Cassia O'Reilly

Cassia O'Reilly
Birth nameCassia O'Reilly
Also known asCosha, Bonzai
Born1996
Indiana, United States
OriginDublin, Ireland
GenresR&B, hip hop, dance, electronic
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • dancer
  • actress
  • fashion model
  • TV presenter
Years active2015–present
LabelsColumbia Records

Cassia O'Reilly (known professionally as Cosha and formerly known as Bonzai[1]) is an Irish singer-songwriter and music producer.[2][3][4]

Background

O'Reilly was born in Indiana, United States, and raised in Ireland, between County Wicklow and Dublin.[4] Her African-American descent mother was a singer and her Irish father was a drummer.[4] She moved to London at age 17.[4]

Career

O'Reilly has worked with Eg White, Mura Masa and Rostam[5] and Justin Raisen[6] and toured with Flume.[2]

Discography

Albums

Mt. Pleasant (2021) (as Cosha)[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Berlin Air"Cassia O'Reilly
3:54
2."No Kink In The Wire"
  • O'Reilly
  • Jacob Vetter
  • Johan Hugo
5:30
3."Do You Wanna Dance?"Rostam3:26
4."Lapdance from Asia" (featuring Shygirl)
  • Mura Masa
  • Cosha
  • Shaw
  • Koreless
3:28
5."Run the Track"
  • O'Reilly
  • Batmanglij
  • Rostam
  • Cosha
3:00
6."Tighter" (featuring Coby Sey)
  • Cosha
  • Berger
  • Mura Masa
  • James
4:09
7."Hot Tub"
  • Cosha
  • Mura Masa
2:50
8."Bad Luck"
  • O'Reilly
  • Haynie
  • Cosha
  • Mura Masa
  • Haynie
3:45
Total length:30:05

EPs

MurMurs (2024) (as Cosha)[8]

All tracks are written by O'Reilly.

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Fire Me Up"
  • Blacknoi$e
  • O'Reilly
  • Gabe Acheson
  • Sekoff
3:51
2."Royah & Halia" 0:54
3."Sun Back"
  • Mura Masa
  • O'Reilly
  • Acheson
  • James Messiah
4:14
4."Relish"
3:32
5."Want You Back"
  • 1Mind
  • O'Reilly
  • Acheson
  • Mura Masa
  • Sekoff
3:35
6."Perfect"
  • 1Mind
  • O'Reilly
  • Mura Masa
  • Sekoff
3:35
7."MurMurs Interlude"
  • Mura Masa
  • O'Reilly
2:17
8."Glow"
  • O'Reilly
  • Acheson
  • Mura Masa
  • Sekoff
4:43
Total length:26:25

Mixtapes

R.I.P. Bonzai (2018) (as Cosha)[9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Do You Wanna Dance?"
  • Cassia O'Reilly
  • Rostam Batmanglij
Rostam3:26
2."When U Call"
  • Mura Masa
  • Gitelman
1:44
3."Bladerunnin'"
  • O'Reilly
  • Hugo
  • Mura Masa
  • Hugo
  • Tom Tripp
3:27
4."LUV"
  • O'Reilly
  • Batmanglij
Rostam3:08
5."Brake Lights" (featuring NAO)Mura Masa2:20
6."Honey"
3:31
7."Rare Fruit"
  • O'Reilly
  • Gitelman
  • Mura Masa
  • Gitelman
  • Kevin Tuffy
3:26
8."Sad Train Beat"
  • O'Reilly
  • Hugo
  • JATA
  • Hugo
3:53
9."Jaw Bone"
  • O'Reilly
  • Hugo
  • JATA
  • Hugo
  • Mura Masa
3:11
10."U Better"
  • O'Reilly
  • Traynor
1:52
11."This Life"
  • O'Reilly
  • Traynor
  • Mura Masa
  • GRADES
4:29
12."Flacko"
4:35
Total length:39:02

