Tales of a GrassWidow
| Tales of a GrassWidow | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 27, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | 59:56 | |||
| Label | City Slang | |||
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| CocoRosie chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Tales of a GrassWidow | ||||
Tales of a GrassWidow is the fifth studio album by American musical group CocoRosie, released by City Slang on May 27, 2013.
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Clash | 8/10[5] |
| Consequence of Sound | C+[6] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 6.5/10[7] |
| MusicOMH |  [8] |
| The Observer | [9] |
| Pitchfork | 6.7/10[10] |
| PopMatters |   [11] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 18 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Sierra Rose Casady and Bianca Leilani Casady, and former member Gaël Alfred Rakotondrabé where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "After the Afterlife" | Gaël Alfred Rakotondrabé | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Tears for Animals*" | 5:18 | |
| 3. | "Child Bride" | 4:18 | |
| 4. | "Broken Chariot" | 2:14 | |
| 5. | "End of Time" | Gaël Alfred Rakotondrabé | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Harmless Monster" | Gaël Alfred Rakotondrabé | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Gravediggress" | 5:26 | |
| 8. | "Far Away" | 4:36 | |
| 9. | "Roots of My Hair" | 5:58 | |
| 10. | "Villain" | 4:19 | |
| 11. | "Poison" / "Devil's Island" | 18:18 | |
| Total length: | 59:56 | ||
*Not to be confused with the track "Tearz for Animals", featuring British singer Anonhi, from CocoRosie's 2012 double-sided single "We Are On Fire".
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- CocoRosie – performance, production, recording, artwork
- Gael Rakotondrabe – arrangement (1, 5, 10), piano (1, 5, 6), keyboards (1, 5, 10), synthesizer (1, 5), guitar (5), organ (10)
- Antony Hegarty – vocals (2, 11)
- Tez – human beatbox (2, 5, 7, 8, 10)
- Valgeir Sigurðsson – drum programming (2, 7, 8, 9, 11), production, recording
- Ashok Foga – vocals (3), drums (3)
- Mahipai Foga – castanet (3)
- Kusumakar – bamboo flute (3, 4)
- Ashley "Say Wut?!" Moyer – human beatbox (6), vocals (9)
- Finnbogi Petursson – tones (8, 11)
- Ezekiel Healy – guitar (9)
- Nico Kalwill – additional production, engineering, mixing
- Paul Evans – additional recording
- Jon Trier Ottossen – engineering assistance
- Scott Hull – mastering
- Jean-Marc Ruellan – layout
- Jesse Hazelip – lettering
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] | 49 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] | 49 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] | 64 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] | 99 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[16] | 27 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] | 47 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] | 43 |
References
- ^ "Gravediggress - Single by CocoRosie". Apple Music. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "After the Afterlife - Single by CocoRosie". Apple Music. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ a b "Tales of a Grass Widow by CocoRosie". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Tales of a GrassWidow - CocoRosie". AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ James, Gareth (May 25, 2013). "CocoRosie - Tales Of A GrassWidow". Clash. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Flynn, Katherine (May 29, 2013). "CocoRosie – Tales of a GrassWidow". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Cottingham, Christian (May 29, 2013). "CocoRosie – Tales of a GrassWidow". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Clarke, Helen (May 24, 2013). "CocoRosie – Tales Of A GrassWidow". MusicOMH. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Mongredien, Phil (May 26, 2013). "CocoRosie: Tales of a GrassWidow – review". The Observer. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Howe, Brian (May 29, 2013). "CocoRosie: Tales of a GrassWidow". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Britt, Thomas (June 5, 2013). "CocoRosie: Tales of a GrassWidow". PopMatters. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – CocoRosie – Tales Of A Grass Widow" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – CocoRosie – Tales Of A Grass Widow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – CocoRosie – Tales Of A Grass Widow" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – CocoRosie – Tales Of A Grass Widow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – CocoRosie – Tales Of A Grass Widow". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – CocoRosie – Tales Of A Grass Widow" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – CocoRosie – Tales Of A Grass Widow". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
External links
- Tales of a GrassWidow at Discogs (list of releases)