Grey Oceans

Grey Oceans
Studio album by CocoRosie
Released April 30, 2010 (Europe) and May 11, 2010 (USA)
Genre Freak folk, art rock, electronic, hip hop
Length 46:23 (international editions) 54:46 (Japanese editions)
Label Sub Pop Records
CocoRosie chronology
The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn
(2007)
Grey Oceans
(2010)
Tales of a Grass Widow
(2013)
Alternative cover
Vinyl cover
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[1]
Review scores
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Grey Oceans is the fourth full-length studio album by CocoRosie. It was released in May 2010.[2] It is the band's Sub Pop Records debut since their departure from Touch and Go Records.[3] The album has a different sound to former releases. The production is clearer; the instrumentation is brighter and less electronic. It features a common use of string instruments (mandolin on Trinity's Crying, sitar on Smokey Taboo and harp on Gallows) and piano. Also, string and brass arrangements were composed for a few tracks (celli on Undertaker and The Moon Asked the Crow and trumpets and trombones on Lemonade).

Track listing

All songs written and produced by CocoRosie with the collaboration of Gael Rakotondrabe, except where noted.

No. TitleLyricsProduction Length
1. "Trinity's Crying"     4:40
2. "Smokey Taboo"     4:44
3. "Hopscotch"     3:05
4. "Undertaker"     3:48
5. "Grey Oceans"     4:28
6. "R.I.P. Burn Face"  Spoken word by Neda SanaiDave Sitek 4:34
7. "The Moon Asked the Crow"     3:46
8. "Lemonade"   Dave Sitek 5:10
9. "Gallows"     4:25
10. "Fairy Paradise"   Dave Sitek 4:18
11. "Here I Come"     3:25
Total length:
46:23

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
French Albums Chart[4] 24
Swiss Music Charts[5] 43
Belgian Music Charts (Flanders)[6] 49
Belgian Music Charts (Wallonia)[7] 59
Austrian Music Charts[8] 68
Top Heatseekers[9] 13

References

  1. http://www.metacritic.com/music/grey-oceans/cocorosie
  2. "Album Review: CocoRosie - Grey Oceans | Prefix". Prefixmag.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  3. "Sub Pop Records". Subpop.com. 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  4. Steffen Hung. "CocoRosie - Grey Oceans". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  5. Steffen Hung. "CocoRosie - Grey Oceans". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  6. "CocoRosie - Grey Oceans". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  7. "CocoRosie - Grey Oceans". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  8. Steffen Hung. "CocoRosie - Grey Oceans". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  9. "CocoRosie Saddles Up For New 'Adventures'". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
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