Noah's Ark

CocoRosie is the Casady sisters, Bianca and Sierra.  Born in different states, the girls grew up apart until fate brought them together again in 2003: once disconnected, now inseparable. After the mysterious and beautiful La Maison de Mon Reve surfaced in early 2004, CocoRosie lived a nomadic existence, spending months traveling the world with a myriad of acts, including Bright Eyes, TV on the Radio, Antony and the Johnsons, Devendra Banhart, and Blonde Redhead. Along the way, Noah's Ark began to breathe.  It happened anytime, anywhere, everywhere: in a barn in France, at their home in Brooklyn, in a Parisian studio, in a grungy hotel room after a show.  The songs were formed and fashioned in various ways, using anything from prehistoric recording methods to more modern techniques.Heart-offerings of friends, family, loved ones and lost ones surface gracefully throughout Noah's Ark, contributing depth to the narrative journey. A mother's chant, a nephew's cry. Antony's angelic falsetto floating across "Beautiful Boyz." The texture and flow that French MC and beat boxer Spleen adds to "K-hole," "Bisounours" and more. Originally released in 2005, Noah's Ark is the result of a rootless reality, a drifting consciousness across state lines, date lines, time lines... connected to the past, vague about the future. But the heart of these songs is always issued from a tender present.