The Coo return with a new single ‘Something’s Turned‘, which finds Matt Arthur and Jara Holdert reflecting on a love that is draining slowly away – the fire’s gone and there’s barely the fizzle left. It’s a song that suits these darker days – the staring out of a window at the endless rain, coffee cup steaming whilst one wonders how it all came to this. It’s that mood that The Coo have captured so perfectly here.
Matt Arthur and Jara Holdert, you’ll recall, come from opposite sides of the North Sea, and met at an open mic’ in Amsterdam. ‘Something’s Turned‘ is the first release from their forthcoming album ‘A Different Life‘, produced by themselves alongside producer Sean Gascoigne. The album is out in October, and there will be a tour of Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK in November/December.
Harmonies abound in cross-channel collaboration. After a seven-year cross-channel collaboration and four years after their first ‘Live in Amsterdam’ EP Matt Arthur and Jara Holdert release their first full-length album ‘A Different Life’. Despite living in different countries, in the time that followed their first meeting they managed to continuously…
We're delighted to share the premiere of a live performance of 'Honey I Do', the latest single from Americana/folk duo The Coo. The song begins delicately, with just Jara Holdert's acoustic notes and beautifully pure voice, while Matt Arthur's subtle electric guitar is in the background. Then, the song bursts…
Matt Arthur and Jara Holdert met by chance at an open-mic in Amsterdam and found that their two-part harmonies worked so well together that they continued on until they found that they had evolved both a deep musical and personal relationship that bridges the North Sea. 'Low Country Girl' was…
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