Paranoid Cocoon

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Paranoid Cocoon
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2009 (2009-01-27)
RecordedKingdom Crumb Studios, Cumberland, Maryland, 2008
Genre Indie folk, Psychedelic folk, Dream pop
Length41:11
Label Suicide Squeeze Records
Cotton Jones chronology
The River Strumming
(2008)
Paranoid Cocoon
(2009)
Tall Hours in the Glowstream
(2010)

Paranoid Cocoon is the second album by Cotton Jones, which was released on January 27, 2009. It was the band's debut on Suicide Squeeze Records. The band's sound was described as an "intriguing mix of country and melancholy psychedelia" [1] and comparisons were made with Johnny Cash, Mazzy Star, and Beach House. [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Up a Tree (Went This Heart I Have)"3:48
2."Gotta Cheer Up"3:12
3."Some Strange Rain"4:02
4."Gone the Bells"4:14
5."Photo Summerlude"2:27
6."By Morning Light"5:12
7."Cotton & Velvet"3:54
8."Little Ashtray in the Sun"3:12
9."Blood Red Sentimental Blues"4:36
10."I Am the Changer"6:34

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References

  1. "Cotton Jones: Charming Sadness". NPR. 2009-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  2. Kowal, Rachel (2009-01-22). "Cotton Jones: 'Gotta Cheer Up'". NPR. Retrieved 2012-08-20.

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