I Blame Coco / The Traps
Miss Perry and Birmingham Promoters are excited to bring I Blame Coco to the Hare and Hounds for her Reading and Leeds Festival warm up show…
Born in northern Italy on July 30, 1990, Eliot Pauline Sumner received a first-rate musical education from her father, Sting. She grew up in a small village in Wiltshire, England, and kept herself largely removed from the glamour and glitz of her father’s career. By her mid-teens, however, “Coco” Sumner had taken a cue from her Dad by composing reggae-flavored songs of her own, many of which were posted to her MySpace page. Several labels took interest in the material, and Coco subsequently signed a multi-album deal with Island Records.
While working on her debut album, the 18 year-old Coco assembled a small band that included session keyboardist Emlyn Mailliard and multi-instrumentalist Al Shux (who produced Jay-Z’s first chart-topping hit, “Empire State of Mind,” in 2009). Sporting a fashionable sound that sampled equally from pop, ska, and electro-punk, I Blame Coco began releasing songs in early 2010, including a duet with the Swedish pop vocalist Robyn. Fresh from festival appearances at Isle of Wight and Glastonbury, I Blame Coco will show you how polished quality credible pop is meant to be.
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Birmingham based band, The Traps were born on 1st January 2008. After a prolific year in which the band sent hundreds of free mp3s out to fans who messaged them on their myspace, The Traps wanted to take their philanthropic tendencies a step forward.
And so, the ‘Luna EP’ represents the first new material of 2009 from The Traps. ‘Luna’ was written and recorded at the band’s home in February 2009. Under the watchful eye of lead guitarist and producer (chief knob twiddler) James Minhas, these fruitful home recordings grew legs and a plan was hatched for a free release to launch their label Speech Fewapy Records.
