One week ahead of heading out on a U.S. tour and just in time for Halloween, Cold Specks have shared a creepy new official clip from Al Spx’s excellent doom-soul debut, I Predict A Graceful Explosion. Anyone who’s heard the album will be familiar with malevolent themes lurking in the set’s poetic lyrics, but despite … Read more
It all began with a lone a cappella cover, but future promise has been building along with bigger, fleshed-out arrangements behind Al Spx ever since. Last month we caught the best live incarnation of Cold Specks yet performing Hoxton Hall’s “Winter Solstice,” and now comes another excellent take from the session. Start with the previous clip, for sure, but if it … Read more
It only took a minute of “Old Stepstone” for Al Spx to make me a fan of her new doom-soul project, Cold Specks, and that was just an a cappella version. Here she is with a full backing group, following up a few official videos with an almost regal, nuanced take on I Predict a Graceful Explosion … Read more