Single

Will Not Break - Single

Mid-tempo song about obsession, addiction, breakup and hope. Featuring big basses, beats, layered vocals and a hook laden chorus.

Addiction

Addiction (Single)

Melodic, electronic, orchestral pop songs, staggering through a dramatic landscape of what to do with the FedEx man, how to buy a dryer at Sears and how best to lick the salt off the edge of a margarita – this album will break your heart.

Rock & Roll Housewife

Know I Said

Pulsating electronic pop anthems with mad strings, high drama horns, blips & dweeps and bulgarian chanting.

The Opposite Of

Sylvia Says

"Jersey Girl" is the lead single from the album COVERLINGS. Inspired by the great Tom Waits "Heartattack and Vine" (1980). I always loved this song, even BEFORE I lived in NJ for a time and WAS a jersey girl . . .

Coverlings

Jersey Girl

JERSEY GIRL

A little known fact: Fleetwood Mac was the first concert I ever attended! Soooo, it was only perfect that I include a cover of Stevie Nicks masterpiece "Landslide" on COVERLINGS. To hear the original, check, out Fleetwood Mac "Fleetwood Mac" from 1975.

LANDSLIDE

The original version of this song by Frankie Valli is just so damn good, that my version almost didn't make it onto COVERLINGS. It's hard to mess with perfection, except that I loved the song so much! Originally released in 1967.

Can't Take My Eyes Off You

CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU

What makes more sense to put on a cover record than an original song? Nothing, I tell you. Nothing.

Messy Girl

MESSY GIRL

I was a huge Karen Carpenter fan as a kid. Plus, the drums. I loved that she really thought of herself as a drummer first, singer second. This song first appeared on The Carpenters album "Now & Then" in 1972.

Yesterday Once More

YESTERDAY ONCE MORE

Puppet

PUPPET

And this is the song that started it all: hearing Jimmy Webb play this song in the studio with Terry Gross on Fresh Air. My grandparents used to love Glen Campbell, so I remember them playing Glen's version of this song when I was a kid. As an adult and musician, I've grown to apreciate the economy and poignancy of the lyrics. Check out Jimmy's version on "Ten Easy Pieces" 1996.

Wichita Lineman

WICHITA LINEMAN

Re-mix of the song "Housewife" from the album "Rock & Roll Housewife".

Mixed by Kevin Halpin.

Housewife Remix 2019

A self-described geek, happiest when wearing horn-rim glasses, turning knobs and pushing buttons, multi-instrumentalist and producer Renee Cologne makes electronic, orchestral pop music. She has drawn comparisons to Bjork, Imogen Heap and Jane Siberry, but also credits such diverse artists as Stevie Wonder, Barbra Streisand, AC/DC and Queen for influencing what she does. Equally interested in the visual as well as the aural aspects of a project, she is known for wearing costumes and headpieces when performing.

Her last full album release Coverlings, explored iconic pop songs from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s; reconstructing them using both human (earthling – voice, acoustic, orchestral) and machine (alien – electronic, beats, synths) elements.

Renee Cologne

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