Put the Shine On

by CocoRosie

Overview

Since La Maison de Mon Reve's "By Your Side," CocoRosie have juxtaposed old and new sounds in intriguing ways. On their first album since 2015's Heartache City, Sierra and Bianca Casady polarize their collages of unexpected elements into extremes. The swift shifts from heavy guitars to drum'n'bass beats to ethereal vocals to spacy electronics on "Smash My Head" mirror its theme of transformation. "Restless," a kitchen-sink blend of chunky bass, early-2000s pop and R&B, chirping frogs, and crowing roosters, boasts a melody strong enough to carry its disparate sounds. Put the Shine On is full of interesting musical choices; on "Did Me Wrong," the looping melody illustrates its vicious circle of "handed down blues." The album's most restrained songs are among its best. On "Slow Down Sun Down," CocoRosie sound like they're sampling a long-forgotten song that's actually their own -- one of their oldest, and finest, tricks. Similarly, "Where Did All the Soldiers Go" showcases the prettier side of their music with a melody that sounds like a generations-old folk song. On "Aloha Friday," a meditation on "flowerless gardens of graves built too shallow" sprinkled with typewriters and music boxes, Put the Shine On achieves the evocative poignancy of which CocoRosie have long been capable. ~ Heather Phares

Product Details

Release Date:	03/13/2020
Label:	MARATHON ARTISTS
UPC:	0798576001094

Tracks

1. High Road
2. Mercy
3. Restless
4. Smash My Head
5. Where Did All the Soldiers Go
6. Hell's Gate
7. Did Me Wrong
8. Lamb and the Wolf
9. Slow Down Sun Down
10. Burning Down Sun Down
11. Ruby Red
12. Aloha Friday

Album Credits

Performance Credits

CocoRosie   Primary Artist
Bobby Sparks II   Keyboards
Tavahn Ghazi   Drums
Justin McKinney   Bass
Theixepeia Van Der Borch   Vocals
Lacy Lancaster   Drums
Asya Sorshneva   Violin
Mark Simmons   Drums
Doug Wieselman   Clarinet (Bass)
Nicolas Kalwill   Bass

Technical Credits

Nicolas Kalwill   Engineer,Mixing
Gerardo "Jerry" Ordonez   Engineer
Sean Paulson   Engineer
Manuel Calderon   Engineer
Peter Honnermann   Cover Photo
David Andrew Sitek   Producer
CocoRosie   Composer,Producer
Mandy Parnell   Mastering