FORTITUDE (VINYL)

Denver's Ian Cooke released his second album, Fortitude, in January of 2012, with the help of The Greater Than Collective. Produced by Ian O'Dougherty and mixed by Bob Ferbache, (Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Wovenhand), Fortitude showcases the wide array of musical proficiency that Cooke possesses as he switches from playful to dark and sincere at the flick of a cello bow. Splicing in elements of indie, classical, progressive rock, and more, the album builds on the foundation laid down by his previous album, The Fall I Fell, and expands it with stronger writing and loftier concepts.??Cooke's talent coupled with his diligent work ethic has earned him several accolades, including features in SPIN, a Daytrotter session, a #1 ranking in the 2009 Denver Post Music Poll and Best Singer Songwriter, Best album, and Best Avant-Garde nods by Westword. Cooke was also featured alongside Billy Bragg, M. Ward, Owen Pallet, and more on a Joanna Newsom tribute.??He has toured in the US and Australia playing with The Dresden Dolls, Crooked Fingers, Built to Spill, The Decemberists, The Flaming Lips, Blonde Redhead, Devotchka, Rasputina, Wovenhand, Pedro the Lion and many more. With packaging as engaging as the music it contains, Fortitude is a direct copy of nothing, a truly original and unique endeavor.??A one-man chamber ensemble, Ian Cooke specializes in forlorn folk built on cello-heavy arrangements and vocals that mimic his instrument's mournful modulations. - SPIN??Ian Cooke Fortitude Track Listing:??1. A Reasonable Life?2. The Towering Prince?3. Fortitude?4. Cassowary & Fruit Bat ?5. Rover ?6. The Kingdom ?7. Bones ?8. American Girl ?9. Havoc ?10. Scaffolding