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Biography

Etobicoke, Toronto ON, Canada

Cold Specks is 23-year-old Al Spx from Etobicoke, Canada, who now lives in London. Cold Specks’ music is steeped in the musical traditions of the Deep South. No wonder then that Al cites the Lomax Field Recordings and James Carr as influences along with Bill Callahan and Tom Waits. With a voice that evokes the ‘spirit feel’ of Mahalia Jackson and the visceral tones of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Cold Specks’ sparse arrangements and chaingang rhythms stop you dead in your tracks.

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Top Tracks

1	Blank Maps	285
2	Holland	199
3	Winter Solstice	167
4	The Mark	138
5	Hector	131
6	When The City Lights Dim	130
7	Heavy Hands	127
8	Lay Me Down	107
9	Elephant Head	98
10	Steady	86
11	Send Your Youth	83
12	Grave Goods	18
12	The Mark - Live Solo	18
14	Blank Maps - Live Solo	14
15	Restless	13

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I Predict a Graceful Expulsion
23,111 listeners
11 tracks
Released: 18 May 2012
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Blank Maps / Winter Solstice
3,552 listeners
2 tracks
Released: 23 April 2012
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Holland
2,883 listeners
2 tracks
Released: 6 March 2012
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When The City Lights Dim
456 listeners
2 tracks
Released: 5 March 2013
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Events

Jun 8
Field Trip Music & Arts Festival
Saturday 8 June 2013

Cold Specks and 14 others

Historic Fort York

Toronto, Canada
240 going
Jul 4
Ottawa Bluesfest
Thursday 4 July 2013

Cold Specks and 155 others

LeBreton Flats

Ottawa, Canada
147 going
Jul 10
Winnipeg Folk Festival
Wednesday 10 July 2013

Cold Specks and 37 others

Birds Hill Provincial Park

Winnipeg MB, Winnipeg MB, Canada
30 going