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Track Listings
| 1. The Mark |
| 2. Heavy Hands |
| 3. Winter Solstice |
| 4. When The City Lights Dim |
| 5. Hector |
| 6. Holland |
| 7. Elephant Head |
| 8. Send Your Youth |
| 9. Blank Maps |
| 10. Steady |
| 11. Lay Me Down |
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Cold Specks is songwriter and vocalist Al Spx from Etobicoke, Canada, who now lives in London. The band’s name is taken from a line in James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’. Al cites the Lomax Field Recordings and James Carr as influences along with Bill Callahan and Tom Waits. I Predict A Graceful Expulsion is her debut album.
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CD .. Expulsion
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have been waiting for this CD since first seeing her on Jools Holland and then checking her out live in a small pub in Bristol. Cold Specks is a really gifted young artist whose influences obviously come from gospel , folk, soul, and blues, pooling them all together to create an acoustic based sound that is firmly rooted in the 21st Century. I hesitate to compare her with anyone because she has a unique voice, but those that enjoy Joan Armatrading and Tracy Chapman will love this CD. However I must point out that when I saw her in Bristol most of the audiences were under 25 and judging by their positive reaction to her, she is someone that appeals to all ages. Credit must go to her musicians who are also young, creative and totally in tune with the Cold Specks style. If I had to pick stand out tracks I would pick `Holland' and `Lay Me Down' but the truth is that for me the songs on this CD just flow into each other and creates a mellow mood. This is a really good first CD and I hope she enjoys the success that someone with her talent deserves.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Sabina
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
If this is 'Doom Soul' it didn't make me feel 'doomed.' There is a raw, poetic strength in Cold Specks' delivery, her unique, captivating voice and in her lyrically opaque, urgent songs. The youthful angst has a maturity about it, but also a sense of searching in the area of faith and love. Play the anthemic 'Winter Solstice' really loud, and revel in the existential feel of 'Holland.' There is some subtly powerful, restrained, backing from the Porthcawl Male Voice Choir and the London Community Gospel Choir on three of the songs. I look forward to seeing how this artist evolves. A personal favourite - 'Send Your Youth,' where Cold Specks sings 'this February child was made for the Spring.'
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By A. Greenwood
Format:Audio CD
I am lost for words . . speechless . . . overwhelmed . . . This feels like the album that's been waiting for me all my life!
Primal . . . yet artistically focussed - new, yet simultaneously old even ancient haunting yet enlightening. I could go on! Just see/hear for yourself!
Primal . . . yet artistically focussed - new, yet simultaneously old even ancient haunting yet enlightening. I could go on! Just see/hear for yourself!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
to concur with everybody else on here
this album is very very good.
bought it in hmv sale because it was cheap. (at least some good came of their insolvency). Read more
bought it in hmv sale because it was cheap. (at least some good came of their insolvency). Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ellie Swell
5.0 out of 5 stars
Really Good
The c.d. is excellent! It came in perfect condition and the music itself is phenomenal! Her voice is fantastic. Definitely recommend.
Published 3 months ago by A Fellow Potterhead
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wow!!!
Though I don't quite get all the themes, and only 37 minutes long, the album is spellbinding. Can't wait to see Cold Specks at the Union Chapel in October.
Published 8 months ago by Ian Price
5.0 out of 5 stars
Like a new and fresh version of Joan Armatrading
Like Joan Armatrading at the start of her music career but at the same time totally original and delightful. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Ms. Cordelia I. Mayfield
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gem?
Gosh, what a gem. For those who missed her performance on Jools Holland last year this release is long overdue. Read more
Published 12 months ago by I. Human
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