Review: CocoRosie - The Adventures Of Ghosthorse & Stillborn
CocoRosie is not a band most folks can instantly fall in love with. Their sound is pointedly original yet begs you to question their work and further analyze the band's motives. Luckily, I've seen CocoRosie three times (all opening for Antony & The Johnsons) and have not only gotten accustomed to their 'neo-freak-folk-ish' sound, I've fallen sucker for everything that sisters Bianca & Sierra put on record. Their third full-length, The Adventures Of Ghosthorse & Stillborn, gets its proper release next month and it's surely their most accessible album to date, as well as their most diverse.
The core of CocoRosie's music revolves around Sierra's operatically trained vocals and Bianca's high-pitched Bjork-esque squawking. In addition to the unique vocal stylings, the band's instrumentation includes harp-centered songs to random noises created from children's handheld games (a la Fisher Price's educational toys) to beatboxing and even simply, the piano. On Adventures, the ladies mix it up a bit. Probably the most noticable difference would be the sense of melody throughout the album. Bianca's rapping takes on an entirely new form on Adventures, while Sierra's voice has never sounded stronger. The merging of the two completely draws you into CocoRosie's world.
On the album's stongest tracks, 'Rainwbowarriors', 'Japan' and 'Werewolf', the duo really shines their brightest. Lyrically and musically, alike, these are easily the band's best songs to date. CocoRosie will be touring all over the US this spring, check out those tour dates over at their MySpace page.
MP3: CocoRosie - Japan
posted by m | 6:30 PM
4 Comments:
i have this album already and i must say that it is the sickest shit i have ever heard in my life. every single one of the songs has quickly earned a place on my "top 25 most played" and i know pretty much every word already. although i loved cocorosie long before the adventures, i am so glad to hear this new and innovative style of rapping and am enthralled to be seeing them preform at coachella.
wait, i actually just have the singles that have just been released... sorry! not the entire album.
Yeah, I have been a huuuuge fan of their work for a while. I do not agree on this one. Bianca is a really bad rapper. She'll even admit it in interviews but obviously it didn't stop her (the bunny rabbit project "Down in the Dirty Dirt?? TERRIBLE). Meanwhile Sierra has the stronger vocals yet you barely hear her gorgeous voice. It's dissapointing. And then all of the really beautiful songs like Miracle have absolutely no climax, each song has an entry point for a great beat to kick in ala beautiful boys yet like previous songs in the past that could have been mindblowing (haitian love songs) they get lost in the monotony of a recurring harp loop. Bianca has a cool voice don't get me wrong but sometimes I'd liek to hear Sierra sing more. Metallic Falcons is sometimes too depressing for me.
So that's my review. A little dissapointed. I'll be buying this album when I have twenty to spare and not with the last bits of coin I have left.
yeah it's sad to see that they lack some on this album, it's hard to witness your heroes slacking
over all worthy except for japan, a little too wonky
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