CocoRosie
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CocoRosie is a musical group formed in 2003 by sisters Bianca "Coco" and Sierra "Rosie" Casady. The sisters were born and raised in the United States, but formed the band in Paris after meeting for the first time in years. Their music has been called "freak folk
", and incorporates elements of pop
, blues
, opera
, electronica
, and hip hop
.
CocoRosie began as a duo
, with Sierra singing, playing the guitar, piano and harp, and Bianca singing and manipulating various children's toys, electronic and percussion instruments, as well as other exotic noisemakers. They subsequently added various backing musicians, usually a bassist, keyboardist, and beatboxer. They have been a very active touring group, playing across Europe, the United States, and elsewhere. They have released four full-length albums: La maison de mon rêve
(2004), Noah's Ark
(2005), The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn
(2007), and Grey Oceans
(2010).
, and Bianca was born in Hawaii
. When Sierra was about 5 years old and Bianca 3, their parents separated. The girls lived with their mother, Christina Chalmers, an artist and singer of American Indian
and Syria
n ancestry who grew up in Iowa. They moved to new towns almost every year, living in Hawaii, California, New Mexico, and Arizona. Because their mother believed that the girls would learn more doing art in the "real world" than in school, neither sister finished high school. Chalmers nicknamed her daughters "Rosie" (Sierra) and "Coco" (Bianca), from which the musical act takes its name.
The Casady sisters are now estranged from their father, an Iowa farmer who became interested in American Indian religion. As children, the sisters spent summers with him, while he visited Indian reservation
s and took part in vision quest
s. The girls did not enjoy these experiences at the time, but later came to appreciate some of the things that interested him.
In 1998, at about age 18, Sierra moved to New York City. Two years later, she moved into a tiny apartment in the Montmartre
district in Paris, France, to pursue a career as an opera
singer, studying at the Conservatoire de Paris
. During this period, Sierra lost contact with Bianca, who was living in New York City. Bianca studied linguistics
and sociology
, and pursued her passion of visual arts and writing.
.
Originally, La maison de mon rêve was only intended to be distributed among a close circle of friends. However, by 2004 the lo-fi
album was released on independent label Touch and Go Records
, who had obtained a copy of the CD and had uncharacteristically pursued signing the artists. Since the creation of their first album, the Casady sisters have been virtually inseparable.
, in 2005. The album includes collaborations with Antony Hegarty
from Antony and the Johnsons
("Beautiful Boyz"), Devendra Banhart
("Brazilian Sun"), and French rapper Spleen ("Bisounours"). The album was recorded in a variety of locations as the sisters traveled. The album's cover, a drawing by Bianca of three unicorns having sex while one of them vomits, was selected by The Guardian
and Pitchfork Media
as one of the worst album covers of all time.
In 2006, Sierra started a side project, Metallic Falcons, with friend Matteah Baim; they are signed to Voodoo Eros Records, a new label started by Bianca with business partner Melissa Shimkovitz. Bianca also opened the Voodoo Eros Museum Of Nice Items, an art gallery and performance space in New York City (123 Ludlow St) most recently home to an exhibition of Bianca's art Red Bone Slim VS. Itself: an Exhibition of Drawings.
CocoRosie's third full-length studio album, The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn
, was released on April 10, 2007. It was produced by Valgeir Sigurðsson
, Björk
's longtime collaborator. The songs are about the Casady sisters' family and their deceased brother. It was recorded at their mother's farm in the Camargue
region of France. The album's cover is a photo by Pierre et Gilles
that features Sierra, Bianca, and Bianca in drag
. In a 2008 interview with AfterEllen.com
, Bianca expressed surprise that many people do not realize she is queer
, given that she frequently performs in drag.
In May 2007, while touring in support of The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn, the band was involved in an incident which resulted in the cancellation of the remainder of the North American leg of the tour. No official explanation was released; vague and unconfirmed reports claimed that unidentified members of the band were arrested and deported while crossing the US/Canadian border.
On May 13, 2008, CocoRosie released a new single entitled "God Has a Voice, She Speaks Through Me
". The song was released digitally and as a 7" picture disc single (limited to 3000 pieces). The B-side of the 7" features a short and untitled song, which merely consists of noises. Though the picture on the B-side of the vinyl has lyrics from the song "Hairnet Paradise", which was previously only performed live, the actual song on the recording is very different.
