The Coctails
The Coctails
Top Songs
| 1 | Black Cricket | ||
| 2 | Gripper Bite | ||
| 3 | Tenement | ||
| 4 | Skeleton (prelude) | ||
| 5 | Marseilles |
Albums
Nov 2004 • 56 songs
Sep 1996 • 19 songs
Jan 1996 • 13 songs
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About
Biography
Progenitors of the lounge revival movement, kitsch-pop icons the Coctails formed in Kansas City in 1989; making their debut at an area art gallery clad in matching yellow tuxedos complete with maroon bowties. The group (singers/multi-instrumentalists Archer Prewitt, Mark Greenberg, John Upchurch, and Barry Phipps) forged a unique, eclectic sound celebrating the sound and imagery of '50s-era space age bachelor pad music, drawing influence from everyone from Miles Davis to Martin Denny. After issuing their 1990 debut EP Hip Hip Hooray on their own Hi Ball label, the Coctails ado...