POLARIS PRIZE SHORTLIST NOMINATION
“I Predict a Graceful Expulsion is a truly stunning debut.”
-Under The Radar
“…Dark and soulful…solid performance, solid music.”
-MAGNET Magazine
“When she begins singing, you understand the fuss…”
-Pitchfork
Cold Specks
is pleased to announce that she will be returning to North America this
November for a national, headlining tour kicking off on November 8th in
New York at the Mercury Lounge and wraps up in Chicago at the end of
the month. The full list of tour dates is below.
On her recent trip to NYC, Al Spx and bandmate Chris Cundy took a stroll with La Blogotheque’s Derrick
Belcham through Williamsburg's McCarren Park. Seeking shelter under a
tree, the duo settled into an acoustic version of "Heavy Hands" for
their eager audience: a couple and their small child. As the rain began
to pick up, the team decided to run for cover to a nearby Greenpoint
loft. Perched in an old stand-up bathtub behind the shroud of the
shower curtain, Al's voice, accompanied by the somber bass clarinet,
broke through with a hauntingly beautiful rendition of "Elephant Head.” To end the day’s events, the duo rested on a pair of kitchen chairs and sang us out with "Blank Maps.”
This three-song session can now be viewed at the La Blogotheque site here.
Suffering
through New York’s stifling summer heat Cold Specks ventured to Harlem
for the first time to perform “Elephant Head” in collaboration with Ice Fishing With Dan. Resting on the edge of the bar at Harlem’s historic and beloved Paris Blues Bar she sings like each moment could be her last. Epic. Gorgeous. Perfect.
Check it out here!
11/8 – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY
11/9 – First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA
11/10 – Jammin’ Java – Vienna, VA
11/11 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA
11/13 – Dan’s Silverleaf – Denton, TX
11/14 – The Mohawk – Austin, TX
11/17 – Harold M. Williams Auditorium at the Getty Museum – Los Angeles, CA
11/18 – Bottom of The Hill – San Francisco, CA
11/20 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR
11/28 – Cedar Cultural Center – Minneapolis, MN
11/29 – Schubas – Chicago, IL
I Predict A Graceful Expulsion has been short-listed for the Polaris Music Prize,
Canada’s equivalent to the Mercury Prize. We are excited for Al’s debut
release to be included alongside of such talented musicians including
Grimes, Feist, Cadence Weapon and Drake. Stay tuned-a winner will be
announced on 24th September!
Cold
Specks, lead by singer-guitarist Al Spx, hails from Etobicoke, Canada
although she now calls London home. Channeling James Joyce’s Ulysses she donned the name Cold Specks from Joyce’s gripping script “Born all in the dark wormy earth, cold specks of fire, evil, lights shining in the darkness.”
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