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Join 52 other followers. Sign me up. Already have a WordPress. Log in now. By the time they saw each other again, almost 10 years had slipped past. Naturally, the story of that reunion is the stuff of make-believe. By her late teens, Bianca had become a writer, artist and fashion designer in New York.

But one day she felt an urge to escape. By that time, Sierra was in Paris, studying opera, a world she was "fascinated" with. After a couple of days that Bianca recalls being "a little embarrassing and weird", the two "dissolved into each other" and started anew. Sierra quit her studies and they embarked on a personal art project: documenting their reunion, in photographs and in songs, recorded in Sierra's bathroom.

They never intended to release them, says Bianca. For a while she actually resented it: "I thought I was being taken away from my own art. None the less, the sisters have carried on making music. Each time they record, their impulse, says Sierra, is to "be really alone, to isolate ourselves away from the world".

What drives them, it seems, is a desire to figure out the weird jigsaw of their existence. Being in CocoRosie has helped Sierra become more at ease with herself. Recently, she dreamed she had "a really intense full beard. I have a lot of beard envy. CocoRosie, then, are the medium through which the sisters explore their oddnesses, obsessions and darkest secrets.

They don't know how long the band will continue - Bianca claims they are "just moving through doors as they open".

Posted : CocoRosie makes their domestic debut Jan. The release, which was made in Argentina and seven other studios across the world, follows the tradition of the Casady sisters recording in places outside their native United States.

A combination of fantastical elements marks their sound, a boundary-transcending equality distinguishing their look. Known for their intricately-woven melodies and distinct voices, the two also don transgender costumes — adding layers upon layers to their personas and sound. Sierra was studying to be an opera singer; Bianca carrying a background in art and fashion.