It would be very easy for CocoRosie to make merely ornamental music and focus only on the pretty, ethereal sound that was so charming on La Maison de Mon Ręve. Fortunately, Sierra and Bianca Casady have more ambition than that, and they've managed to craft very different identities for each of their albums -- no small feat, especially since their approach is so distinctive. On The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn, they combine the cleanest, most polished-sounding production to appear on a CocoRosie album with a stark hip-hop influence, making this the duo's most focused, and strangest, album yet. The sisters explore this polarity throughout The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn, opening the album with the bold, jaunty beats of "Rainbow Warriors" and following it with the much more delicate rip-hop of "Promise." Switching back and forth between mischievous, endearingly awkward moments and one of breathtaking beauty like day and night, or waking and dreaming, it's almost as if the album posits each of the Casadys' talents as opposing viewpoints. The tracks Bianca takes the lead on are bright and outrageous, like "Japan," which bounces along like the Mad Hatter's tea party as she sings, "Everybody wants to go to Iraq/But once you go there, you don't come back." The song's topsy-turvy feel only deepens when Sierra's eerie background vocals turn into a cheery trumpet melody. Meanwhile, "Black Poppies" and the other songs Sierra dominates delve even deeper into the narcotic chansons of La Maison de Mon Ręve and Noah's Ark. Her singing on The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn is her finest yet, especially on the middle-of-the-day lullaby "Sunshine" and "Miracle," where she has much more power and range than some of her previous kitten-ish Billie Holiday impersonations would suggest. The playful arrangements that are so vital to CocoRosie's sound come into sharper focus on this album, too, with a toy box's worth of sound effects adding poignancy and whimsy to "Animals" and harp and trumpet deepening "Raphael"'s mournful beauty. The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn's densely packed sounds and ideas are a lot to process, but they're what makes this album rewarding on repeated listens -- and what makes CocoRosie's yin-yang, fractured fairy tale sound still surprising three albums into their career.
*I was relieved to know that we wouldn't be sacrificed a concert* after hearing that U.S. audiences lost out on the Cocorosie tour due to visa problems. I sincerely wish that those who bought tickets didn't have to miss out because this concert proved to be one of the best I have seen this year.Branching out towards the Rhone river, we arrived "at my favourite Lyon venue":http://www.transbordeu...
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this album will not be released for a while, so i don't feel like i should talk about it.i will say that the track i am posting here made me cry, it is that beautiful.
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My favorite song off of the remarkable new Cocorosie CD...
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Another day, another great album this year. I think 2007 is shaping up to leave 06 in the dust, musically speaking. I am listening to the new Cocorosie album that comes out April 10th I believe. Excellent.Here is a cut off of it...let me know what you think.
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*I was relieved to know that we wouldn't be sacrificed a concert* after hearing that U.S. audiences lost out on the Cocorosie tour due to visa problems. I sincerely wish that those who bought tickets didn't have to miss out because this concert proved to be one of the best I have seen this year.Branching out towards the Rhone river, we arrived "at my favourite Lyon venue":http://www.transbordeu...
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So a friend of mine emails me a link to Cocorosie's performance of Sunshine. Takes me awhile to realize she's not sinigng in French, well, maybe she is, who knows, but her voice is precious and ethereal, like Bjork with some random piano tinklings and such. I kinda like it so I go searching around online, have some time to kill tonite. They sound like a too hip art band from NY, performance ...
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Thanks to "LadyC":http://mog.com/LadyC/blog_post/81074, CocoRosie is saving my Monday.Come, let them be Your Salvation.
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Updates on Marco do Mexico's musical adventures:January 30th BANGER: HANG THE DJ@Middle East, CambridgeExcited about this one, I love the Middle East and have had a few memorable nights there. Hercules & Love Affair this past fall comes to mind. This show is straight up electronic dance music and I haven't really been to a show/dance party like that in a while. ROGUEWAVES, aka Justin Cameron an...
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this album will not be released for a while, so i don't feel like i should talk about it.i will say that the track i am posting here made me cry, it is that beautiful.
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So I packed myself and the lady to go to the city of brotherly love full of love to see the sisters CocoRosie.One last check of the digi-mail and alas the band was arrested no details but I assume some drugs deportation issue? What does this mean? I am gutted. It is such lovely music. It's like winning the local coffee shop slogan contest everyday, that is to listen to the sisters two.Free ...
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| 1 Rainbowarriors |
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| 2 Promise |
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| 3 Bloody Twins |
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| 4 Japan |
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| 5 Sunshine |
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| 6 Black Poppies |
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| 7 Werewolf |
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| 8 Animals |
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| 9 Houses |
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| 10 Raphael |
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| 11 Girl and the Geese |
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| 12 Miracle |
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