Kris Barras’ new UK blues-rock collective Hollow Souls release their third single ‘Bad Things‘, this time joining forces with Chris Tapp, the driving force behind acclaimed band The Cold Stares. The single is available on all streaming platforms – here  Having already released two belting singles featuring guest stars from across the pond, ‘Borderline‘ feat. […]

Modern blues-rock trio The Cold Stares have released their highly anticipated seventh album ‘The Southern’ (review here) via Mascot Records. Delving deep into their Southern roots for the first time on record, the album embodies a true reflection of their heritage. “Being Southern, for me, is more than an accent,” shares singer-guitarist Chris Tapp. “It’s about […]

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 […]

The Cold Stares have released ‘Mortality Blues‘, the latest single from their highly anticipated seventh studio album, ‘The Southern’, set to drop on September 6th via Mascot Records. An eerie, modern Delta blues track played on singer-guitarist Chris Tapp’s resonator guitar, the haunting song is infused with Southern imagery and thematics, drawing on the mythos […]

The Indiana trio, The Cold Stares, have spent the start of the summer winding their way around the streets of Europe, electrifying audiences and they are now set to the UK for a run of dates that include headlining performances in Sittingbourne and Southampton, they will be playing with The Damn Truth in London before their first UK festival performance […]