Defying ordained music genres, UK/US trio ROC have confounded and delighted… Read Full Bio ↴Defying ordained music genres, UK/US trio ROC have confounded and delighted critics and fans since their first mid-'90s releases. They ransack everything from pure noise to pure pop, combining idiosyncratic male/female vocals, sound effects and straight instruments to reflect modern urban complexity more fully than their tradrock peers.
"if the prospect of a pillar-to-post ride through the post-modern gamut deosn't give you a nosebleed, then you and ROC deserve each other" (uncut).
ROC are:
Patrick Nicholson - keys, guitar, production
Fred Braunen - voice, guitar, keys
Karen Sheridan - voice, guitar, keys
The group released their third album "Night Fold Around Me" in June 2006. It's the overdue follow-up to "Virgin" (Virgin Records 1997) and their debut "ROC" (Setanta Records 1996), both widely acclaimed by press and musicians including Orbital and Radiohead.
The new album (on fast-rising London-Brooklyn label 12 Apostles) has been warmly received by UK press:
"ROC are an intriguing concern and this third album sees that continuing" 3/5 (Q)
"Their most accessible album...a terrific collection of lush, intelligent electro pop full of beauty, tempered optimism and gallows wit" 4/5 The Scotsman
2 singles have preceeded the album. "Princess" was BBC 6music's Evening Sequence Single of the Week. "Journey to the Centre of Brixton" had plays on Radio 1 and 6music and made Playlouder.com's readers poll Top 50 singles of 2005 (despite only being released in December). A further single from the album "Sink A Bite Into Life" is planned, meanwhile a 12" remix of the track by Aussie electrobrat Dsico is currently topping UK club dj charts.
From their early singles such as "God Willing" and "Girl With A Crooked Eye" (Little Star Recordings), the group was labelled 'perverse' and 'uncategorisable' for their refusal to stick to a pre-ordained genre, instead viewing the whole of pop music as fair game for their ideas. While some viewed this as mere mischief, others realised ROC were attempting something more complex:
"be young, be British, parade some sickly indie variant of pop around the shop, watch your so-called career rise in times of chest-beating patriotism and then dip sharply when people come to their senses; alternatively take the ROC route and visit a Britain that is a more paranoid place that the Albion of their Britpop peers. ROC examine the true youth stories of our time: the long-term effects of hedonism, atomised, uncertain urban lives, boredom." (nme)
"their references are as broad as the Severn Bridge, from Velvet Underground to Phil Spector, DJ Shadow to Kraftwerk, kitsch rock to Europop, but that doesn't matter because ROC still make it sound like they're treading through virgin territory." (Melody Maker).
The early singles displayed a tendecy to black humour (still evident on the latest album). "Girl With A Crooked Eye" is a story of domestic violence on the Costa Del Sol, and "X-ine" contains the line "I hope you both get Aids". But with their first album "ROC" the group revealed a more personal side. Fred Browning and Karen Sheridan delivered forlorn breakup songs, screaming rants and self-loathing. But they still weren't beyond upbeat pop songs ("Hey You Chick!"), dreamy instrumentals and spoken word. They also let loose with all manner of sound effects, real answerphone messages from friends and lovers, taped conversations, fragments of tv and radio. "Excised" starts with a secret recording of a friend's wedding.
The "Virgin" album features "Dada", a techno-riot based around Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's infectious laugh, and "Said What I Said" which predated both Goldfrapp's electro-glam stomps and the UK's appetite for Jerry Springer-type TV shows. But these are again interposed with raw emotional material such as the closer "Ocean & England". Q magazine said: "it ends with a love song - now that is unsettling."
Although branded as pranksters, ROC's story is one of committed perseverance. They gained a 'difficult' reputation when their label wrote an open letter to the industry warning people against working with them; and while critics were celebrating their 'fuck-the-formula' approach, ROC were beyond the wit of marketing departments: two lead singers; too dance for rock/too rock for dance. The band never claimed to be original, noting that artists from the Beatles to Pink Floyd to Prince had used multiple musical styles for their palette. But by mid-90s Britain the lines were drawn: post-rave superclubs versus Britpop's real rock revival. Not much room for people undoing the rules and occasionally coming up with something slightly unusual...
