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Anna Calvi support - Somerset House 12 July, and third Hoxton Hall show added 21 June

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Last Edited by: Jack Stovin June 1st, 2012.
Cold Specks’ ‘Blank Maps’ is iTunes Single of the Week. Taken from the debut album I Predict A Graceful Expulsion, out now on Mute, the track is available as a free download on iTunes.

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The band, who play three nights at Hoxton Hall, have been confirmed as special guests of Anna Calvi at Somerset House on 12th July.

LIVE DATES:
  • Tues 19 June – London, Hoxton Hall
  • Wed 20 June– London, Hoxton Hall
  • Thurs 21 June – London, Hoxton Hall
  • Thurs 12 July – London, Somerset House (as special guest of Anna Calvi)
Cold Specks is songwriter and vocalist Al Spx from Etobicoke, Canada, who now lives in London. The band’s name is taken from a line in James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’:
"Born all in the dark wormy earth, cold specks of fire, evil, lights shining in the darkness."
Describing her sound as ‘Doom Soul’, 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 chain-gang rhythms stop you dead in your tracks.

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