Idolator

I don't know about you guys, but yesterday's New York Times Magazine profile of the trying-so-hard-to-be-bewitching duo CocoRosie was excruciating to read—I actually only got through it on a third pass—thanks to the "how does it feel to be so incredibly awesome???" vibe given off by profiler Fernanda Eberstadt, coupled with the Casady sisters' overarching preciousness. They eat lots of hard-boiled eggs! They have their own blend of tea! And a kooky entourage! I'm not 100% sure if the goal of this profile was anthropological, i.e. showing Times readers what two young women who were fully hatched from a place of complete privilege look like right before the end of our nu-Gilded Age, but I did know that every time I tried to sit down and really read the damn thing I kept getting flashbacks to the Sunday Styles bro-down with Vampire Weekend from a few months back. A few choice quotes after the jump. More »