Ian Cooke
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Denver’s Ian Cooke released his second album, Fortitude, in January 2012, with the help of The Greater Than Collective. Produced by Ian O’Dougherty and mixed by Bob Ferbrache (Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, Wovenhand), Fortitude showcases the wide array of musical proficiency that Cooke possesses as he switches from playful to dark and sincere at the flick of a cello bow. Splicing in elements of indie, classical, progressive rock, and more, the album builds on the foundation laid down by his previous album, The Fall I Fell, and expands it with stronger writing and loftier concepts.
Cooke’s talent coupled with his diligent work ethic has earned him several accolades, including features in SPIN, a Daytrotter session, a #1 ranking in the 2009 Denver Post Music Poll and “Best Singer Songwriter,” “Best album,” and “Best Avant-Garde” nods by Westword. Cooke was featured alongside Billy Bragg, M. Ward, Owen Pallet, and more on a Joanna Newsom tribute.
He has toured in the US and Australia playing with The Dresden Dolls, Crooked Fingers, Built to Spill, The Decemberists, The Flaming Lips (Monolith Festival), Blonde Redhead, Devotchka, Rasputina, Wovenhand, Pedro the Lion and many more.
With packaging as engaging as the music it contains, Fortitude is a direct copy of nothing – a truly original and unique endeavor.
Videos
“Fortitude”
Discography
Fortitude (November 11, 2011)
The Fall I Fell (April 7, 2007)
Past Press
“A one-man chamber ensemble, Ian Cooke specializes in forlorn folk built on cello-heavy arrangements and vocals that mimic his instrument’s mournful modulations.” -SPIN Magazine, Sept ‘08
“If Sufjan Stevens had been weaned on nothing but recordings by Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Bach and “Eleanor Rigby,” his take on chamber pop might sound something like Cooke’s work. But as it stands, Cooke makes Stevens’s elaborate compositions seem almost prosaic. ” - Dave Herrera, Westword
“Cooke, his cello and his looping effects pedal are now fixtures — icons, even — in Denver’s thriving independent music community. And after years of climbing the ranks, playing clubs, galleries, living rooms and museums, the singer-songwriter-cellist-pianist was voted the top musician in the 2009 Denver Post Underground Music Poll.” - Ricardo Baca, Denver Post
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Click HERE to stream or download the latest single, “Fortitude.” (right click or command click to download)
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Contact
Management: Ian O’Dougherty // ianomusic {at} gmail {dot} com
Label: Virgil Dickerson // virgil {at} illegalpetes {dot} com
Publicity: Erin Barnes // erin {at} illegalpetes {dot} com
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