Despite rave reviews for their second album, Virgin dropped ROC during an executive purge in 1999. ROC seemed finished. But the albums reached open ears around the globe, and their reputation has grown. The group continued with three single releases, including "2000Mann" on ex-NME writer Ben Willmott's Spiky label, and toured the UK with Sneaker Pimps. Encouragement from fans and friends led to Karen, Fred and Patrick re-convening in 2003, joining forces with fast-growing Brooklyn label 12 Apostles. In 2004 they were back in the studio, with long-standing collaborators Danton Supple (producer of Coldplay's "X&Y") and Gareth Huw Davies at the desk. "Night Fold Around Me" was completed in Summer 2005.
Finally released this June, "Night Fold Around Me" is a sumptuous concoction of dreamy soundscapes, driving beats, rock'n'roll, trashed ballads, and down-the-centre pop; you'll find less of the Idi/Jerry stuff (though the Baader Meinhof gang made it in), leaving the stage open for Fred and Karen's raging, poignant sentiments.
"not for everyone, but oddly life-affirming." The Scotsman June 2006
Website
http://www.rocmusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/rocuk
"if the prospect of a pillar-to-post ride through the post-modern gamut deosn't give you a nosebleed, then you and ROC deserve each other" (uncut).
ROC are:
Patrick Nicholson - keys, guitar, production
Fred Braunen - voice, guitar, keys
Karen Sheridan - voice, guitar, keys
The group released their third album "Night Fold Around Me" in June 2006. It's the overdue follow-up to "Virgin" (Virgin Records 1997) and their debut "ROC" (Setanta Records 1996), both widely acclaimed by press and musicians including Orbital and Radiohead.
The new album (on fast-rising London-Brooklyn label 12 Apostles) has been warmly received by UK press:
"ROC are an intriguing concern and this third album sees that continuing" 3/5 (Q)
"Their most accessible album...a terrific collection of lush, intelligent electro pop full of beauty, tempered optimism and gallows wit" 4/5 The Scotsman
2 singles have preceeded the album. "Princess" was BBC 6music's Evening Sequence Single of the Week. "Journey to the Centre of Brixton" had plays on Radio 1 and 6music and made Playlouder.com's readers poll Top 50 singles of 2005 (despite only being released in December). A further single from the album "Sink A Bite Into Life" is planned, meanwhile a 12" remix of the track by Aussie electrobrat Dsico is currently topping UK club dj charts.
From their early singles such as "God Willing" and "Girl With A Crooked Eye" (Little Star Recordings), the group was labelled 'perverse' and 'uncategorisable' for their refusal to stick to a pre-ordained genre, instead viewing the whole of pop music as fair game for their ideas. While some viewed this as mere mischief, others realised ROC were attempting something more complex:
"be young, be British, parade some sickly indie variant of pop around the shop, watch your so-called career rise in times of chest-beating patriotism and then dip sharply when people come to their senses; alternatively take the ROC route and visit a Britain that is a more paranoid place that the Albion of their Britpop peers. ROC examine the true youth stories of our time: the long-term effects of hedonism, atomised, uncertain urban lives, boredom." (nme)
"their references are as broad as the Severn Bridge, from Velvet Underground to Phil Spector, DJ Shadow to Kraftwerk, kitsch rock to Europop, but that doesn't matter because ROC still make it sound like they're treading through virgin territory." (Melody Maker).
