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.

Tales of a GrassWidow
Studio album by
CocoRosie
ReleasedMay 27, 2013 (2013-05-27)
GenreElectronic
Length59:56
LabelCity Slang
Producer
CocoRosie chronology
Grey Oceans
(2010)		 Tales of a GrassWidow
(2013)		 Heartache City
(2015)
Singles from Tales of a GrassWidow
  1. "Gravediggress"
    Released: February 19, 2013[1]
  2. "After the Afterlife"
    Released: April 2, 2013[2]

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Clash8/10[5]
Consequence of SoundC+[6]
The Line of Best Fit6.5/10[7]
MusicOMH[8]
The Observer[9]
Pitchfork6.7/10[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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."After the Afterlife"Gaël Alfred Rakotondrabé3:03
2."Tears for Animals*" 5:18
3."Child Bride" 4:18
4."Broken Chariot" 2:14
5."End of Time"Gaël Alfred Rakotondrabé3:20
6."Harmless Monster"Gaël Alfred Rakotondrabé3:07
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
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References
  1. "Gravediggress - Single by CocoRosie". Apple Music. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  2. "After the Afterlife - Single by CocoRosie". Apple Music. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  3. "Tales of a Grass Widow by CocoRosie". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  4. Phares, Heather. "Tales of a GrassWidow - CocoRosie". AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  5. James, Gareth (May 25, 2013). "CocoRosie - Tales Of A GrassWidow". Clash. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  6. Flynn, Katherine (May 29, 2013). "CocoRosie – Tales of a GrassWidow". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  7. Cottingham, Christian (May 29, 2013). "CocoRosie – Tales of a GrassWidow". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  8. Clarke, Helen (May 24, 2013). "CocoRosie – Tales Of A GrassWidow". MusicOMH. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  9. Mongredien, Phil (May 26, 2013). "CocoRosie: Tales of a GrassWidow – review". The Observer. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  10. Howe, Brian (May 29, 2013). "CocoRosie: Tales of a GrassWidow". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  11. Britt, Thomas (June 5, 2013). "CocoRosie: Tales of a GrassWidow". PopMatters. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  12. "Austriancharts.at – CocoRosie – Tales Of A Grass Widow" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  13. "Ultratop.be – CocoRosie – Tales Of A Grass Widow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  14. "Ultratop.be – CocoRosie – Tales Of A Grass Widow" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  15. "Dutchcharts.nl – CocoRosie – Tales Of A Grass Widow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  16. "Lescharts.com – CocoRosie – Tales Of A Grass Widow". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  17. "Offiziellecharts.de – CocoRosie – Tales Of A Grass Widow" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  18. "Swisscharts.com – CocoRosie – Tales Of A Grass Widow". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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