Track Listings (13) - Disc #1| All Artists: Cerys Matthews Title: Cockahoop Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Rough Trade Us Release Date: 1/25/2005 Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock Style: Indie & Lo-Fi Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 021823004723 |
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'Cockahoop' is the debut solo album by the former Catatonia frontwoman, Cerys Matthews. Recorded in Nashville with help from various names in the alt. country scene, the album contains a cover version of The Handsome Fami... more » |
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Album Description 'Cockahoop' is the debut solo album by the former Catatonia frontwoman, Cerys Matthews. Recorded in Nashville with help from various names in the alt. country scene, the album contains a cover version of The Handsome Family's 'Weightless Again'. Also featured is the single, 'Only A Fool'. Blanco Y Negro. 2003. Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsSweet Surrender Lee Armstrong | Winterville, NC United States | 04/25/2005 (4 out of 5 stars) "Known as the lead singer for Catatonia's 5 albums, Cerys Matthews' first solo set is a departure from that band's sound. She opens up with "Chardonnay" written by Roger Cook who wrote the classic hits "You've Got Your Troubles" for the Fortunes, "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) for the Hollies and "Green Grass" for Gary Lewis & the Playboys. In Matthews' hands "Chardonnay" is a delightful track complete with bassoon, oboe, cello & bazouki. [I confess I don't actually know what a "bazouki" is, but there is a great variety of sounds within the track.] On her own "Only A Fool," Matthews fashions a lovely melody filled with longing, "So I creep by your side, no great surprise, all for your sweet surrender; The morning stands still, won't let me in." On the brief "La Bague," Cerys' voice sounds quite a bit like the classic rock singer Melanie with its lusty alto, full of life. I understand that Matthews wrote the songs for this set without running water, a kitchen or a bathroom. The songs certainly have an elemental feel as on the lovely "Ocean" & "The Good In Goodbye." This is a great set with a homey country feel. Enjoy!" Beauty J. P. Cook | New Zealand | 03/20/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "Listening to this album over and over again, is like dancing till I'm tired, and drinking till I'm full. It's beautiful, pure beauty. " Not bad... J. Holmes | yokohama, japan | 11/19/2005 (3 out of 5 stars) "Cery's Matthews possesses a truly unique voice that combines a velvet croak with a whiskey-ravaged rasp. that may sound like an insult...but it's not, i actually like her voice and it lends itself to these songs quite nicely. acoustic driven and heavy on the cowgirl accents, Cockahoop contains some nice little songs. but overall, i feel like it's missing something. maybe squaring Matthews's voice into the country rock sound is just a little too derived...in other words, it works sometimes, and sometimes it does not. but it is a nice little record. shame about the absolutely horrendous cover art. ouch."
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