Cola Share Single "Pulling Quotes" ahead of "The Gloss" album release next Friday !
Cola is back with the final taste before “The Gloss” releases next Friday June 14th, last chance to get those pre orders in ! =
.The follow up to the acclaimed debut Deep In View, which was the first offering from the group composed of former Ought members Tim Darcy and Ben Stidworthy, and Weather Station/US Girls drummer Evan Cartwright. The album has so far been preceded by the singles "Albatross" and "Pallor Tricks," which have seen praise from outlets like Pitchfork, FADER, Stereogum and The Guardian, who called "Pallor Tricks" proof that Cola are "maturing into an even better band than Ought."
Where the band's debut primarily moved at a persistent kinetic thrum, The Gloss has introduced some new dynamic wrinkles to the band's sound, and making forays into more contemplative and more discursive areas. "Pulling Quotes" redirects the more driving impulses of some of the band's early songs, replacing the driving tension that's often been a hallmark of Cola's sound into something more downbeat, but no less compelling, as the rhythm sections gentle propulsion creates space for Darcy's hypnotic lyricism before the track reaches a layered crescendo.
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The Gloss is the second album from Cola. From their inception Cola have expanded on the d.i.y. ethic of the Dischord and SST eras, creating potent sounds from a minimal palette of drums/bass/guitar and lacing their songs with winsome one-liners and societal commentary. What’s another word for commentary? Gloss, apparently. Never basic, the lyrics reward repeated listening for deeper meanings. David Berman’s poetry-via-garage light pennings are an inspiration, as equally so are the lighter side of UK first-wave New Wave and the Dunedin sound. The results are in the pudding: at times sparse and poetic, at others a thrilling, hook-laden good time, as with the cheeky romantic sketch of a one-night stand that is so overflowing with innuendo-cum-journalism talk that it almost teeters over into self-parody. But the results are the right combination of lightheartedness and sincerity. Romanticism is never far from laughter, and equally never far from righteous anger in the music of Cola: “Pulling quotes now in the dark/Our outlook is restrained/Your tongue might weaken to be-fit your smile/Til nothing ill remains.” ‘nuff said. It's an album bursting with energy and wit and ideas–filled to the margins. Out June 14th 2024 on Fire Talk.
The Gloss is the second album from Cola. From their inception Cola have expanded on the d.i.y. ethic of the Dischord and SST eras, creating potent sounds from a minimal palette of drums/bass/guitar and lacing their songs with winsome one-liners and societal commentary. What’s another word for commentary? Gloss, apparently. Never basic, the lyrics reward repeated listening for deeper meanings. David Berman’s poetry-via-garage light pennings are an inspiration, as equally so are the lighter side of UK first-wave New Wave and the Dunedin sound. The results are in the pudding: at times sparse and poetic, at others a thrilling, hook-laden good time, as with the cheeky romantic sketch of a one-night stand that is so overflowing with innuendo-cum-journalism talk that it almost teeters over into self-parody. But the results are the right combination of lightheartedness and sincerity. Romanticism is never far from laughter, and equally never far from righteous anger in the music of Cola: “Pulling quotes now in the dark/Our outlook is restrained/Your tongue might weaken to be-fit your smile/Til nothing ill remains.” ‘nuff said. It's an album bursting with energy and wit and ideas–filled to the margins. Out June 14th 2024 on Fire Talk.
Get “The Gloss” and The Cola Horse Tee Bundled.
*This is a pre order item, ships on or before the June 14th release date.
The Gloss is the second album from Cola. From their inception Cola have expanded on the d.i.y. ethic of the Dischord and SST eras, creating potent sounds from a minimal palette of drums/bass/guitar and lacing their songs with winsome one-liners and societal commentary. What’s another word for commentary? Gloss, apparently. Never basic, the lyrics reward repeated listening for deeper meanings. David Berman’s poetry-via-garage light pennings are an inspiration, as equally so are the lighter side of UK first-wave New Wave and the Dunedin sound. The results are in the pudding: at times sparse and poetic, at others a thrilling, hook-laden good time, as with the cheeky romantic sketch of a one-night stand that is so overflowing with innuendo-cum-journalism talk that it almost teeters over into self-parody. But the results are the right combination of lightheartedness and sincerity. Romanticism is never far from laughter, and equally never far from righteous anger in the music of Cola: “Pulling quotes now in the dark/Our outlook is restrained/Your tongue might weaken to be-fit your smile/Til nothing ill remains.” ‘nuff said. It's an album bursting with energy and wit and ideas–filled to the margins. Out June 14th 2024 on Fire Talk.
Get both “The Gloss” and “Deep in View” on limited color vinyl.
*This is a pre order item, ships on or before the June 14th release date.
Cola On Tour
5th July | Toronto, ON – The Garrison ^
6th July | Cleveland, OH – Mahall's ^
7th July | Detroit, MI – Lager House ^
8th July | Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle ^
11th July | Nashville, TN – Third Man Records ^
12th July | Atlanta, GA – 529 ^
13th July | Asheville, NC – Eulogy &
15th July | Washington, DC – Songbyrd +
16th July | Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda's +
17th July | New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom +
18th July | Troy, NY – No Fun +
19th July | Boston, MA – The Rockwell +
20th July | Montreal, QC – Theatre Fairmount +
26th July | Teulon, MB – Real Love Summer Festival
10th Oct | San Diego, CA – Soda Bar *
11th Oct | Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon *
12th Oct | San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill *
14th Oct | Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios *
16th Oct | Vancouver, BC – Wise Hall
17th Oct | Seattle, WA – Madame Lou's *
11th Nov | Maastricht, Netherlands – Muziekgieterij
12th Nov | Paris, France – Supersonic
13th Nov | Utrecht, Netherlands – Ekko
14th Nov | Groningen, Netherlands – Vera
16 Nov | Berlin, Germany – Hole44 (supporting METZ)
17th Nov | Hamburg, Germany – Aalhaus
19th Nov | Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
20th Nov | Glasgow, UK – Broadcast
21st Nov | Dublin, IR – The Workman's Club
22nd Nov | Manchester, UK – YES (The Pink Room)
23rd Nov | London, UK - The Dome
+ = w/ Mhaol
* = w/ Mind Shrine
^ = w/ Devon Welsh