CocoRosie - 'The Adventures Of Ghosthorse And Stillborn' (Touch and Go) Released 09/04/07

Bianca from CocoRosie has an unconventional voice and in the past, the band have made more use of the harp. Just as Joanna Newsom has recently found success with that combination, CocoRosie are bravely moving on. At times, 'The Adventures...' sees them go hip-hop, with bolder beats and Bianca proto-rapping. This sounds great, with the exception of 'Japan' and it's chorus..."Everybody just hold hands". Even the most ardent tree-hugger would surely find this repeated refrain annoying.

'Werewolf' is much better, with it's musical swing and beat-y lyrics..."I don't mean to close the door/ but for the record, my heart is sore/ you blew through me like bullet holes/ left stains on my sheets and stains on my soul". "Porn-y movies make me reminisce" they sing on 'Animals', the next song returns to this theme, with typical lyrical skill..."Can't just rub him out, like the mob used to do so, like memories of porno and tea-stains and tobacco".

What follows, 'Houses' is the starkest tune on 'The Adventures...', with just a piano, the sisters Casady and a coin being flipped. This adds weight to Bianca's "He loves me, he loves me not" lament..."Don't you love your baby? Tell me"

Production comes from Valgeir Sigurosson, who also worked on Bjork's 'Vespertine'. Like that album the closing track here, 'Miracle' creates a womb-like, sleepy warmth, with a Johnson-less Antony having the final say.