Review: The Cold Stares – The Southern Mascot Records (September 6th, 2024) Reviewer: Chris O’Connor Now seven albums into their career, and at last (for me anyway), the band has come of age. What’s so different? Easy, at last their sound has a bottom end, something it has sorely lacked until now. As much as I […]

Today, the Indiana outfit The Cold Stares has released ‘Voices‘, their explosive new full-length album, out now via Mascot Records. Self-produced by the band and recorded almost entirely over the course of just two days with engineer Mark Needham (Taj Mahal, The Killers, Imagine Dragons, Walk the Moon, Fleetwood Mac), ‘Voices’ stands as The Cold Stares’ most mature, eclectic collection yet, balancing gritty muscle and […]

On their cinematic new single ‘Throw That Stone‘, featuring guest vocals by bluegrass singer Brenna Macmillan and mandolin by the acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Warren Hood, the Indiana blues-rock outfit The Cold Stares channel some of the greatest artists in gospel blues and American roots for a stirring tale of judgement and acceptance. Released alongside a lyric video […]

Indiana trio The Cold Stares have announced ‘Voices‘, their new full-length album, out March 10th via 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 […]

For the past year, fans of the wildly popular, Keanu Reeves-starring video game Cyberpunk 2077 have been clamoring for the release of ‘Mojo Hand‘, the hard rocking hit featured in the game’s official trailer, ‘The Gig‘. Now, on the 6-month anniversary of their latest full-length album ‘Heavy Shoes‘, The Cold Stares have finally released the single, marking their first new music of 2022. ‘Mojo Hand‘ has already received more […]