The duo spent much of 2008 writing and recording in various locations. In 2009, CocoRosie's relationship with Touch and Go records became unclear. A self-released EP entitled Coconuts, Plenty of Junk Food
was made available for sale exclusively at CocoRosie shows on June 3, 2009. The band was named the 16th most influential artist of the decade by betterPropaganda in 2009.
CocoRosie signed with Sub Pop
records in 2010. Their fourth full-length album, Grey Oceans
, was released on May 11, 2010.
In 2005, Frederic Sanchez used "Brazilian Sun", "Not for Sale" and "Good Friday" as part of the soundtrack he created for Miuccia Prada's spring 2006 show. The piece was called "Coco Rosie Through the Looking Glass". In 2008, music by CocoRosie was used in a Swedish rendition of Shakespeare's Hamlet at the Royal Dramatic Theatre (Dramaten), with Jonas Malmsjö playing Prince Hamlet. The song "Werewolf" is repeatedly sung by Ophelia and Hamlet throughout the play.
CocoRosie has composed two film scores, in 2005 for the French movie Frankie and in 2007 for the German movie Haus der Wünsche (international: "Paperbird"). In 2007, their song "Candyland" was used in the film Anna M. by Michel Spinosa. The songs "Bear Hides and Buffalo," "Bloody Twins" and "Houses" are featured in the gay zombie film Otto; or Up with Dead People
(2008) by Bruce LaBruce
.
EPs and non-album singles
Music videos
Freak folk
Freak folk is a genre of folk music associated with contemporary artists such as Faun Fables, Animal Collective, Davenport, Devendra Banhart,CocoRosie, Panda Bear, Kelli Ali, Joanna Newsom, Bowerbirds, Woods, Greg Weeks, Hecuba, Akron/Family, Rio en Medio, Birdengine, Sufjan Stevens, Sean Hayes,...
", and incorporates elements of pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
, opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
, electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
, and hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
.
CocoRosie began as a duo
Duet (music)
A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as...
, with Sierra singing, playing the guitar, piano and harp, and Bianca singing and manipulating various children's toys, electronic and percussion instruments, as well as other exotic noisemakers. They subsequently added various backing musicians, usually a bassist, keyboardist, and beatboxer. They have been a very active touring group, playing across Europe, the United States, and elsewhere. They have released four full-length albums: La maison de mon rêve
La Maison de Mon Rêve
La maison de mon rêve is the first album by CocoRosie, released on March 9, 2004 by Touch and Go Records. It was re-released in Australia in 2007, including a bonus track, "Beautiful Boyz"....
(2004), Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark (album)
Noah's Ark is the second album by sister duo CocoRosie. It was released on September 13, 2005 by Touch and Go Records. In addition to the group's two core members, Bianca and Sierra Casady, the album includes collaborations with a number of other musicians including Antony Hegarty, Devendra Banhart...
(2005), The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn
The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn
The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn is the third full-length studio album by CocoRosie, released on April 10, 2007 to mixed reviews.- Background :...
(2007), and Grey Oceans
Grey Oceans
Grey Oceans is the fourth full-length studio album by CocoRosie and was released in May 2010. It is the band's Sub Pop Records debut since their departure from Touch & Go Records. The album has a different sound to former releases...
(2010).
Background
Sierra Casady was born in IowaIowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, and Bianca was born in Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. When Sierra was about 5 years old and Bianca 3, their parents separated. The girls lived with their mother, Christina Chalmers, an artist and singer of American Indian
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
and Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
n ancestry who grew up in Iowa. They moved to new towns almost every year, living in Hawaii, California, New Mexico, and Arizona. Because their mother believed that the girls would learn more doing art in the "real world" than in school, neither sister finished high school. Chalmers nicknamed her daughters "Rosie" (Sierra) and "Coco" (Bianca), from which the musical act takes its name.
