New band of the day – No 1,121: Cold Specks

This Canadian blues wailer should appeal to retro maniacs and period fetishists, but can she actually write a decent song?Hometown: Etobicoke, Canada.The lineup: Al Spx (vocals), Rob Ellis (percussion), Pete Roberts (guitar), Thomas Greene (piano) and Tom Havelock (cello).The background: Cold Specks is Al Spx, which is pretty amusing because Al Spx is just as enigmatic as Cold Specks and she could have just left it at that. Not that there's anything funny about Spx/Specks – this is deathly ser...

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