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Artist:The Cooks

Genres:
  • Indie
Melbourne, VIC

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Track: Crystal Darkness by The Cooks
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    Track: 180 Emotional Ollie by The Cooks
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      About

      The Cooks was formed in late 2015 when the singer/songwriter Ricki Wilcox was teaching chemistry at Monash Uni. He put out a call online for someone else to help him take his solo tracks to the next level. One of his students, John Langworthy, replied. Luckily John not only “owned a drum kit”, but was also a classically trained guitarist and vocalist, as well as a skilled drummer and pianist. They put out their first EP, Our First Child, that summer and spent the next few years working on their debut record "Enjoy It While It Lasts" Thematically, The Cooks songs are based around interpersonal connection. Their tracks use this basis to explore topics such as love between friends, romantic love and addiction. Ricki uses music to tell stories about his reality and as such the songs are reflections on the highs and lows of the not only his own life, but also the people important to him. Friends, lovers, ex-lovers and family are captured in special moments. Ricki hopes these moments ...

      Members

      Ricki Wilcox - Guitar and Vocals John Langworthy - Drums
      guitar
      keys
      vocals
      Beatmaster3000

      Sounds Like

      Hard Aches, Smith Street Band, The Front Bottoms, Los Campesinos, Camp Cope, Pat the Bunny

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