The Cold Stares

The Cold Stares – Heavy Shoes (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 38:41 minutes | 452 MB | Genre: Rock, Blues Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Mascot Records

Indiana duo The Cold Stares will release their new album Heavy Shoes on 13th August via Mascot Records.

Their story alone would be enough for a drama series – cancer, suicide, betrayal, divorce, loss, self-identity crisis, survival, and ancestral skeletons. Write about what you know, they say.

There’s a richness running through the songs with dark, multi-layered narratives that course through every twist and turn. Dirty fuzzed-up rock and roll meet blues, garage, desert rock and a Southern Gothic sensibility. Sombre storytelling is etched into their songs with unflinching honesty. For Chris Tapp and Brian Mullins, authenticity is their hallmark.

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The Cold Stares – Voices (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 42:41 minutes | 470 MB | Genre: Blues Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Mascot Records

Recorded almost entirely over the course of just two days with producer/engineer/mixer Mark Needham (Taj Mahal, The Killers, Imagine Dragons, Walk the Moon, Fleetwood Mac), the album stands as the band’s most mature, eclectic collection yet, balancing gritty muscle and tender emotion in equal measure.

For the past ten years, The Cold Stares have toured the world relentlessly as a duo, blowing away audiences across the US and Europe with a fierce, blistering live show that belied their bare bones, guitar-and-drums setup. Now, the band is embracing a whole new kind of chemistry as they launch their next chapter, adding a third member and channeling the classic power trio sound they grew up on with their explosive new album.

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