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Track Listings
| 1. Selfmachine |
| 2. In Spirit Golden |
| 3. Quicker |
| 4. Turn Your Back On Love |
| 5. Please Rewind |
| 6. Summer Rain |
| 7. Playwright Fate |
| 8. The Constant |
| 9. Party Bag |
| 10. No Smile |
| 11. Caesar - I Blame Coco, Robyn |
| 12. Only Love Can Break Your Heart |
| 13. It's About To Get Worse |
| 14. Quicker |
| 15. Digital Insert |
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The Constant is the electro-pop fuelled debut album from I Blame Coco--also known as Coco Sumner and the daughter of legendary musician Sting. Coco worked on the record since the age of 15, before scrapping and reworking the entire body of work, crafting each melody and lyric to her own specification. Her inherited, distinct voice caught the ear of Swedish producer Klas Ahlund (Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue) and Robyn, who sang on first single "Caesar".
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I've listened to many of the demo's of this album in the past year(s) and personally I liked the reggae/ska style a bit better. Nevertheless is this a brilliant first album of Coco. If you want to hear and see I Blame Coco at her full potential, please visit her live show! :o) You won't be disappointed.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Love it! New sound, nice cross over with old ska sound, great voice! For me, the album is gold already!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Blimey! Sting's little girl done good! I stopped liking Mr Sumner's music
a very long time ago but there's not a whiff of rainforest about this
largely jolly collection of fourteen tracks produced by the estimable
Klaus Ahlund. He has brought 'The Constant' into land glowing with the
fine electro-glossy sound with which he is associated and does so well.
For her part Ms Coco sings splendidly and has spun (with varying degrees of
assistance) some very good tunes into being. She has a distinctive voice.
Low, fruity, rich and throaty. The beats are big; the synths glisten and
sparkle. All in all it's a perfectly pleasant affair. Not great but very good.
None of the songs go on too long. Economy can be a boon in the right hands.
Strongest amongst them 'Turn Your Back On Love' makes a bid for best of
the bunch. It really is a cracking composition which romps along between
workmanlike verse to uplifting chorus with beautifully calibrated confidence.
'In Spirit Golden' has oodles of a nice kind of eighties exuberance running
through it. Chunky pitch-perfect terrestrially-tied space-age power-pop.
'Quicker' is a marvelously old-fashioned confection with the tiniest whiff of Goth
about it. The rhythmic structure lends itself to high-kicks and ribald twirling.
'Party Bag' is another cracking anthem. Ms Sumner does her very best to sound
mean and moody but she can't help throwing herself into the gorgeous uplifting
chorus and nail it to the studio wall with warmth, enthusiasm and conviction.
'Caesar', a duet with Robyn, is about as down and dirty as things get.
It storms along like an angry wasp stuck in a milk bottle but funnier!
'It's About To Get Worse' is a powerful slower-paced number which packs a
considerable emotional wallop and shows off the best of Ms Sumner's not
inconsiderable vocal talents. A glimpse of greater things to come methinks!
The take on Neil Young's 'Only Love Can Break Your Heart' is the only badly
judged inclusion. Truth-be-told it's a bit of a stinker but we can forgive one
miss-hit given the generally very high quality of the rest of the material.
'The Constant' is a polished and very impressive debut.
Recommended.
a very long time ago but there's not a whiff of rainforest about this
largely jolly collection of fourteen tracks produced by the estimable
Klaus Ahlund. He has brought 'The Constant' into land glowing with the
fine electro-glossy sound with which he is associated and does so well.
For her part Ms Coco sings splendidly and has spun (with varying degrees of
assistance) some very good tunes into being. She has a distinctive voice.
Low, fruity, rich and throaty. The beats are big; the synths glisten and
sparkle. All in all it's a perfectly pleasant affair. Not great but very good.
None of the songs go on too long. Economy can be a boon in the right hands.
Strongest amongst them 'Turn Your Back On Love' makes a bid for best of
the bunch. It really is a cracking composition which romps along between
workmanlike verse to uplifting chorus with beautifully calibrated confidence.
'In Spirit Golden' has oodles of a nice kind of eighties exuberance running
through it. Chunky pitch-perfect terrestrially-tied space-age power-pop.
'Quicker' is a marvelously old-fashioned confection with the tiniest whiff of Goth
about it. The rhythmic structure lends itself to high-kicks and ribald twirling.
'Party Bag' is another cracking anthem. Ms Sumner does her very best to sound
mean and moody but she can't help throwing herself into the gorgeous uplifting
chorus and nail it to the studio wall with warmth, enthusiasm and conviction.
'Caesar', a duet with Robyn, is about as down and dirty as things get.
It storms along like an angry wasp stuck in a milk bottle but funnier!
'It's About To Get Worse' is a powerful slower-paced number which packs a
considerable emotional wallop and shows off the best of Ms Sumner's not
inconsiderable vocal talents. A glimpse of greater things to come methinks!
The take on Neil Young's 'Only Love Can Break Your Heart' is the only badly
judged inclusion. Truth-be-told it's a bit of a stinker but we can forgive one
miss-hit given the generally very high quality of the rest of the material.
'The Constant' is a polished and very impressive debut.
Recommended.
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SOME ALBUMS ARE WORTH THE WAIT...HERE'S THE PROOF!
You know how now and again an album due for release keeps getting postponed and there's the waiting game,then finally the album get it's much anticipated release and you wonder if... Read more
Published 7 months ago by BAZ316
Pop rock
For anyone who likes pop rock and enjoys music from aspiring musicians, this is a must. Versatile music pieces with interesting lyrics that all stick in your ear. Love it!
Published 8 months ago by KC Pips
I've been stung
I bought THE CONSTANT as a present for my Son In Law at Xmas and was Intrigued, here was The Daughter Of Sting, airing a 1st CD to the public. Read more
Published 16 months ago by P. WALKER
Very good voice
I stumbled upon this cd quite accidentally, and after watching a couple of videos, I knew that I had to own this recording. The voice of the singer is amazing! Read more
Published 17 months ago by mary
Decent Debut
I've been a huge fan of Coco's since the early days and was eagerly awaiting her debut album after hearing all her previous demos, I was intrigued by some of the offerings such as... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Hayley
Creepingly surprised
It is strangely creepy in a way...if you listen to this album without having seen Coco's photo ever in your life, you think... is this the new Sting? Read more
Published 18 months ago by Georgia Riga
U have 2 buy this
Absolutely brilliant u won't b disappointed i ordered this after seeing coco in Glastonbury saw her agen in lovebox and was hooked. A long time coming but wel worth the wait!!! Read more
Published 18 months ago by Ms. Andrea White
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