Altered Zones

Nick Ray is best known for his '80s youth evocation project, Speculator, but he recently came out with a new project called Cool Angels.  Demure, out soon on Gnar Tapes, is his first release under the moniker, and it weaves wistful landscapes into a blanket of pop and tape hiss. The production is comparable to Speculator's, but the product favors a more delicate atmosphere of intimacy and contemplation. Gauzy vocal contributions by Young Prisms' Stef Hodapp and Boy Friend's Christa Palazzolo push you further into recline while chaperoning in even more static and tranquility. --Mark Craig, Altered Zones

MP3: Cool Angels: "Don't Feel Like Holding On (Ft. Stef Hodapp)"

Demure is streaming on Cool Angels' Bandcamp, and is available on cassette this Monday compliments of Gnar Tapes & Shit. Cool Angels makes its live debut at Night of the Living Shred II tomorrow night in Portland, OR