SISTERS CocoRosie are harder to pin down than a greased hog on new LP Tales Of A Grass Widow. The globetrotting American siblings have a real European influence to their work - not least in their vocal stylings which sound like a mutant cross between Sinead O'Connor and Bjork, both distinctive and compelling. And their music, well, it's like a bastard cross between freak folk and brooding urban - like the soundtrack to a robot lost in a forest, or a wandering goblin in a metropolis. You get the idea, it's odd. But still it's oddly [...]
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The new album came without a big bang, but that didn't stop Devendra Banhart from delivering some of his best work as of yet. The freak folk crooner is still at it was amazing tunes. However, right now the one that stands out the most from Mala is "Mi Negrita" an acoustic ditty with a Spanish tilt. It's a short song with a lot of punch. His vocals simper between lullaby mode and heartbreak warbling. It's just a well-rounded low-tempo track. Also, it needs a video. Click below to listen to it. [...]
Walter Sickert & The ARmy of BRoken TOys are the spinners of a charming, demented fairy tale that gathers new characters all the time. At the heart of the colorful fantasy is Walter Sickert, the writer, ringleader and conjurer. The name of the band came to Walter in a dream. He had been living in a haunted barn in the woods of New Hampshire and would often record very late at night. During one of these sessions on a mid-winter’s eve, he fell asleep curled under a pile of broken porcelain dolls. The dolls kept him warm [...]
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Their once definitive freak folk label is almost a thing of the past on CocoRosie's latest track, the prog-poppy "Gravediggress." The sisters have been maneuvering in and out of a more electronic sound for a while now, and "Gravediggress" manages to subtly reference their weird American roots without totally abandoning its popier texture. "Gravediggress" combines eastern-tinged, theatrical sounding melodies with the sisters' regular "sing like a baby" cooing vocals. A nice return to form for CocoRosie, "Gravediggress" should also serve as a rather accessible introduction to anyone unfamiliar with the group.
Sister duo CocoRosie are always consistent in giving us spooky freak-folk that warms out soul. New single “Gravediggress” (complete with a 90’s horror-rap style cover above) does exactly that supplying us some experimental sounds that are too good to be true. As we enjoy another song from them, our complete fear of these ladies remain. Their new record Tales of a Grass Window will be out May 27th on City Slang.
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Joanna Newsom, The Knife, Ilya, Fever Ray Song: CocoRosie - Gravediggress [download here ] What's so good? It took [...]
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Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Song: Devendra Banhart - Never Seen Such Good Things [download here ] What's so good? Devendra Banhart is gearing up for studio album number eight, his first in four years. Clearly he's slowed down a bit, but the result [...]
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The new year starts with some weird folk by Moongazing Hare from Denmark. In fact, David Folkman Drost managed to make a transition between mysterious ambient work, Northern freak-folk and Americana. I wish there were more songs like The Sunderland Wife and King Neutral's Rant, because it seems like he's hiding a bit behind the sound collages. King Neutral's Rant is a modified version of the American folk song "I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground". David added new lyrics and i [ This [...]
Jeg fatter ikke, at Jonathan Schultz ( Schultz And Forever ) kun er 18 år gammel. Ligesom jeg ikke fattede, at han kun var 17 år, da jeg først skrev om ham tilbage i marts 2012. Mine ord dengang står stadig ved magt i forhold til den nye sang Two Flowers: “Hans sangskrivning, kompositioner og stemmeføring har en integritet og modenhed, der burde tilhøre én, der er mindst 10 år ældre. Instrumenteringen er sparsom, men besidder en nerve, der formidler følelserne i en meget ren form.” Dog får Two Flowers sparsomme instrumentering i den første tredjedel bestående af kun Jonathans [...]
Tim Cohen of The Fresh & Onlys and John Berson of Exray’s first collaborated to create 2009’s I’m This Tall City. The San Francisco duo’s debut as Window Twins was intimate and refreshing, and also made a strong case that their so-called “side project” had more than enough cause to take center stage. Wish only strengthens the possibility that Window Twins could be a proper, full-fledged band. Even just after a listen of quirky opener “Two Left Feet,” the possibilities are endless. “Two Left Feet” is a snuggly, intimate folk tale about [...]
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Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Song: Widowspeak - The Dark Age [download here ] What's so good? Is it too late to start calling Widowspeak a buzz band of 2012? Because they're batting 2/2 based on songs I've heard so far (the first was [...]
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