I Blame Coco - The Constant - 2010

Following in her father's footsteps, Eliot Sumner went into music and formed her own "band" called I Blame Coco.  And, like her father, she's proven to be a very talented songwriter and performer.  When you listen to her sing, you can hear Sting in her voice and in her melodies.  It's almost uncanny how similar they are.  Her voice is a low alto, and is rich and expressive.  Her melodies are addictive.  The first five songs on her album The Constant are a quick listen, but are incredibly written and tend to get stuck in your head for hours.

I first heard her when I was sampling a bunch of tabs of suggestions on Youtube.  I find a group that I like on Youtube, and then start sifting through the suggestions on the sidebar, trying to find something worthy of collecting.  I found her without knowing who she was, and fell in love with her music by the third video.  Once I found out who she was, I knew why she was so good.

So, the first disc is the album and some remixes.  The second disc Quicker was actually one of her singles.  I collected all the extra tracks I could find, b-sides, mixes, outtakes, guest appearances - and put them on one disc.  It's not as good as the actual album, but it's still quite impressive.

And, to my wife who will read this...

Yes, I know that she is very pretty.  But, I don't like her music because she's pretty.  I like it because it's GOOD MUSIC.  It sounds good, it's written well, and those are things that are hard to come by now-a-days.  Plus, she's like half my age.  So, please don't get bent out of shape when you see that I've posted this.  I love you and I think that YOU are beautiful, and that's that....

Love you, darling!

I Blame Coco - The Constant - 2010

I Blame Coco - Quicker - 2011