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 […]