Bianca & Sierra Casady

ICE QUEENS: Bianca Casady & Sierra Casady
BAND: CocoRosie
ORIGIN: Hawaii and Iowa, USA
GENRE: Freak Folk, New Folk
ACCOMPLICES:
DISCOGRAPHY: "La Maison De Mon Rêve" (2004), "Noah's Ark" (2005), "The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn" (2007).
INFLUENCES: Klaus Nomi, The Cockettes, Nina Simone

IMHO: Bianca and Sierra Casady have done with CocoRosie something very unique these days of cliche and formulaic music: these sisters have created their own universe and their music has developed and grown along their 3 albums. Bianca sort of raps and talks over the music, and Sierra brings the operatic power, which is probably why I listened to them in the first place. Together, and in the company of hip hop beats and quirky toy sounds, they captivate your eardrums song after song, telling you macabre fairytales. One would think that after "La maison de mon rève" it was all said and done and that there wouldn't be much more to explore, but they just keep getting better and better. Their new single "God Has A Voice, She Speaks Thru Me" is friggin delicious.

FAVORITE SONGS: "Not For Sale", "Werewolf", "By Your Side", "Madonna", "Good Friday", "Rainbowarriors", "Promise."
FAVORITE ALBUM: "La Maison De Mon Rève", "The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn"

WHAT OTHERS SAY: Don't miss this extended article published recently (by recently I mean July 2008) on The New York Times.