Coco—the project of Maia Friedman, Oliver Hill, and Dan Molad—began as an experiment of sorts; three friends writing songs for nothing other than the ritual of doing so. “There’s a mutual admiration and trust among us,” the band shares. “It allows a ‘first thought best thought’ mentality.” Their vast and varied individual creative histories—notably with Dirty Projectors, Lucius, and Pavo Pavo—inform an illustrious, collective sensibility for songcraft. Coco’s self-titled debut gathered fervent acclaim from tastemakers at NPR, BBC, SiriusXM, and Spotify among others. The trio headlined packed rooms in New York City, Los Angeles, and London, made their festival debut at End of the Road, and supported Kevin Morby on a national tour.    Since, life has flown wildly forward for the members of Coco—Oliver getting married, Dan getting engaged, Maia giving birth to her first child. Their highly anticipated sophomore release—starkly titled ‘2’—honors these transformations. On opener “Any Other Way” Coco meditates on change from a widescreen perspective: The leaf and the body, each in their time, turns on a schedule, turns on a dime. Maia lays a lush bed of shoegaze guitars; Dan's builds ecstasy from downtempo drums; Oliver stirs a current of hypnotically looping basslines. The song is a stunning microcosm of this band's specific genius: carving space for each musical personality to shine, without the shadows of excess or distraction.    “Though it's only been a few years, the band has seen us through fundamental transformations in each of our lives, which we are fortunate enough to process together.” Self-produced, with collaboration from Adrian Olsen (Lucy Dacus, Fruit Bats, Bedouine), the album is sensuous and spellike, its sonics varying from lush, shoegaze guitars, to dusky electronica, to jangly 60’s pop. Maia, Oliver, and Dan continue their sacred practice—arriving to each other empty-handed and open-hearted, finding power in three equal parts.    “gorgeous, warmly wistful… a balmy, liberating groove” (Gorilla Vs. Bear)   “bold, striking, but emphatically subdued, the dreamy pop aspect  seem to be filtered in from another dimension,” (CLASH)   “unerringly intimate” (The Line of Best Fit)   “just heaven” (BBC).     

Songwriter Carly Bond’s new album under her pseudonym Meernaa, pairs dusky, dexterous vocals with sensual, technically refined compositions. The artful grooves of the upcoming So Far So Good carry forward influences such as Sade, Cate Le Bon, Minnie Riperton, and Talk Talk. Keeled Scales will release So Far So Good in May 2023 via Secretly Distribution. Throughout So Far So Good’s 11 tracks, Bond smoothly maneuvers her deft vocals among the sleek shapes of chilled funk, inviting R&B, and folk/pop innovations. Timeless with unexpected turns, Bond’s spacious songs flow with the analog certainty of pristine guitar, wizardly synths, and dance-bating bass and percussion. Meernaa’s previously released singles “Another Dimension” and “On My Line '' introduce a celestial and soulful album. The weather of these songs is varied, the poetry shifting its winds from tender playfulness to desire. Amelia Maher of The Line of Best Fit called Bond’s imagination “as intriguing as it is beguiling and mysterious.” Meernaa’s So Far So Good travels perfectly with a glistening night out or a drive to a secret hideaway. Part of a blooming Los Angeles music scene, Carly Bond is a studio engineer and partner at Altamira Sound studios. As a session and touring guitarist she's worked with artists such as Luke Temple, Jerry Paper, Suzanne Vallie, and Miya Folick. Joining lineups including Helado Negro, Miya Folick, Nilüfer Yanya, Brijean, and Sam Evian, Bond leads a complete band, which fully realize Meernaa’s smoldering performances. In support of So Far So Good, Meernaa will tour broadly from their homebase in Los Angeles, California.