CocoRosie
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CocoRosie have just released a new video from their new album, Tales Of A GrassWidow, for the poignant song "Child Bride."
Directed by Emma Freeman, "Child Bride" is an intimate and powerful statement of a video, exploring themes of feminism, sexism, child abuse, human rights and gender inequalities through the brutal circumstances that often result from an arranged marriage. Never ones to back down in the face of controversy, CocoRosie's moving new video is not easily forgettable.
Along with the release of CocoRosie's "Child Bride" video comes the launch of Girls Against God (GAG), a new print magazine born from the creative union of Bianca Casady and artist Anne Sherwood Pundyk. With a concentration on bold, feminist exploration, GAG aims to illuminate the oppressive, obsolete nature of traditional, male-defined religions and other patriarchal institutions.
Each page of the tabloid-sized publication is lush with colorful perspectives from an international cadre of artists. GAG Issue 1 includes contributors: Antony, Gabby Bess, Melanie Bonajo, Vaginal Davis, Yasmine Hadan, Emely Neu, Kembra Pfahler, Marguerite Stern, Alexyss K. Tylor; and contributions from Johanna Constantine, Mary Hanlon, Julie Higonnet, Molly O’Brien, Chloe Olewitz, Alice O’Malley, Kara L. Rooney, and J.M. Ruellan. Girls Against God is a biannual magazine published through Capricious Publishing, and is available at select bookstores worldwide. Further information on the publication is available here.
Following last week's announcement of an extensive fall headlining tour in North America, tickets are on sale now. The sisters will bring their dynamic live performance stateside starting in October, see below for a full list of tour dates and ticket links, which are on sale now.
North American Fall Tour Dates /10.12.13 - Webster Hall - New York, NY - [tickets] 10.13.13 - Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA - [tickets] 10.14.13 - Societe des arts technologiques (SAT) Montreal, QC - [tickets] 10.15.13 - Phoenix Concert Theatre - Toronto, ON - [tickets] 10.17.13 - Altar Bar - Pittsburgh, PA 10.18.13 - Metro - Chicago, IL - [tickets] 10.19.13 - The Cedar - Minneapolis, MN - [tickets] 10.21.13 - Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO - [tickets] 10.22.13 - The Depot - Salt Lake City, UT - [tickets] 10.24.13 - The Venue - Vancouver, BC -[tickets] 10.25.13 - Neumos - Seattle, WA - [tickets] 10.26.13 - Wonder Ballroom - Portland, OR - [tickets] 10.28.13 - Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA - [tickets] 11.07.13 - Sixth and I Historic Synagogue - Washington, D.C. - [tickets] 11.09.13 - The Fillmore at the TLA - Philadelphia, PA - [tickets] Press Quotes / "CocoRosie is perplexing. Their name foretells the hybridization of sound they create, a heterogeneous concoction of pitches and instrumentation. At its shrillest registers, the music is haunting. It cuts through midnight fog like the rays of a lighthouse on a distant shore. " BULLETT "The ladies' vocal performance is operatic and beautiful in a creepy, singing porcelain doll sort of way." Spin "Primitive and ultra-modern, dark and enchanting, tranquil and energetic." Billboard "This track is beaming with Tom Waits’s Little Sister In Art School style." Stereogum "They manage to channel their love for the organic and the electronic into something that feels fresh and otherworldly, as the song slips from its medieval pump organ intro into an almost Timbaland-esque beat". The Guardian "The mixture of beatbox percussion, ethereal synth, and beautifully melancholic piano have been molded into a compelling track that will have you choking back tears." NOISEY "Enchanting..." The New Yorker "Like filmmaker Matthew Barney or photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, the sisters are still part of an elite cadre of artists who can make something intriguing enough to command a reaction and questions on both sides of their fence. And isn’t that the point of creativity?" URB "A steady ambience of dark wistfulness." American Songwriter "It’s deeply artsy music given a sugary pop sheen, yet CocoRosie make zero artistic sacrifices." Aritzia "A unique pop gem: a veritable mixed bag of drum machines, random guitar samples, glitzy synths, and vocals ranging from elegant songbird to child-like mumble." Consequence of Sound "CocoRosie return to claim their visionary genre-bending throne built for two." MTV Iggy |  CocoRosie Tales Of A GrassWidowTracklisting / 01. After the Afterlife 02. Tears For Animals 03. Child Bride 04. Broken Chariot 05. End Of Time 06. Harmless Monster 07. Gravediggress 08. Far Away 09. Roots Of My Hair 10. Villain 11. Poison Assets /Links / CocoRosie Official Website |