The Cold Stares

A hard rock and blues trio from Evansville, Indiana, The Cold Stares are unique in that they feature two guitarists and a drummer. Formed in 2008 around the duo of Chris Tapp (guitar, vocals) and Brian Mullins (drums), The Cold Stares were based in Madisonville, Kentucky, when they produced their first demo in 2010. The two musicians, childhood friends, then moved to Indiana and recorded the self-produced album A Cold Wet Night and a Howling Wind (2013), still as a duo. Buoyed by the buzz, the band signed with Small Stone Records for Head Bent (2017), followed by a major concert campaign and the album Mountain (2018), then the EP Ways (2019), recorded in Memphis in the Sun Records studio created by Sam Phillips. A mix of hard rock, blues, stoner and Southern rock, The Cold Stares gained a larger audience when they signed with specialist label Mascot Records. Back in Memphis, they recorded the album Heavy Shoes (2021), but were unable to defend it on stage due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2022, the duo became a trio with the arrival of guitarist Bryce Klueh, and enlisted the services of experienced producer Mark Needham for the album Voices (2023), followed a year later by The Southern (2024).

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