Heartache City

Heartache City
Studio album by CocoRosie
Released September 18, 2015
Genre Freak folk
Length 44:32
Label Lost Girl Records
Producer CocoRosie
CocoRosie chronology
Tales of a GrassWidow
(2013)Tales of a GrassWidow2013		 Heartache City
(2015)
Alternative cover
Vinyl cover

Heartache City is the sixth full-length studio album by CocoRosie.[1]

Background

Like many of our past records, we wrote and gathered much of the material at our farm studio in the south of France with minimal equipment, vintage toys and antique instruments. Going back to a "4-track" style approach, we limited ourselves to essential, acoustic accompaniment, played by us, and select percussion, toys from our old suit cases dating back to the La Maison days.

— CocoRosie[2]

The album was released under Lost Girl Records.[3]

Composition

Music and lyrics

Heartache City has been described by The Line of Best Fit as a freak folk album in which "the tracks all share a strong backbone of hip hop and afro-beat".[4]

Promotion and release

On June 11, 2015, CocoRosie shared a behind-the-scenes video of the duo working in the studio, and announced that a new album would be released that fall.[5] The video featured snippets of the tracks "Hairnet Paradise" and "Big and Black", with the latter being intended for the album. The album was preceded by the release of three live recordings of album tracks: "Heartache City" on July 9, 2015;[6] "Un Beso" on July 22, 2015;[7] and "Lost Girls" on August 11, 2015.[8] The live tracks were recorded at Findspire Studio, and released via SoundCloud. The album's title and release date were revealed along with the release of "Un Beso (Live)" on July 22, 2015.[9] On September 10, 2015, the track "Tim and Tina" premiered exclusively via Billboard.[10]

Heartache City was released digitally on September 18, 2015,[11] and on CD on October 16, 2015.[12] It is the first album to be released on CocoRosie's own label, Lost Girl Records.[13] The non-album track "Lilies of Innocence", which features guest vocals from frequent collaborator Anohni, was available to download upon ordering the album on CD from CocoRosie's website.[14] On January 29, 2016, the album was released on vinyl.[15] The vinyl release has different album art, and includes two bonus tracks: "Lilies of Innocence" and "Un Beso (Live)".

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 66, based on 7 reviews.[16]

Track listing

All tracks written by CocoRosie[17].

No.TitleLength
1."Forget Me Not"5:30
2."Un Beso"4:18
3."Lost Girls"5:20
4."Heartache City"3:14
5."The Tower of Pisa"3:20
6."Bed Bugs"3:46
7."Tim and Tina"4:14
8."Big and Black"5:54
9."Lucky Clover"5:24
10."No One Knows"3:30
Total length:44:32
Vinyl bonus tracks[18]
No.TitleLength
11."Lilies of Innocence (feat. Anohni)"4:23
12."Un Beso (Live)"5:04
Total length:53:59

References

  1. ↑ "CocoRosie - Heartache City, album review". The Standard. 13 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "COCOROSIE "HEARTACHE CITY (LIVE)"". self-titled. July 10, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ Heartache City, Lost Girl Records, 2015-10-16, retrieved 2017-09-28
  4. ↑ Appleyard, James (September 30, 2015). "CocoRosie wrap their arms around a glorious world of weird with Heartache City". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  5. ↑ "CocoRosie behind the scenes "Hairnet Paradise" / "Big and Black"". YouTube. June 11, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ "heartache city (live)". SoundCloud. July 9, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Un Beso (live)". SoundCloud. July 22, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Lost Girls (Live)". SoundCloud. August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  9. ↑ "CocoRosie Announce New Album Heartache City, Share "Un Beso (Live)"". Pitchfork. July 22, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  10. ↑ "CocoRosie Release New Track 'Tim and Tina': Exclusive Premiere". Billboard. September 10, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  11. ↑ ""Heartache City" by CocoRosie". iTunes. September 18, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  12. ↑ "CocoRosie – Heartache City (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Lost Girl Records – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  14. ↑ "CocoRosie – Lilies Of Innocence". Discogs. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  15. ↑ "CocoRosie – Heartache City (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Reviews for Heartache City by CocoRosie". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  17. ↑ "CocoRosie - Heartache City".
  18. ↑ "CocoRosie – Heartache City (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
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