CocoRosie - Tales of a Grass Widow (2013)

Produced in association with Valgeir Sigurðsson , 'Tales of a GrassWidow' features eleven songs and, in keeping with prior compositions, synthesizes electronic and organic music conveying a compelling futuristic, return-to-nature sound. Amongst the 11 tracks that weave together to create 'Tales of a GrassWidow' is 'Gravediggress', whose recent release to the web saw CocoRosie enthusiastically welcomed back by fans and critics alike. Itʼs a foreboding track, representative of the albumʼs overarching theme, the tale of an imagined conversation between an abandoned child and an outcast old woman. Their voices blend and overlap, suggesting the woman and child are the same person.

Simple piano chords accompany their vocals, with chimes and a marching drum rhythm composed of beat box from CocoRosie's longtime collaborator, Tez. Friend and sometime collaborator Antony Hegarty (Antony and the Johnsons), evoking the voice of Mother Nature, sings on the recordʼs second track, 'Tears for Animals' and the album closer, 'Poison'. 'Child Bride' awakens the image of grass blowing outside the window soothinga five-year-old girl given away by her family; In 'After the Afterlife' the narrator recalls details from the physical world now out of reach; wet snails, moth wings and ashes froma day lit fire.

TRACKLIST
1. After The Afterlife 3:03
2. Tears For Animals 5:18
3. Child Bride 4:18
4. Broken Chariot 2:14
5. End Of Time 3:20
6. Harmless Monster 3:07
7. Gravediggress 5:26
8. Far Away 4:36
9. Roots Of My Hair 5:58
10. Villain 4:19
11. Poison 18:17