Alice Cohen
| Alice Cohen | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock, Experimental pop |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Labels |
Chrysalis Records (1979) Atlantic Records (1980) Mercury Records (1984−1986) Dutch East (1993) Roadrunner Records (1994) Lungcast (1994) Evil Teen Records (1996) Spare Me Records (2001) Zilcho (2001) BMG (2001) Olde English Spelling Bee (2009) Crinoline (2008) Sixteen Tambourines (2013) |
| Website | http://www.alicecohen.com/ www.vimeo.com/alicecohen https://alicecohen.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/alice-cohen/sets |
Alice Cohen (former stage name "Alice Desoto") is a New York City based American singer, songwriter and fine artist.
Cohen is best known for her years as the primary songwriter and lead singer of The Vels, the Philadelphia band she co-created in the early 1980s. They were signed in 1984 to the Mercury label under which they released two albums. They had one minor hit ("Look My Way") and a successful MTV music video.
The Vels toured the U.S. in 1986, opening for The Psychedelic Furs.
In 1980, Alice Cohen wrote Karen Young's Atlantic Records disco track "Deetour", recently re-released on Horse Meat Disco
After The Vels dissolved in 1987, Cohen's work changed direction and she became active in the indie/underground and touring scene. Cohen's best-known venture in this period was the band Die Monster Die. DMD released two albums: 1992's Chrome Molly, on Dutch East, and 1994's Withdrawal Method on Roadrunner Records. The band broke up soon after. (N.B. that in 1995, another band called Die Monster Die was founded in Utah; this band is unrelated to the band Cohen was in.)
In 1996, Cohen sang a track (on camera) in the Martin Scorsese-produced movie Grace of My Heart (1996), directed by Allison Anders.
In recent years, Cohen has performed frequently as a solo act, as well as collaborating with a number of groups including LYDSOD, Long Lost, Raw Thrills, Castles, and Espadrille.
With the release of Cohen's solo records, she became active in video and animation, creating music videos to accompany her own releases, as well as composing soundtracks for other animations and video projects.
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