. Like toys." The album was produced and recorded in many different locations, including their mother's farm in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in the Camargue region of Provence. Sierra stated that "the pursuit of intimate venues" lead t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Put The Shine On
''Put the Shine On'' is the seventh studio album by American musical group CocoRosie, released by Marathon Artists on March 13, 2020. Recording ''Put the Shine On'' was recorded primarily in San Francisco, California. The album's sound has notable hip hop influence, as the Casady sisters had worked with rapper Chance the Rapper on his album '' The Big Day'' prior. The sisters worked on the album between visits to their mother, Christina Chalmers, who died eleven days after providing backing vocals for the track “Ruby Red". Critical reception ''Put the Shine On'' received mixed reviews. Sasha Geffen of ''Pitchfork'' gave the album a rating of 5.1 out of 10, describing it as an "incoherent melange" and "a return to their maximalist tendencies, piling on drum machines, chintzy synthesizers, over-the-top raps, and nu-metal guitars". The review stated that the album's "complicated tone... gets blunted in the record's production," and notes the use of "stock hip-hop beats", "clumsy s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beautiful Boyz
''Beautiful Boyz'' is an EP by American musical group CocoRosie, released by Touch and Go Records on September 14, 2004. The EP is only available as a digital download, though physical CD promotional media for the EP exists. The EP has been described as alternative, art pop, folktronica, freak folk, indie, and lo-fi indie. The first two tracks on the EP are the same as their namesakes on CocoRosie's debut album ''La Maison de Mon Rêve,'' though the eponymous track "Beautiful Boyz" differs from the ''Noah's Ark'' version'','' which features British singer Anohni. The track "Beautiful Boyz" is an homage to French novelist, playwright, and poet Jean Genet. Reception ''Beautiful Boyz'' received favorable reviews. Google Play gave the EP an average rating of 4.7 stars out of 5 stars. Music website Rate Your Music ranked the EP the 210th best work of 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touch And Go Records
Touch and Go Records is an American independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois. After its genesis as a handmade fanzine in 1979, it grew into one of the key record labels in the American 1980s underground and alternative rock scenes. Touch & Go carved out a reputation for releasing adventurous noise rock by the likes of Big Black, the Butthole Surfers, and The Jesus Lizard. Touch & Go helped to spearhead the nationwide network of underground bands that formed the pre-Nirvana indie rock scene, and helped preside over the shift from the hardcore punk that then dominated the American underground scene to the more diverse styles of alternative rock emerging at the time. History The zine was formed in 1979 in East Lansing, Michigan as Touch and Go magazine, a self-printed fanzine written and produced by Tesco Vee and Dave Stimson. It wasn't until 1981 that it grew into an independent record label. Vee (later front man of The Meatmen) was bored with the punk sounds of the day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Slang
City Slang is an independent record label based in Berlin, Germany. History The label was founded in 1990 by former tour agent Christof Ellinghaus, exclusively to release The Flaming Lips' '' In A Priest Driven Ambulance (With Silver Sunshine Stares)''. With bands The Lemonheads, Das Damen, and Yo La Tengo also looking for a label to release their 1990 albums, City Slang became, almost by chance, a home for US bands looking to bring their music to the European market. It was named after the song "City Slang" by Sonic's Rendezvous Band. Over the past 22 years, City Slang has played host to releases ranging from veteran acts to newcomers. Its focus on US- and Canada-based acts remains, maintaining its relationship with several key North American independent labels, such as Merge Records and Arts & Crafts. Artists * Alexi Murdoch * Anna Von Hausswolff * Arcade Fire * Bayonne * Benjamin Gibbard * Broken Social Scene * CocoRosie * Caribou * Calexico * Cortney Tidwell * Dan Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folktronica
Folktronica is a genre of music comprising various elements of folk music and electronica, often featuring uses of acoustic instruments – especially stringed instruments – and incorporating hip hop, electronic or dance rhythms, although it varies based on influences and choice of sounds.Smyth, David (23 April 2004). "Electrifying folk: Folktronica, new folk, fuzzy folk – call it what you will. Laptops are replacing lutes to create a whole new sound", ''Evening Standard'', p. 31. Empire, Kitty (27 April 2003). "Up front on the verge: Four Tet, aka Kieran Hebden", ''The Observer'', p. 14. ''The Ashgate Research Companion to Popular Musicology'' describes folktronica as "a catch-all ermfor all manner of artists who have combined mechanical dance beats with elements of acoustic rock or folk." The 1991 album '' Every Man and Woman is a Star'' by Ultramarine is credited as a progenitor of the genre; it featured a pastoral sound and incorporated traditional instruments s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
