Bio
“ Cocophone are an experimental folk band. The band currently consists of founders Freya Monks and Fin Divilly...
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Cocophone are an experimental folk band. The band currently consists of founders Freya Monks and Fin Divilly. The instruments used are Guitars and Male Vocals by Fin and Violin, Keyboard, Tambourine and Female Vocals by Freya. With an obsession for guaranteeing the listener both strong harmonized pop melodies and keen poetry, Cocophone to do this by pushing the boundaries of songwriting. This continuous ambition culminated in Cocophone winning the Annual Becks Band of the Year competition in Slane, by the unanimous preference of a judging panel including Lord Mount Charles, his son and Tony Clayton-Lea, music journalist. In addition to this major achievement, Cocophone have had several sold-out gigs in Whelans in the past couple of years.Influences:
Radiohead, The Velvet Underground, Leonard Cohen, Sigur Ros, Arcade Fire, Nick Drake, The Knife, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Cure, Dead Can Dance, Fever Ray, The Kinks, Air, Daft Punk, Bon'iver, Fleetwood Mac, Blur, Jeff Buckley, Simon & Garfunkel, The Smiths, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Bowie.MUSIC
“ A rare bit of laid-back excitement and realistic promise trying to escape the smothering suburbs.
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PHOTOS
“ The duo term their music as 'experimental folk', but that seems more a description of Freya and Finian themselves...
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Social
“ Special Offers: 'A four-track affair, it features the kind of blissed-out, ambient and literate alt-folk you thought had disappeared forever. - The Ticket
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What the press have to say
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(27th january 2011) - Dubliners Cocophone launch their new EP Special Offers on February 11 in The Academy 2. Comprising Fin Divilly on guitar and vocals and Freya Monks on violin, keyboard and vocals the duo have already made waves by emerging victorious from the Annual Beck's Band of the Year 2010. Their Whelan's shows over the last couple of years are the stuff of legend. Get down to the Academy to see if the hype is to be believed.
The Irish Times:
This week we were... link
The Ticket:
Ticket's acts to watch in 2011 (Tony Clayton Lea) link
Heineken Music:
The acts to watch in 2011 by Dan Hegarty link
2uiestow:
I love the acoustic indie folk sounds of Cocophone. The harmonies of Fin and Freya accompany the delicate compositions to create a sound which is warm and brimming with charm. Freya's voice is simply divine! link
