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2 | [[caption-width-right:350:Sierra and Bianca Casady.]] |
3 | [=CocoRosie=] is a musical project consisting of the two Casady sisters, Sierra (Rosie) and Bianca (Coco). These were nicknames their mother gave them as children. |
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5 | They were born and raised in America, and the stories of their childhood have something of a magical quality for fans. They recorded both a never-released hip-hop record, ''Word to the Crow'', and their first album, [[GratuitousFrench La maison de mon rêve]] over the course of 2 months in the bathroom of Sierra's Paris apartment in 2003, after meeting for the first time in years. Since this time, the two sisters have been inseparable. |
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7 | They are considered largely part of the freak-folk/new weird America movement, and their style varies with touches of [[GenreMashup blues, opera, pop, hip-hop, folk, electronica]], and anything else you can think of. Sierra is classically trained in operatic vocal techniques, and sings while playing guitar, harp, and flute. Bianca is a percussionist, and also beatboxes as well as manipulating various children's toys which they use to create their unique sound. |
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9 | !! Releases include: |
10 | '''Albums''' |
11 | * ''La maison de mon rêve'' (2004) |
12 | * ''Noah's Ark'' (2005) |
13 | * ''The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn'' (2007) |
14 | * ''Grey Oceans'' (2010) |
15 | * ''Tales of a Grass Widow'' (2013) |
16 | * ''Heartache City'' (2015) |
17 | * ''Put the Shine On'' (2020) |
18 | '''Extended Plays and Singles''' |
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20 | * ''Beautiful Boyz'' (2004) |
21 | * ''God Has a Voice, She Speaks Through Me'' (2008) |
22 | * ''Coconuts, Plenty of Junk Food'' (2009) |
23 | * ''We Are On Fire / Tearz for Animals'' (2012) |
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25 | !! The sisters and their music contains examples of: |
26 | * ArrangedMarriage / OldManMarryingAChild: In ''Child Bride''. |
27 | * {{Bifauxnen}}: Besides the ''Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn'' album cover, Bianca has the habit of crossdressing during shows. She doesn't look bad. |
28 | * CentralTheme: Their childhood. |
29 | * DrivenToSuicide: In the music video of ''Gallows''. |
30 | * EverythingIsAnInstrument: At their early years they used to do their music with a lot of musical toys. |
31 | * GenreMashup: Their music is officially classified as "Freak Folk", but it's really hard to exactly define it, as it ranges from hip hop to opera to blues to electronica... |
32 | * GratuitousFrench: ''Bisounours'' and ''The Sea Is Calm''. |
33 | * LyricalDissonance: ''All'' of the songs, really. Childlike tunes, lyrics about aborted fetuses, drugs, abandonment, abuse, racism, LGBT issues, death... |
34 | * ObsessionSong: ''Honey Or Tar''. |
35 | * StylisticSuck: The album covers. Somewhat averted by ''Tales of a Grass Widow''. |
36 | * SurrealMusicVideo: Most of them, with a special mention to ''Lemonade'' and ''We Are On Fire''. |
37 | * UncannyValleyMakeup: In the ''Lemonade'' video, and some album covers and performances. |
38 | * VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: While most of their songs have bits from their childhood memories, ''Werewolf'' and ''Lemonade'' are way more direct about this, but still heavily romanticized. |
39 | * XtremeKoolLetterz: ''Beautiful Boyz'', ''Tearz for Animals''. |
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