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CocoRosie

Tales of a Grass Widow

More experimental freak folk and electronic alt.pop on the 5th album from sisters Bianca "Coco" and Sierra "Rosie" Casady

ADM rating[?]

7.0

Label
City Slang
UK Release date
27/05/2013
US Release date
28/05/2013
  1. 10.0 |   Art Rocker

    A triumphant return to form
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  2. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Though much of CocoRosie’s power lies in the contrast of Bianca’s affected voice with Sierra’s operatic technique
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  3. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Whatever they might have traded in youthful abandon, they more than compensate for with a newfound cohesion
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  4. 8.0 |   Clash

    A bewitching, beautiful album, with no two songs alike
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  5. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    It’s CocoRosie and it’s beautiful
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  6. 8.0 |   NME

    Bold and beautiful. Print edition only

  7. 8.0 |   The Independent

    Easily CocoRosie's most satisfying, fully realised work so far
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  8. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    Unbearable to some ears, but fans will swoon
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  9. 8.0 |   Q

    Vivid, dreamy songs from harrowing subject matter. Print edition only

  10. 8.0 |   All Music

    Some of CocoRosie's most focused, accomplished songs yet
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  11. 7.0 |   The 405

    Surprising if you’re new to CocoRosie, unsurprisingly extraordinary if you’re already a fan
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  12. 7.0 |   Uncut

    A neat balance of darkly powerful and whimsical. Print edition only

  13. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    For those who enjoy CocoRosie, album number five is every bit as intriguing and fulfilling as they’d hope
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  14. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    It's uplifting, triumphant and inquisitive
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  15. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Some of their most accessible tracks in years
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  16. 6.7 |   Pitchfork

    Grass Widow makes it easier to say, "I like CocoRosie"
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  17. 6.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    It’s not likely to win over CocoRosie’s naysayers, but why would the Casadys care about them: their world’s far more compelling than the one most of us live in, however imperfect this latest glimpse might be
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  18. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    The sisters recently said they are “burning with optimism”. This strange and striking record confirms that
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  19. 6.0 |   The Observer

    Too much of the material on their fifth album is content to merely sit in the background, not something from which they usually suffer
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  20. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Those at all curious about CocoRosie should begin here. Print edition only

  21. 5.0 |   Paste Magazine

    Their auto-tuned Björk caricatures are not only an insult to Björk—but also to auto-tune and the human voice in general
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  22. 5.0 |   DIY

    CocoRosie certainly revel in their unorthodoxy but this doesn’t always make for enjoyable listening
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  23. 3.3 |   Pretty Much Amazing

    It took them nearly a decade to get where they are now. Maybe in another ten years they might actually succeed
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