K's Choice Album: “Cocoon Crash”

I first heard this band through "Not an Addict," paid attention, and forgot them. Then I heard the gorgeous single "Virgin State of Mind" on the Buffy TV soundtrack, and went out instantly and bought all the K's Choice I could find.

This album is for those who like a hint of sweetness with their edge -- Sarah's voice still sounds a little ragged, but in a wonderful "I survived last night" kind of way. The songs are melodic and as upbeat as those on "Paradise in Me" were grim. I've become a fan of the band, and highly recommend this as the first purchase for those seeking to get to know them.

Usually I listen more to punk (which I love) and faster rock. But we all have those times in which we like to kick back and just relax a little and don't feel so angry all the time (lol). This is a great cd for such times. I've been a fan of K's Choice music since their 2nd album, Paradise in Me. Their music helped me through some of those teenage troublesome moments we've all had and so they have a very special place in my life. I was lucky enough to see them perform live twice (weeeeeeeeeeeee!) and so I decided to make this review just to get a chance to praise them a bit more :D and along the way, who knows, persuade some of you to add an amazing cd to your collection. I just decided to make my review to Cocoon Crash given that its my favorite of their 4 albums.

Where should I start? This album is just everything a music lover could wish. It has your faster songs, it has your slower, more peaceful songs, every single one with amazing lyrics that have a strong meaning and appeal to you. "Everything for free" and "Hide" are perhaps the faster songs, but it's impossible to be indiferent to tracks like "Quiet little place", "20.000 seconds" and "God in my bed". I really don't know how to explain it, but this songs just reach within you and take a hold of your heart and make you feel exactly like what the song states. Sarah Bettens voice is extraordinary, the rest of the band is extremely gifted to, they're just one of the best bands I've ever heard and this is (in my opinion, of course) their best cd. So if you want to get started in K's Choice universe, why not give this cd a try? I trust you won't regret it. It's worth every dollar (and more). So get up off of that chair and go buy this!!!

K's Choice is quite a phenomenom over here with a lot of fans, including me. This is in my eyes their strongest album so far. They've found a nice balance on this album between faster tracks and slower tracks. Some of their other albums contain in my eyes too many slow tracks, making one feel a bit depressed. This one is different. "Believe", the number 1 hit "everything for free", "too many happy faces" and "hide" are the faster tracks and my favourites. the special voice of Sarah Bettens never bores and is even somewhat relaxing. Calm, yet powerful. This is one of the first albums I bought and still one of the albums I most listen to. If you're into (soft)rock, but don't want a CD full of the same kind of songs this is an album for you.

Not many people have discovered the wonder of K's Choice. I was one of those people a couple years ago. Then, one day, my friend and I were listening to some of her cd's and she played this cd. She told me, "Listen to the lyrics to 20,000 seconds... you'll love it." So I half-listened to the lyrics, not really caring about the lyrics all that much. I liked the song, sure, but it wasn't all that important to me at the time. Another time when I was at her house, I asked if I could borrow this cd. It instantly popped on my list, and is my favorite cd that I own; I love this cd even more than Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill, which was "number 1" since my freshman year of high school. Unfortunately, not many people in America know of K's Choice. They don't know any of the songs, and I've never even seen a video of their's played on MTV. The only reason someone may recognize a song by K's Choice is because Virgin State of Mind was included on the Buffy soundtrack. This cd is for anyone who loves rock in any way. It is especially for those who are into the Lilith Fair-type music (ie: Jewel, Sarah McLachlan, Indigo Girls). Even my boyfriend who hates "chick music" confided that he liked K's Choice. Starting with Believe, which is more of a mild rock song and ending with a ballad called Winners, this cd doesn't have one bad song on it. My favorites are the aforementioned 20,000 Seconds ("20,000 seconds since you left and I'm still counting/20,000 reasons to get up, get something done, and I'm still waiting) and God In My Bed, which is just beautiful. This cd is so great that my roommate at college bought the cd after a few months of hearing me play it over and over again. All in all, it takes an extremely good cd for me to rave about it and for me to actually listen to the whole cd. This cd is one of them. I cannot give it enough praise or enough stars. Just try it out. :)

Talent is an understatement. These guys rock hard and bring in a smooth harmonious melody. Listen very closely to the different subtle background vocals and the clever changes in instrumentation. They all compliment each other very well to put on a thouroughly enjoyable album. Check them out!