The early singles displayed a tendecy to black humour (still evident on the latest album). "Girl With A Crooked Eye" is a story of domestic violence on the Costa Del Sol, and "X-ine" contains the line "I hope you both get Aids". But with their first album "ROC" the group revealed a more personal side. Fred Browning and Karen Sheridan delivered forlorn breakup songs, screaming rants and self-loathing. But they still weren't beyond upbeat pop songs ("Hey You Chick!"), dreamy instrumentals and spoken word. They also let loose with all manner of sound effects, real answerphone messages from friends and lovers, taped conversations, fragments of tv and radio. "Excised" starts with a secret recording of a friend's wedding.
The "Virgin" album features "Dada", a techno-riot based around Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's infectious laugh, and "Said What I Said" which predated both Goldfrapp's electro-glam stomps and the UK's appetite for Jerry Springer-type TV shows. But these are again interposed with raw emotional material such as the closer "Ocean & England". Q magazine said: "it ends with a love song - now that is unsettling."
Although branded as pranksters, ROC's story is one of committed perseverance. They gained a 'difficult' reputation when their label wrote an open letter to the industry warning people against working with them; and while critics were celebrating their 'fuck-the-formula' approach, ROC were beyond the wit of marketing departments: two lead singers; too dance for rock/too rock for dance. The band never claimed to be original, noting that artists from the Beatles to Pink Floyd to Prince had used multiple musical styles for their palette. But by mid-90s Britain the lines were drawn: post-rave superclubs versus Britpop's real rock revival. Not much room for people undoing the rules and occasionally coming up with something slightly unusual...
Despite rave reviews for their second album, Virgin dropped ROC during an executive purge in 1999. ROC seemed finished. But the albums reached open ears around the globe, and their reputation has grown. The group continued with three single releases, including "2000Mann" on ex-NME writer Ben Willmott's Spiky label, and toured the UK with Sneaker Pimps. Encouragement from fans and friends led to Karen, Fred and Patrick re-convening in 2003, joining forces with fast-growing Brooklyn label 12 Apostles. In 2004 they were back in the studio, with long-standing collaborators Danton Supple (producer of Coldplay's "X&Y") and Gareth Huw Davies at the desk. "Night Fold Around Me" was completed in Summer 2005.
Finally released this June, "Night Fold Around Me" is a sumptuous concoction of dreamy soundscapes, driving beats, rock'n'roll, trashed ballads, and down-the-centre pop; you'll find less of the Idi/Jerry stuff (though the Baader Meinhof gang made it in), leaving the stage open for Fred and Karen's raging, poignant sentiments.
"not for everyone, but oddly life-affirming." The Scotsman June 2006
Website
http://www.rocmusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/rocuk
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Balloon
ROC Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Balloon' by these artists:
(ZICO) 하루쯤은 높이 뜨고 싶어 주눅 든 내 몸을 부풀려 딱히 바라던 색깔은…
5On5 I don’t know where We’re meant to fly So purposeless So purp…
ADOY She was at the red light, she seemed far away Quiet…
Antik 왜 이렇게 난 네게 또 흔들리는지 겉잡을 수 없이 부풀어 졌어 계속…
Atelier ladybird 割と人当たり良く見られては 本当の自分だけ話せないで 期待の枝にひっかかって 服までズタボロにされている 未来はどっか上…
Beat & Peter The story of the red balloon, She was playing With her…
Bino Rideaux (Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah) (Ezibition) (Oh yeah, oh yeah, o…
Busy Signal Celebrating we′re celebrating Everybody participating This m…
C.R. My heart is a balloon floating above me I hold the…
Catherine Wheel Flying, show me how it feels As dreams go sinking clouds…
