I Predict A Graceful Expulsion (CD)
Cold Specks
Amoeba Review
11/22/2012
Al Spx offers strange comfort with her debut album I Predict a Graceful Expulsion, singing “take my body home" on stark opener “The Mark” as if treating a lover like an undertaker. Despite building her songs with little more than acoustic guitar, piano and occasional, light strings and drums, her soul-inspired folk shows remarkable depth, with streaks of bluegrass and a gothic veneer. “Winter Soltice” builds into the kind of rousing chorus that would please fans of Mumford & Sons as it would those looking for gospel transcendence. When she cries “I am a goddamn believer” with equal parts irreverence and emotion in “Blank Maps,” you might be inclined to worship at the church of Cold Specks.
Read MoreTrack Listing
Disc 1 Titles |
Artist |
Length |
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1.
The Mark
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Cold Specks | 02:16 |
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2.
Heavy Hand
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Cold Specks | 02:29 |
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3.
Winter Solstice
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Cold Specks | 04:04 |
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4.
When The City Lights
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Cold Specks | 03:20 |
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5.
Hector
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Cold Specks | 02:34 |
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6.
Holland
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Cold Specks | 03:49 |
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7.
Elephant Head
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Cold Specks | 04:13 |
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8.
Send Your Youth
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Cold Specks | 03:49 |
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9.
Blank Maps
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Cold Specks | 03:11 |
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10.
Steady
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Cold Specks | 04:01 |
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11.
Lay Me Down
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Cold Specks | 03:11 |













