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乐 团 名:Cocoon可酷乐队
地 区:法国
流行时间:2006至今
类 型:双人组合
风 格:pop folk
艺人资料
可酷乐团是由Mark Daumail 和Morgane Imbeaud一男一女所构成的双人组合Cocoon成军於2006年,除了两人皆献声演唱之外,Mark负责了吉他和乌克丽丽的弹奏、Morgane则是包办了键盤的部分。虽然是法国乐团,但他们习惯演唱英文,或许也是他们更快获得国际瞩目和欢迎的原因之一。Mark曾说过,自己喜欢民谣,Cocoon的乐风主要就是受到从2000年开始的新民谣浪潮的启发,CocoRosie和Sufjan Stevens都是他们的启蒙对象。Mark甚至表示:「我们想当民谣界的White Stripe。」而他们音乐的简单不做作,充满默契又合衬的嗓音和鸣,不哗众取宠,却能够穿透人心地群聚人气。
在出道初期发行了EP《I hate Birds》,并获得了Big Jama地区性比赛之後,两人获得了法国独立厂牌Sober & Gentle的赏识,在2007年献上了首张专辑《My Friends all Died in a Plane Crash》,如此惊悚灰暗的专辑名称搭配上爽朗单纯的曲调,不但有种反差的趣味,似乎也有点云淡风轻的黑色幽默感。这张专辑不仅在法国获得了10万张的白金销售量,也让全世界都认识了Cocoon。随後Cocoon趁胜追击地发行了单曲“From Panda Mountains”以及现场演唱DVD《Back To Panda Mountains》,同时也展开了他们的「Baby Panda」世界巡回。
2010年,Cocoon发行了第二张专辑《Where the Oceans End》,延揽了Tricky和Tindersticks的班底参与制作,显见他们继续向世界扩张的企图心。而专辑中的歌曲虽然依旧以民谣为主,但Mark和Morgane两人更具後劲以及情感层次的歌唱表现,反映出他们一步步的成长。
聆听Cocoon,就像是被风吹拂,简单清新的民谣风格让人舒畅,不爱也难。
2014年,成员 Mark Daumail发行个人专辑《Speed of Light》,上榜SNEP官方法国专辑榜和Ultratop比利时瓦隆专辑榜。
他们的单曲“I Can’t Wait”在2016年发行。
Cocoon is a French pop folk band from Clermont-Ferrand that sings in English. They were founded in 2006 by Mark Daumail (born 6 December 1984) and keyboardist Morgane Imbeaud (born 14 April 1987). On stage they are generally accompanied by Raphaël Séguinier (drums) and Oliver Smith (bass).
The band's first album, My Friends all Died in a Plane Crash, was released on 22 October 2007. It proved to be an international commercial and critical success selling over 100,000 copies and certified platinum in France.
After their first album, Cocoon released the live CD/DVD, Back to Panda Mountain, on 7 September 2009. Following the release of a live CD/DVD, they went on a world tour, dubbed the &Baby Panda Tour&. In April 2010, the band started to record their second studio album, Where the Oceans End.
Alongside Cocoon, the duo's members have taken on solo musical projects.
In 2014, Mark Daumail released his solo album entitled Speed of Light that has charted on SNEP Official French Albums Chart and on Ultratop Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart.
The single “I Can’t Wait”is released in 2016.