chelmico 風船がはじけた 音を横で聞いた うずくまって包んだ お守りみたいに その手首を もう一度かぎたいよ なんでだろ 君が好き…
Club-X I think I see it now Can't believe it how I…
Cosmic Kids Yoga 01234567890 01234567890 01234567890 01234567890 01234567890 …
Crumb Don't know how to spin but it can feel good Just…
Daniel Weidlein Head in the clouds / You circle high / Here…
DJ Aligator Project 2x squeeze your damn balloon Let me see you squeeze it…
DuPre I feel so lost Not a single piece of me…
Erin Martin Somewhere beyond the ¥oceans and the sea There's a love that…
Foals There is a thing called There is this thing called We can…
GEZEBELLE GABURGABLY What do you when you pop like a balloon Someone else…
Goon Moon Can we get up and take a ride? I really need…
Hang Ten I think I see it now Can't believe it how I…
Hanne Hukkelberg He still held my hand in his thread His head filled…
Homing Pigeons Lazy days, couch potato Tony Hawk, pro skater Don't use stai…
Imperial Teen I have a crate it's filled with bricks and Pictures of…
Inude My head is a balloon, My heart is a dead weight I'm…
Invitro Hey Are you mother fuckers ready Are you ready to roll I …
Izumi Makura つまらないやりとり繋いだ ちょっとあくびしてるかなくらいだ さっきまでの緊張ムダになる せっかくの覚悟も揺らぎだす 言え…
Jay Foreman I bought a balloon for twenty pence When I was at…
Jim and the Applejuice All of these hoes wanna start me up Throw up my…
Jimmy Nevis Where are we going? Heaven alone only knows Which way the …
Joey Eppard Goodbye, Bye my baby Now there's no One can save me Yo…
K. Beta There were times in my life when I was confused. There…
Kate & Anna McGarrigle/Lou Reed I'm a little balloon and I get puffed up Squeeze me…
Kwesta Where are we going Heaven alone only knows Which way the win…
Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon When your brother and his raisin jack Blow up in the…
Lily & Horn Horse Life is a perfect balloon It doesn't wait for you And every…
Lizzy Farrall I'm such an awkward mess All around me are swinging jaws Is…
Lou Reed I'm a little balloon and I get puffed up Squeeze me…
Mar Malade strawberry feelings on my bed take a shower in my…
Maya and Mary N*ggas think it’s cute But I’ve got too much rude for…
MayDoni 지금 나 터질 것 같아 I dont know 나도 모르겠어 조용히 나를…
Melanie Valentine You've got my Attention Now Hold Me Tight Don't make a so…
Muncie Girls I was on the other side, trying to sort myself out. You…
Orheyn Slow-mo, ooh Shawty does it solo, ooh Bad things in her ojos…
Peter and the Wolves The story of the red balloon, She was playing With her…
Polyphozia If not for the balloons, I think I would've died.…
R.O.C. Things have been bright For quite some time And I will be…
Ramases Balloon - just off the surface of the moon Balloon -…
Sara Haze When it gets hard and I cannot cope Reel myself out…
St. Vincent You ain't been through nothing if you can't feel me You…
The Candle Thieves Había globos en el cielo Cuando llegó su última noche, Fue l…
The Pancakes i never show that i sometimes do not wanna see…
The Sea & I I was all alone When she was all alone And ya I…
Varnish La Piscine Si tu restes c'est cool, cool J'te laisse pas partir parce…
Vern Matz Caught you standing still Staring into space Holding onto so…
Wendy & Lisa Here in My Balloon I can see things my way Float across…
ZICO 하루쯤은 높이 뜨고 싶어 주눅 든 내 몸을 부풀려 딱히 바라던 색깔은…
河村隆一 空に消えてゆく赤い風船が 僕が手を離したのさ 一人で今見上げてる 届かぬ 恋だとしても wow (want you, n…
泉まくら つまらないやりとり繋いだ ちょっとあくびしてるかなくらいだ さっきまでの緊張ムダになる せっかくの覚悟も揺らぎだす 言…
We have lyrics for these tracks by ROC:
Beat In case of an investigation by any federal entity or…
Burn Why I try so hard but I'm not good enough? I…
Control Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, uh yeah, yeah, yeah I finally made…
I Want You I Need You I Miss You I've seen suckers loose themselves in the games they learn…
Intro Didn't have much growing up Stayed low now I'm going up Bles…
Moonlight I can see dimes in the night �me. Dimes in…
Outro We've all searched for that one thing Whether it be a…
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