Location: Canada
Cold Specks is the stage name of Somali Canadian singer-songwriter Ladan Hussein, who was previously known as Al Spx. Her music has been described as doom-soul. The name Cold Specks 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.").
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"On the whole, the voices of Mason, O'Sullivan and Clausen do not stand up to the ranges of Tim and Jeff Buckley, nor are they expected to."
Wainwright even requires a lyric sheet for Grace!
At any rate, Cold Specks is an anomaly on the popular music scene – rich in timbre and commitment, tangible and resolutely beautiful.
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Canadian doom soul merchant Cold Specks signs with Mute.