Name: The Gloss
Brand: Cola

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-FTK-274IE

Colour

Green

Colour details

Olive Green

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Indie Exclusive

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2024-06-14

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

634457173675

Total Cap

Green LP

LP-FTK-274RT

Gold

Transparent Honey

[r31029502]

Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

634457173682

9999

Gold LP | Rough Trade Exclusive

LP-FTK-274

Black

Extended format: No

634457173651

Black LP

CD-FTK-274

634457173699

Artist

Cola

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Fire Talk

Cola Boy was a duo consisting of Janey Lee Grace and Andrew Midgley. They gained recognition in the late 1980s for their studio work with Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs before forming Cola Boy. Janey, a former backing singer for various pop acts, including [a17641] and Patsy Kensit’s [a74481], brought her vocal talent to the duo. Their first single, "7 Ways," featured vocals by [a36147] on the original white label version but was later re-recorded with Janey's vocals due to contractual obligations. The success of this track led to a deal with Arista Records.

Despite their initial success, Cola Boy's second single, "He Is Cola," did not perform well commercially. This marked the end of their contract with Arista Records, and the duo decided to part ways. While Janey wanted to continue working on new material as Cola Boy, Andrew pursued a different musical direction with his project Blinder.

Blinder achieved some cult success on the northern England and Scottish rave circuit before disbanding in 1993. Following this, Andrew transitioned into journalism and composing music for television.

Vinyl variants, bonus material and signed editions exclusively available from Rough Trade.

Cola's new album 'The Gloss' — is tightly-wounded but uncluttered. A continuation of the "jittery post-punk" (FADER) and "minimalist rock" (CLASH) of their debut, 'Deep in View', "Pallor Tricks" offers a cranky dissonance, anchored by intuitive percussion and propelled by Tim Darcy's incisive songwriting ("My taste is avant-poor"). It's a kinetic piece of post-punk, cementing Cola at the forefront of "a new kind of art-rock deliverance" (Rolling Stone).

The Gloss

Music US

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