Cold Water - Instead, I Am A Golden Oriole (2023) Hi-Res

Some of Calgary's most prolific musicians and artists, including Cold Water, Fulfillment, GreyScreen, and the Stalwart Sons (known as typewriter art poets and novelists, organizers of the Starry Dynamo art market, and label operators Bart Records and Revolution Winter). are important outlets for Cold Water's self-proclaimed "Full Stack Folk" began as something of an alt-country band that continued to refine the idea of playing folk music loud, filtering a healthy dose of Canadian into its hardcore pedigree. rice field. This culminated in 2015, which saw the release of the self-titled LP “Cold Water,” a collection of smoky guitars, sailing pedal steels, and grooving vocals. Having weathered the pandemic and found a solid line-up, Cold Water recorded Instead I am a Golden Oriole with Lorrie Matheson in 2022, bridging the early mood to a more explosive sound. Be it the charged classic rock of "Golden Oriole," the Television-esque psychedelic dirge, or the rustic "Bronze Medallion," the barest expression of your fear of being a gay teen.