The Casady sisters are now estranged from their father, an Iowa farmer who became interested in American Indian religion. As children, the sisters spent summers with him, while he visited Indian reservation
Indian reservation
An American Indian reservation is an area of land managed by a Native American tribe under the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs...
s and took part in vision quest
Vision quest
A vision quest is a rite of passage in some Native American cultures.In many Native American groups, the vision quest is a turning point in life taken before puberty to find oneself and the intended spiritual and life direction. When an older child is ready, he or she will go on a personal,...
s. The girls did not enjoy these experiences at the time, but later came to appreciate some of the things that interested him.
In 1998, at about age 18, Sierra moved to New York City. Two years later, she moved into a tiny apartment in the Montmartre
Montmartre
Montmartre is a hill which is 130 metres high, giving its name to the surrounding district, in the north of Paris in the 18th arrondissement, a part of the Right Bank. Montmartre is primarily known for the white-domed Basilica of the Sacré Cœur on its summit and as a nightclub district...
district in Paris, France, to pursue a career as an opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
singer, studying at the Conservatoire de Paris
Conservatoire de Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris is a college of music and dance founded in 1795, now situated in the avenue Jean Jaurès in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France...
. During this period, Sierra lost contact with Bianca, who was living in New York City. Bianca studied linguistics
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
and sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
, and pursued her passion of visual arts and writing.
Debut album
In 2003, Bianca was growing restless and decided it was time for a change. She left her apartment in Brooklyn to travel the world. Unexpectedly, she showed up at Sierra's apartment in Paris. Over the course of the next two months, the women spent nearly every waking hour in Sierra's bathroom, chosen as the most acoustic and isolated room in the apartment. Soon, they had completed their debut album La maison de mon rêveLa Maison de Mon Rêve
La maison de mon rêve is the first album by CocoRosie, released on March 9, 2004 by Touch and Go Records. It was re-released in Australia in 2007, including a bonus track, "Beautiful Boyz"....
.
Originally, La maison de mon rêve was only intended to be distributed among a close circle of friends. However, by 2004 the lo-fi
Low fidelity
Low fidelity or lo-fi describes a sound recording which contains technical flaws such as distortion, hum, or background noise, or limited frequency response...
album was released on independent label Touch and Go Records
Touch and Go Records
Touch and Go Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, USA.After its genesis as a hand-made fanzine in 1979, it grew into one of the key record labels in the American 1980s alternative and underground rock scenes, Touch & Go carved out a reputation for releasing adventurous...
, who had obtained a copy of the CD and had uncharacteristically pursued signing the artists. Since the creation of their first album, the Casady sisters have been virtually inseparable.
Subsequent work
CocoRosie released their second album, Noah's ArkNoah's Ark (album)
Noah's Ark is the second album by sister duo CocoRosie. It was released on September 13, 2005 by Touch and Go Records. In addition to the group's two core members, Bianca and Sierra Casady, the album includes collaborations with a number of other musicians including Antony Hegarty, Devendra Banhart...
, in 2005. The album includes collaborations with Antony Hegarty
Antony Hegarty
Antony Hegarty is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the band Antony and the Johnsons.-Early life:...
from Antony and the Johnsons
Antony and the Johnsons
Antony and the Johnsons is a music group presenting the work of Antony Hegarty and his collaborators.-Career:British experimental musician David Tibet of Current 93 heard a demo and offered to release Antony's music through his Durtro label. The debut album, Antony and the Johnsons, was released...
("Beautiful Boyz"), Devendra Banhart
Devendra Banhart
Devendra Obi Banhart is a singer-songwriter and visual artist. Banhart was born in Houston, Texas and was raised by his mother in Venezuela, until he moved to California as a teenager. He began to study at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1998, but dropped out to perform music in Europe, San...
("Brazilian Sun"), and French rapper Spleen ("Bisounours"). The album was recorded in a variety of locations as the sisters traveled. The album's cover, a drawing by Bianca of three unicorns having sex while one of them vomits, was selected by The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
and Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
as one of the worst album covers of all time.
In 2006, Sierra started a side project, Metallic Falcons, with friend Matteah Baim; they are signed to Voodoo Eros Records, a new label started by Bianca with business partner Melissa Shimkovitz. Bianca also opened the Voodoo Eros Museum Of Nice Items, an art gallery and performance space in New York City (123 Ludlow St) most recently home to an exhibition of Bianca's art Red Bone Slim VS. Itself: an Exhibition of Drawings.
