Buy Colbie Caillat - Coco
Let's just get this out of the way: I'm a sucker for a ukelele. And as if the rest of Colbie Caillat's Coco release wasn't amazing enough in and of itself, she's got the laid-back island vibe covered front and center. And so I'll just say it: I love Colbie Caillat.
You should too, by the way. She's got the smoky, sultry voice, the catchy, intelligent songwriting, the sunshine-infused, happy-go-lucky, folk meets acoustic pop, coffee house vibe... She's brilliant.
Need proof? She's an entirely self-promoted artist who climbed her way up the MySpace ranks to now get 50,000+ plays a day. You'll be hard-pressed not to hear her singles "Oxygen" or "Realize" on a pop radio station. She's been featured in Rolling Stone. She claims inspiration from Lauryn Hill, The Weepies, Fleetwood Mac, and others (and you can hear the influence in her sound) - and many are calling her a female John Mayer or Jack Johnson (although, for just once, I'd love to see a female artist get her own without being compared to male powerhouses). I just hope that when it comes to Grammy time, that she gets her just recognition. Because her music absolutely deserves it.
Tracks like "Oxygen," "Bubbly," "Feelings Show," "Realize," and "Tied Down" (featuring the ukelele!) showcase Colbie Caillat's relatability to her audience. Her sound is like a a favorite cozy blanket; you want to just wrap it around you and melt within the relaxation. In fact, as you hear her sing - despite the fact that she looks strikingly like Jennifer Aniston (I actually thought when I first saw the cover of her CD that, God forbid, Aniston actually put out an album) - you feel as if she's your own best friend, just relaying a story here and there about her everyday life. She has the ability to touch your heart, stimulate your senses and add sunshine to your day.
Buy Colbie Caillat - Coco
01 Oxygen
02 The Little Things
03 One Fine Wire
04 Bubbly
05 Feelings Show
06 Midnight Bottle
07 Realize
08 Battle
09 Tailor Made
10 Magic
11 Tied Down
12 Capri
Colbie Caillat - Coco
