artist Cockatoo

Like a bird balanced on a razor's edge, singing in the rain, Cockatoo are a Post-Punk  band based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They can be found dancing upon the shoulders of many alternative and post punk greats. (The Chameleons,The Cure, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Bauhaus, Echo & The Bunnymen, Sugar Cubes)

They have been in regular rotation on international college and alternative radio stations, received critical acclaim from the BBC and Mick Mercer in the UK. With decidedly more edge at times, Cockatoo's music is a  sculptured balance of beauty and beast... an interplay between light and darkness, full of commotion and stillness...

Cockatoo has opened for the likes of Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Romantics and The Raveonettes.

Cockatoo were featured on BBC Radio 6 and are a featured band in the Cherry Red UK Records book "Music To Die For"

“And Now- we come to a track that’s EIGHT MINUTES long. ALWAYS a dilemma because we could probably fit three short snappy guitar tunes into the same time slot. But- I hope you’ll agree that in the case of White Picket Fence, by Alberta combo Cockatoo, it’s worth playing every single second.”
Tom Robinson BBC Radio, February 23, 2008.

  “Here is a band
which encapsulates everything cool about the postpunk
frisson returning among us, where three
people shoehorn their own individual traits into a
sound that is richly melodic and yet powered by
energy.
-Mick Mercer, UK Music Journalist

“I can honestly say I’m unaware of any other band in Alberta that sounds like Cockatoo. It’s a swirly, slightly psychedelic sound full of chiming guitars, echoing drums, slinky, sinister bass that sounds like it crawled off an early Cure record, and of course, Robyn Bright’s sad gorgeous vocals.
Fans of Bauhaus, the Birthday Party, or any true-school goth lover will be glad to know that Cockatoo is keeping the dark flame alive.”

Matthew Halliday, Music Writer,
SEE MAGAZINE. March 20,2008.


"Robyn Bright should think about putting out her own album. The local siren has already recorded more than 15 nocturnal tracks over the past 18 months, all of which are available on newmusiccanada.com.
One of the brighter standouts-sorry couldn't resist- is Abyss, which contrasts fuzzy, low guitar growls with Bright's bewitchingly sensual vocals and lyrics about whispers and drowning.
She counts old U2, Nick Cave and The Cure as some of her influences but you can also hear the gothic strains of Siouxie Sioux, Sinead O'Connor and Bauhaus in Bright's dusky vocals and dark and dreamy arrangements.

...you'll likely be staggered by the talent, introspectiveness and musical beauty"
Sandra Sperounes
Music Writer
Feb 17, 2005,
Edmonton Journal Newspaper