Video Premiere: New Cosmico clip Ivory Coast released today
Austin indie-rockers Cosmico premiere the video for their track, “Ivory Coast” today at The Cosmic Clash. The quintet led by Greg Denn worked with local record producer, Chris John “Frenchie” Smith to record the song for the upcoming album, Overthinker Knowitall which is slated to drop later this month. The music is good. The tracks have enough reference points to sound relevant and introduce new sounds at the same time. The band describes it as 80s melodies with 60s vocal lines. That might be a bit simplistic as we’re apt to describe the song as what happens when synth-based melodies and electronic beats collide with old-school, guitar-driven rock n roll.
Classic, heavy guitar work is the trademark of Kevin Manship who does most of the heavy lifting on the six-string for the group. Denn plays guitar alongside vocal duties wearing a slightly scary clown costume in the clip featured below. His brother plays drums. Scary clowns are tempered by the clowning around the band does in the video. The scene appears to be a modest North Austin home and front lawn which witnesses a group of misfit clowns, throwing knives and a dunk tank. Sounds unlikely and it is. But so is Cosmico once you know their backstory.
Denn sings lines from inside the tank, standing in waist-deep water looking forlorn as he intones the words. The singer and bandleader suffered extensive injuries from a motorcycle crash in 2017. The injury forced Denn to consider his life priorities. Music was one of them and he began playing guitar and writing new material soon after. Later that year, the band played their first show at Stubb’s BBQ, attracting the attention of Smith who later helped the band produce their upcoming record.
The new record drops February 22 at Empire Control Room. Get more information and RSVP for the show here. Cosmico also plays our birthday party for Sonya Hernandez March 6 at Cheer Up Charlie’s. RSVP and get more information on the show here.
The song’s tribal intro and classic, indie-rock shimmery guitar work overlaid by distorted, fuzzy rhythm guitar sounds both classic and new simultaneously. We like the track. It’s quality music that holds up after multiple spins. We think you’ll like it too. Check it out…