Extended plays

Royah (2015) (as Bonzai)[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Doses"
  • Cassia O'Reilly
  • Jonathan Calvert
Calvert3:02
2."Nikka"
  • O'Reilly
  • Calvert
Calvert3:18
3."Skhokho"
  • O'Reilly
  • Crossan
Mura Masa2:40
4."Noise"
  • O'Reilly
  • Calvert
Calvert3:47
Total length:12:47
Lunacy (2016) (as Bonzai)[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Did"
  • Cassia O'Reilly
  • Jonathan Calvert
John Calvert3:09
2."Bodhran"Redinho2:49
3."2B"Mura Masa2:53
4."Ding Ding Ding"
  • O'Reilly
  • Crossan
Mura Masa1:41
5."Cruel"
  • O'Reilly
  • Rebecca Louise Jones
  • J. Calvert
Calvert3:24
Total length:13:56
Sleep Hungry (2016) (as Bonzai)[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Daniel Gets It Wrong"
  • Cassia O'Reilly
  • Jonathan Calvert
John Calvert2:01
2."No Rest"
  • O'Reilly
  • Calvert
Calvert2:54
3."Ravemeister"
  • O'Reilly
  • Calvert
Calvert0:26
4."Stepping"
  • O'Reilly
  • Calvert
Calvert2:29
5."Kassi"
  • O'Reilly
  • Calvert
Calvert2:59
6."Faze"
  • O'Reilly
  • James Luke Wood
Royce Wood Junior3:38
7."Lights On"Mura Masa2:43
8."Sick 'Em"
  • O'Reilly
  • Calvert
Calvert3:12
9."Where Are U Now"
  • Mura Masa
  • Cadenza
3:52
Total length:24:14

Singles

As lead artist

  • "I Did" (2016) (as Bonzai)
  • "I Feel Alright" (2017) (as Bonzai)[3]
  • "Do You Wanna Dance" (2018) (as Cosha)[5][10]
  • "Luv" (2018) (as Cosha)
  • "Flacko" (2018) (as Cosha)
  • "No Kink in the Wire" (2020) (as Cosha)
  • "Berlin Air" (2020) (as Cosha)
  • "Lapdance from Asia" (2021) (as Cosha, featuring Shygirl)
  • "Tighter" (2021) (as Cosha, featuring Coby Sey)
  • "Run the Track" (2021) (as Cosha)
  • "Sun Back" (2023) (as Cosha)
  • "Want You Back" (2023) (as Cosha)
  • "Fire Me Up" (2024) (as Cosha)
  • "MurMurs Interlude" (2024) (as Cosha)

Songwriting credits

  • "Porsche" (2017) (Charli XCX featuring )
  • "Unfold You" (2021) (Rostam)
  • "Shlut" (2022) (Shygirl)
  • "Coochie (a bedtime story)" (2022) (Shygirl)
  • "Wildfire" (2022) (Shygirl)
  • "Crush" (2023) (Shygirl, featuring Erika de Casier)
  • "Woe (I See It From Your Side) (Björk Remix)" (2023) (Shygirl)
  • "Playboy/Positions" (2023) (Shygirl)
  • "rep 4 me" (2024) (Mura Masa)

References

  1. ^ "Cassia O'Reilly". discogs.
  2. ^ a b c Blais-Billie, Braudie (6 October 2017). "Bonzai is the Irish Singer-Songwriter Bringing Technicolor Rave to Modern R&B: New Face, Fresh Style". Billboard. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b Elkin, David (12 August 2017). "A 20-year-old Wicklow singer just got a rave review in The New Yorker for her new single". DailyEdge.ie. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Flynn, Niall (9 August 2017). "Bonzai is making boundary-blurring R&B with an electric soul". Dazeddigital.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  5. ^ a b Renshaw, David (25 May 2018). "Cosha is ready to reintroduce herself". TheFader.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Bonzai hits the studio with Justin Raisen". hamadamania.com. 14 March 2017. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Cosha Announces Debut Album 'Mt. Pleasant'". Clash Music (UK). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  8. ^ O'Brien, Emily. "Cosha releases MurMurs, her first project since her debut album". Hotpress. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  9. ^ "R.I.P Bonzai by Cosha". iTunes (UK). Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  10. ^ Morgan, Maybelle (7 September 2018). "New Noise: Cosha". Wonderland. Archived from the original on 2 November 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  11. ^ "It's About Time by Nile Rodgers & Chic on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2 November 2018.