“Unconventional: intimate, dreamlike and crackling. The haunting sounds of harps and acoustic guitars broken up by glitchy beats, the noise of Speak’n’Spell and one of those tin cans that moos like a cow when you up-end it. Bianca’s voice, reminiscent of Billie Holiday in its cracked blues vernacular, weaves in and out of Sierra’s softer, more operatic tones. But if you’re not scared by its oddity, it’s the sort of music you’ll fall in love with.” -BBC Collective I am loving CocoRosie lately. I discovered them after hearing Antony sing with them on the song Beautiful Boys. Cocorosie is comprised of two sisters, one who is a classicaly trained opera singer. Their music is rather eccentric and filled with everything from meowing cats to soaring operatic magic–hiphop beats to ethereal vocal stylings. On some pieces they use the sounds of children’s toys, animals, and random vocals. It feels like Billie Holiday meets the footsteps of the Goddess Kali meets Jessye Norman meets Bjork. How could I not fall in love?It’s rare for me to find new musical artists that I like. Other than Antony and a handful of other more obscure artists, I have a hard time finding new music. This is probably because my tastes in music are rather left-of-center, and I really have to dig like an archeologist to find the things that resonate with me. Thanks to Myspaces showcasing of independent, obscure, and unsigned artists I have been unearthing some gorgeous gems lately.CocoRosie may not be for everyone, but I am in love with their sound. I am always overjoyed to find people keeping the art in music. It is unfortunate that some of the best music makers in the world will never make it into mainstream culture. The world might be a better place if we weren’t all subjected to such a homogonized, commercially oriented, specific brand of art, culture, and media. Tagged: antony and the johnsons, art, artists, avant garde music, cocorosie, dada, experimental music, musi...