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DESCRIPTION:Even though she was born thousands of miles north of the Mississippi River Delta\, Cold Specks&rsquo\; religious upbringing means her music is riddled with gospel overtones not dissimilar to those found in&nbsp\;the deep south\, only she was also raised on a diet of Tom Waits\, Bill Callahan and more recently Richard Hawley.
 With a voice that evokes the &lsquo\;spirit feel' of Mahalia Jackson and the visceral tones of Sister&nbsp\;Rosetta Tharpe\, Cold Specks' sparse arrangements and chain gang rhythms stop you dead in your tracks.&nbsp\;
     The 26 year-old Canadian singer under the sobriquet Al Spx has been a byword for rare talent and depth of feeling since her arrival in late 2011. In November\, she performed &lsquo\;Lay Me Down\,&rsquo\; and &lsquo\;Old Stepstone&lsquo\; on Jools Holland. It turned into one of those shared national moments of cutlery-dropping\, slack-jawed TV transfixion. She signed to Mute and released the first Cold Specks album.&nbsp\;
    
 Hailed as a masterful and wholly original debut\, the follow-up\,&nbsp\;Neuroplasticity\, out on 25th August\, is radically expanded. It is bleaker than before perhaps but the wintry feel of Cold Specks material\, self-described last time as &lsquo\;doom soul\,&rsquo\; has the quiet power of seeds cracking through ice.&nbsp\;
     Listen to the new song &lsquo\;Absisto&rsquo\; here"\:"&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;
 
 The Picturehouse Cafe Bar is open beforehand for delicious food and drinks.
SUMMARY:Cold Specks music is riddled with gospel overtones not dissimilar to those found in the deep south\, only she was also raised on a diet of Tom Waits\, Bill Callahan and more recently Richard Hawley.
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