CocoRosie's third full-length studio album, The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn
The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn
The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn is the third full-length studio album by CocoRosie, released on April 10, 2007 to mixed reviews.- Background :...
, was released on April 10, 2007. It was produced by Valgeir Sigurðsson
Valgeir Sigurðsson
Valgeir Sigurðsson is an Icelandic record producer, mixer, composer, engineer and musician.-Biography:Coming from a musical background Valgeir's fascination with recording technology lead to a job in a small recording studio at the age of 16. He studied classical guitar and graduated with a...
, Björk
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
's longtime collaborator. The songs are about the Casady sisters' family and their deceased brother. It was recorded at their mother's farm in the Camargue
Camargue
The Camargue is the region located south of Arles, France, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône River delta. The eastern arm is called the Grand Rhône; the western one is the Petit Rhône....
region of France. The album's cover is a photo by Pierre et Gilles
Pierre et Gilles
Pierre et Gilles, Pierre Commoy and Gilles Blanchard, are French artists and romantic partners. They produce highly stylized photographs, building their own sets and costumes as well as retouching the photographs...
that features Sierra, Bianca, and Bianca in drag
Drag (clothing)
Drag is used for any clothing carrying symbolic significance but usually referring to the clothing associated with one gender role when worn by a person of another gender. The origin of the term "drag" is unknown, but it may have originated in Polari, a gay street argot in England in the early...
. In a 2008 interview with AfterEllen.com
AfterEllen.com
AfterEllen.com, founded in April 2002, is a website that focuses on the portrayal of lesbian and bisexual women in the media. AfterElton.com, its brother site for gay and bisexual men, was launched in January 2005. The websites were founded by Sarah Warn, who initially served as the editor in...
, Bianca expressed surprise that many people do not realize she is queer
Queer
Queer is an umbrella term for sexual minorities that are not heterosexual, heteronormative, or gender-binary. In the context of Western identity politics the term also acts as a label setting queer-identifying people apart from discourse, ideologies, and lifestyles that typify mainstream LGBT ...
, given that she frequently performs in drag.
In May 2007, while touring in support of The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn, the band was involved in an incident which resulted in the cancellation of the remainder of the North American leg of the tour. No official explanation was released; vague and unconfirmed reports claimed that unidentified members of the band were arrested and deported while crossing the US/Canadian border.
On May 13, 2008, CocoRosie released a new single entitled "God Has a Voice, She Speaks Through Me
God Has a Voice, She Speaks Through Me
"God Has a Voice, She Speaks Through Me" is a single by CocoRosie, released on 13 May 2008....
". The song was released digitally and as a 7" picture disc single (limited to 3000 pieces). The B-side of the 7" features a short and untitled song, which merely consists of noises. Though the picture on the B-side of the vinyl has lyrics from the song "Hairnet Paradise", which was previously only performed live, the actual song on the recording is very different.
The duo spent much of 2008 writing and recording in various locations. In 2009, CocoRosie's relationship with Touch and Go records became unclear. A self-released EP entitled Coconuts, Plenty of Junk Food
Coconuts, Plenty of Junk Food
Coconuts, Plenty of Junk Food is an EP by CocoRosie, released on June 3, 2009. The EP was independently self-released and only available to be bought at CocoRosie’s 2009 Summer Tour.-Track listing:...
was made available for sale exclusively at CocoRosie shows on June 3, 2009. The band was named the 16th most influential artist of the decade by betterPropaganda in 2009.
CocoRosie signed with Sub Pop
Sub Pop
Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene...
records in 2010. Their fourth full-length album, Grey Oceans
Grey Oceans
Grey Oceans is the fourth full-length studio album by CocoRosie and was released in May 2010. It is the band's Sub Pop Records debut since their departure from Touch & Go Records. The album has a different sound to former releases...
, was released on May 11, 2010.
