Rosie Oddie And The Odd Squad - Cola Coka

The long awaited debut single by the hotly tipped North London songstress Rosie Oddie and her gifted cohorts has finally arrived. ‘Cola Coka’, the second single to be released on hot new label Bloody Awful Poetry Records (home to The Outside Royalty) comes laden with hype and looks set to reap the plaudits that all the excitement has promised. Produced by Julian Simmons (The Guillemots), this debut is even more accomplished and self assured than witnesses of Rosie Oddie and The Odd Squad’s live performances have already come to expect.
   
With its unabashed and scathing attack on the London “scene”, Cola Coka has become a firm live favourite, ironically with a lot of the very same people that it pokes fun at. Controversial and chantable, Cola Coka will have students across the UK spilling more snakebites than their wallets can afford as the raucous chorus reaches its peak at the end of the perfectly pop timed 3:55 track duration. With their observant lyrics and dry wit, Rosie Oddie and The Odd Squad are yet again delivering the type of dance floor brilliance that listeners of the UK’s new wave of songsmiths have come to expect.
      
Penning songs since she was 14, main songwriter Rosie was still in her mid teens when long term musical partners Jonny Greenfield (bass) and Stuart Payne (guitar) joined to form the first incarnations of The Odd Squad. The trio were later united with James McEwan drums) and Simon Bloor (guitar) to complete the current line up. From here they set about creating their unique blend of perfectly crafted pop. The eclectic mesh of all of the musician's tastes with a strong narrative lyrical quality and Rosie's unique gravelly vocal style have served to assure that Rosie Oddie and The Odd Squad have garnered not only a huge legion of loyal fans but has also made certain that the music media eye has been firmly fixed upon them in eager anticipation.  

It is has not only been their music that has caught the attention of audiences and media but also Rosie’s eye for the arts, which has been instrumental in forming the bands striking identity. Designing the cover art for the single and creating the artwork for the bands myspace and promotional material has meant there has been a personal stamp of imagery on everything the band has produced. Tie this in with Rosie’s personal flamboyant dress code, already championed by Harper’s Baazar magazine and reported in both broadsheet and tabloid newspapers (The Independent and The Mirror respectively), and the ability to set them apart from their peers is complete.   

Playing sell out shows at The Shepherds Bush Empire, Koko, the Sony Walkman Spring Fling Launch Party, Camden Crawl and most recently The Great Escape Festival has seen their star rapidly rise to the forefront of North London’s thriving music scene. Having been recently invited on tour with The Blockheads has further demonstrated The Odd Squad’s wide appeal and significant musical promise. Couple this with support slots alongside Klaxons, New Young Pony Club and CSS and it seems foolish to suggest that Rosie Oddie and The Odd Squad will be any other than headline festival fodder in the very near future.

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