Who: American folktronica siblings Sierra Rose Rosie” and Bianca Leilani “Coco” Casady who have, for over 20 years now, transmuted the love, hardship, and ecstasy of sisterhood into some of the most daring, dangerous, and wildly original music our increasingly sanitized culture has known.
Press info: “Little Death Wishes is as open and tenderhearted as anything they’ve ever created. The songs tell a kaleidoscopic story of the generational hardship of women and the shattered realities of their lives, the precarious and precious nature of being human, of being done wrong by love, and a final wish to be unbroken. It boils everything CocoRosie down to its most brutal essence: turning pain into knowledge, sisterhood into polemic, trash into treasure, and recalcifying kitsch and cliché into fresh truths.”
TUTV: Sierra and Bianca relive, musically and lyrically, being CocoRosie for
20 years and creating transfixing pop theatricality. They do it, as usual, in their own fascinating way, as if they are at the center of a melodramatic musical, with a vibrant variety of sonority – folk, pop, EBM, rap, R&B – and their unique voices as the record’s entertaining stars up front. Give it a couple of spins and discover this multi-faceted
opus in all its detailed glory.
Singles: Least I Have You / Cut Stitch Scar / Yesterday
Folktronica siblings COCOROSIE – Sierra Rose Rosie” and Bianca Leilani “Coco” Casady are gearing up for their 8th album in 20 years. It’s baptized LITTLE DEATH WISHES. It comes out on 28th March. Pre-order info here.
Press info: “Little Death Wishes is as open and tenderhearted as anything they’ve ever created. The songs tell a kaleidoscopic story of the generational hardship of women and the shattered realities of their lives, the precarious and precious nature of being human, of being done wrong by love, and a final wish to be unbroken. It boils everything CocoRosie down to its most brutal essence: turning pain into knowledge, sisterhood into polemic, trash into treasure, and recalcifying kitsch and cliché into fresh truths.”
So far the sisters have shared 2 impressive,
dance-infused pieces from the forthcoming LP.
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Artist: TIBERIUS B Who: Acclaimed singer-songwriter
from London.
“The song strikes an alluring mixture of dark techno adjacent punk themes and farcical lyrics from the perspective of a right-wing podcast host grifter obsessed with the word Woke. Solidifying the group’s terminally online status, the song is accompanied by a brilliant absurdist music video made in a video game sim akin to “You’re A Wizard Harry”.
Punk woke punk here,
punk woke there,
punk woke everywhere.
Band: TV PINS Who: 5-piece from London and the West Midlands, delivering vocal harmony drenched sounds of West coast Americana with distinctively British avant-garde songwriting. They share a love of keyboard grooves and a fusion of styles from 70s Americana, classic British new wave, 60’s psychedelia and hook-laden power pop.
Press: “Set against a dystopian backdrop, ‘Bye Bye Reseda’ transports listeners to an alternate reality where the United States has become a dictatorship. In this world, the supreme leader has transformed the entire southern states into one massive golf course named after his favourite Los Angeles suburb. While the residents of Reseda are forced into servitude, working as caddies, bartenders and exotic dancers for less than minimum wage, one brave couple make their escape for the coast.”
Vibrant tune. Revved-up orchestration.
Guitar-charged power pop gem.
Scream-along chorus.
“The Graystone was a venue we used to play in Detroit back in the late 80s when I was in the Doughboys. It was always an adventure, from just getting across the border to dealing with the promoter, Cary Safarian, who everyone referred to as ‘Scary.’
“Graystone” showcases singer Pytel’s signature gravelly vocals and clever, tongue-in-cheek lyrics, all backed by slamming rhythms, punchy guitars, and rolling bass lines that drive the melodies. Pytel reflects on the inspiration behind the song, saying, “The Graystone was a venue we used to play in Detroit back in the late 80s when I was in the Doughboys. It was always an adventure, from just getting across the border to dealing with the promoter, Cary Safarian, who everyone referred to as ‘Scary.’
Artists:COCOROSIE Who: Folktronica sisters Sierra Rose Rosie”
and Bianca Leilani “Coco” Casady.
Track: LEAST I HAVE YOU
The first new song to celebrate
the siblings’ 20 years in music.
Press: The song’s musical arc mirrors the sisters’ relationship: it begins
combatively, with the sound of gun-toting guitar squalls and beats like Street Fighter punches, before leveling out into tentative euphoria,
cautiously crawling towards the ecstatic union of that chorus.
Artists: CROW BABY Who: Berlin-based duo, featuring Jean-Louise Parker and Cherilyn MacNeil,
both born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, and each a songwriter
and multi-instrumentalist with own projects.
“Hey, rein it in/ Pain again/ Rein it in / Feign, play it ok/
Play it to win, Never give in, never complain“,
“Like an anthem or a mantra, cheering themselves on as they strain to reach some unnamed success. In verse two, “rein” becomes “reign” – shrieked like a mad queen! – cheeky word play that alludes to great ambitions.”
Both sensuous and ardent guitar-pop entertainment
with crystalline vocals and a far-out climax.
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18 October 2024
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Folktronica sister duo COCOROSIE – Sierra Rose Rosie” and Bianca Leilani “Coco” Casady – celebrate their 20th year in music as well as the start of an new era. They’re in the studio right now.
To start the festivities they dropped
a new piece, called LEAST I HAVE YOU
Coco: “It came just in a simple way. It’s vulnerable. It’s cute. It’s cliche.
It’s all these things I don’t think we would have been able to approach
in the past.”
Rosie: “Up until this song, we used to take our pain out on each other.
Until we allowed our sisterhood to become the antidote to the damage
that came in our younger years.”
Press: The song’s musical arc mirrors the sisters’ relationship: it begins
combatively, with the sound of gun-toting guitar squalls and beats like Street Fighter punches, before leveling out into tentative euphoria,
cautiously crawling towards the ecstatic union of that chorus.