Commercial use
CocoRosie's music has been used in various perfume advertisements including Kenzo's Amour which used "Good Friday" as well as Escada's Into the Blue which used "Not for Sale" in recent advertisements. Both use aspects of romance and slow speed motion film.In 2005, Frederic Sanchez used "Brazilian Sun", "Not for Sale" and "Good Friday" as part of the soundtrack he created for Miuccia Prada's spring 2006 show. The piece was called "Coco Rosie Through the Looking Glass". In 2008, music by CocoRosie was used in a Swedish rendition of Shakespeare's Hamlet at the Royal Dramatic Theatre (Dramaten), with Jonas Malmsjö playing Prince Hamlet. The song "Werewolf" is repeatedly sung by Ophelia and Hamlet throughout the play.
CocoRosie has composed two film scores, in 2005 for the French movie Frankie and in 2007 for the German movie Haus der Wünsche (international: "Paperbird"). In 2007, their song "Candyland" was used in the film Anna M. by Michel Spinosa. The songs "Bear Hides and Buffalo," "Bloody Twins" and "Houses" are featured in the gay zombie film Otto; or Up with Dead People
Otto; or Up with Dead People
Otto; or Up with Dead People is a 2008 Canadian and German queer cinema horror film. The film was directed by Bruce LaBruce and stars Jey Crisfar, Marcel Schlutt, Nicholas Fox Ricciardi and Gio Black Peter.- Plot :...
(2008) by Bruce LaBruce
Bruce LaBruce
Bruce LaBruce is a Canadian writer, filmmaker, photographer and underground gay porn director based in Toronto, Ontario.-Biography:...
.
Discography
Studio albums- La maison de mon rêveLa Maison de Mon RêveLa maison de mon rêve is the first album by CocoRosie, released on March 9, 2004 by Touch and Go Records. It was re-released in Australia in 2007, including a bonus track, "Beautiful Boyz"....
(Touch and Go/Quarterstick Records, 2004) - Noah's ArkNoah's Ark (album)Noah's Ark is the second album by sister duo CocoRosie. It was released on September 13, 2005 by Touch and Go Records. In addition to the group's two core members, Bianca and Sierra Casady, the album includes collaborations with a number of other musicians including Antony Hegarty, Devendra Banhart...
(Touch and Go/Quarterstick Records, 2005) - The Adventures of Ghosthorse and StillbornThe Adventures of Ghosthorse and StillbornThe Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn is the third full-length studio album by CocoRosie, released on April 10, 2007 to mixed reviews.- Background :...
(Touch and Go Records, 2007) - Grey OceansGrey OceansGrey Oceans is the fourth full-length studio album by CocoRosie and was released in May 2010. It is the band's Sub Pop Records debut since their departure from Touch & Go Records. The album has a different sound to former releases...
(Sub Pop Records, 2010)
EPs and non-album singles
- Beautiful BoyzBeautiful BoyzBeautiful Boyz is an EP by CocoRosie, released on September 14, 2004. The first two songs are the same as their namesakes on the band's first album, La maison de mon rêve. The eponymous song, however, differs with respect to the version found on Noah's Ark, on this version a refrain is not sung by...
(EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, Touch and Go/Quarterstick Records, 2004) - "God Has a Voice, She Speaks Through MeGod Has a Voice, She Speaks Through Me"God Has a Voice, She Speaks Through Me" is a single by CocoRosie, released on 13 May 2008....
" (single, Touch and Go Records, 2008) - Coconuts, Plenty of Junk FoodCoconuts, Plenty of Junk FoodCoconuts, Plenty of Junk Food is an EP by CocoRosie, released on June 3, 2009. The EP was independently self-released and only available to be bought at CocoRosie’s 2009 Summer Tour.-Track listing:...
(EP, self-released, 2009)
Music videos
- "Noah's Ark"
- "Rainbowarriors"
- "God Has a Voice, She Speaks Through MeGod Has a Voice, She Speaks Through Me"God Has a Voice, She Speaks Through Me" is a single by CocoRosie, released on 13 May 2008....
" - "Lemonade"
- "Gallows"
Sites
- Official website
- French official website
- Touch and Go/Quarterstick Records record label page
- Hairnet Paradise fansite
Interviews
- 2008 CocoRosie Interview at Bandega.com
- Sierra Casady Das Magazin, Switzerland 2007. (FlashAdobe FlashAdobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...
) - Sierra Casady Toazted, Holland 2007. (FlashAdobe FlashAdobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...
) - New York Times Magazine profile July 6, 2008.
- CocoRosie video interview, May 9, 2010