Coconuts, Plenty of Junk Food
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| Released | June 3, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Electronica, experimental, freak folk, folktronica | |||
| Length | 16:29 | |||
| Label | Touch and Go Records (self-released) | |||
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Coconuts, Plenty of Junk Food is an EP by American musical group CocoRosie, released on June 3, 2009. The EP was self-released and only available to be bought at CocoRosie's 2009 Summer Tour.[1] It has been described as art pop, electronica, experimental, rock, folk rock, folktronica, freak folk, hip hop, and indie.[2][3][4]
On March 11, 2013, a Tumblr fanblog "CocoRosie Land" posted an image of an "album biography" written by one of the Casady sisters, detailing the concept and aesthetic of the EP.[5][6] As of July 2020, the full EP can be downloaded on the Touch and Go Records website.[7]
Reception[edit]
The EP received generally mixed reviews. Music websites Sputnikmusic, Rate Your Music, and Album of The Year gave it an average rating of 3.3 out of 5, 2.77 out of 5, and 64 out of 100, respectively.[8][9][10]
Music webzine What's On The Hi-Fi reviewed the EP shortly after its release, describing the opening track "Happy Eyez" as "a child's dream pop song with a carousel organ and double-dutch jump rope beat", the track "Coconuts" as "a Kid Loco-esque drum beat below a toy piano and regular piano and an off time harmony", and the track "Milkman" as "a very grown up blues/jazz lament that features Bianca's best vocals over a cool, laconic jazz piano best compared to Leon Russell’s pared down offerings."[11] A review in a June 2009 issue of JH Weekly newspaper gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, describing it as "accessible, but equally lullaby-like" and noting the "buttery, child-like voices over what seem to be horn loops, organs, strings". The blog Wired for Music described the EP as "no exception" to "CocoRosie... making songs that sound like someone glued together pieces of other unrelated songs and then got Joanna Newsom drunk and asked her to sing over top of it."[12]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Happy Eyez" | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Coconuts" | 2:56 |
| 3. | "Milkman" | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Joseph City" | 3:46 |
| 5. | "Spirit Lake" | 2:34 |
References[edit]
- ^ FR. "CocoRosie | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ^ "CocoRosie - Coconuts, Plenty Of Junk Food". Discogs. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ^ "CocoRosie - Coconuts, Plenty of Junk Food [EP] Album Lyrics". LetsSingIt. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ^ Coconuts, Plenty of Junk Food by CocoRosie, retrieved 2020-07-15
- ^ "CocoRosie Land". CocoRosie Land. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ^ "Coconuts credits?". CocoRosie Land. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ^ "CocoRosie - "Coconuts, Plenty of Junk Food (2009 Tour EP)"". www.touchandgorecords.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ^ "CocoRosie - Coconuts, Plenty of Junk Food". Album of The Year. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ^ Coconuts, Plenty of Junk Food by CocoRosie, retrieved 2020-07-15
- ^ "CocoRosie - Coconuts, Plenty of Junk Food User Opinions - sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ^ "Cocorosie 2009". www.whatsonthehifi.com. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ^ Hirsch, Jordan (2009-06-26). "Friday Playlist: New Music Roundup". Wired for Music. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- ^ "CocoRosie - Coconuts, Plenty Of Junk Food (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
