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A rousing and infectious
collection of dirty synthesized disco jams, sleek synth-pop and dancey
post-punk, LA-based Coco Morier's debut EP, Strangers
May Kiss, will be released June 19 on Ingrid,
the new artist collective formed by herself, Miike Snow, Peter Bjorn
& John, Lykke Li, The Teddybears and others. The five-song
introductory EP features production byMiike Snow's Christian Karlsson and Pontus
Winnberg as well as producerMagnus Lidehall. The album has
already been getting some great attention. Her track"Explosions" premiered
on KCRW last month as "Today's Top Tune" and the video for "Ambulance," a
song co-written and produced by Karlsson and Winnberg(two-thirds
of Miike Snow), debuted on Nylon.
Strangers May Kiss marks Morier's first
album as Coco Morier but she's no stranger to the world of performing or
songwriting. The New Mexico native made her way to Los Angeles via Berlin
after playing in garage-punk bands as a teen to start her raucous
electro-trash pop girl duo Electrocute. The band released albums
on Emperor Norton and Ryko and toured the world including a tour with kindred
spirit Peaches. After getting caught in a bad label deal which
prevented her from releasing her own material, Morier began writing for others.
She quickly became a go-to songwriter for both indie-leaning acts and pop
stars alike. Her resume boasts collaborations with a diverse group of artists
and producers including Bloodshy and Avant, Aeroplane, Wynter Gordon,
Selena Gomez, Junkie XL, and legendary crooner Tom Jones.Additionally,
she has written and performed on Britney Spears' last three
albums giving the pop star the fan favorite tracks "Heaven on
Earth" and "How I Roll,"which Rolling
Stone's Rob Sheffield named his favorite song of 2011. In
2010, Morier toured with Charlotte Gainsbourg as her lead
guitarist on the Beck-led world tour.
Strangers May Kiss represents a natural
evolution for the talented artist and songwriter who has refined her sound
and approach over the last few years. "I've been learning, growing, have
had more adventures and more heartaches," Morier says. "This was
the first time I really had the courage to kind of expose myself this way and
be very personal with my own recordings. I only felt okay to do that at first
when I wrote for other people; the songs that came from real experience were
always my most successful." She adds: "I had a lot of ups and
downs, especially in the relationship department, the last couple years so a
few of the songs reflect that. I thought, 'Oh well, I'm feeling a lot of shit
right now so I may as well get a great song out of it.'"
Recorded in Sweden and Los Angeles, Strangers
May Kiss, showcases a songwriter who is not afraid of pop or her
admittedly anti-mainstream influences. The result is sultry, sophisticated
electro-pop wrapped in interesting and unpredictable production suffused with
sugary melodies and celestial imagery. Morier is not just a highly capable
songwriter, but as LA Weekly exclaimed, her
"tunes are inescapably catchy." The album demonstrates that in
spades.
Blasting off with "Explosions," a
dance floor delight filled with a bouncy, fuzzed-out bassline, clattering
percussion, layers of synths and Morier's yearning and playful vocals, the EP
moves to "Ambulance," a wistful, slinky indie pop
number with a grinding '60s organ sound, before being followed by "Shameless," a
kiss-off anthem featuring Morier singing about a deceptive lover over warped
synthesizers and drum machine beats. "Satellite" launches
with a dose of high-energy electro-pop that sounds like what kids in outer
space might dance to at the club. It's capped off by "Hallucination,"
which ends the album on a simple yet effective note. "I've been chasing
rainbows all my life/Comical delusions by my side/But I never thought I'd
have such a perfect dream," Morier breathily sings over a quietly
thumping beat and a steady, hypnoticpiano riff. As the song progresses, bass,
drums and keys creep in and carry the record to a beautiful, understated
climax.
Morier was recently featured on Ingrid's first release, Ingrid
Volume 1, a compilation that includes contributions from all of the
collective's members, including Lykke Li, Peter Bjorn & John,
Miike Snow, Smile and Hortlax Cobra. Morier's track"Afterlife" can
be heard over at Ingrd.com or here:http://soundcloud.com/ingrd/coco-morier-afterlife
Coco Morier
Strangers May Kiss (Ingrid)
Release Date: June 19, 2012
1. Explosions
2. Ambulance
3. Shameless
4. Satellite
5. Hallucination
For more info, please visit: cocomorier.com facebook.com/cocomorier soundcloud.com/coco-morier twitter.com/cocomorier |
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