{"product_id":"cola-gloss-cd-63445717369","title":"Cola - Gloss [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Gloss is the second album from Cola. From their inception Cola have expanded on the d.i.y. ethic of the Dischord and SST eras, creating potent sounds from a minimal palette of drums\/bass\/guitar and lacing their songs with winsome one-liners and societal commentary. What's another word for commentary? Gloss, apparently. Never basic, the lyrics reward repeated listening for deeper meanings. David Berman's poetry-via-garage light pennings are an inspiration, as equally so are the lighter side of UK first-wave New Wave and the Dunedin sound. The results are in the pudding: at times sparse and poetic, at others a thrilling, hook-laden good time, as with the cheeky romantic sketch of a one-night stand that is so overflowing with innuendo-cum-journalism talk that it almost teeters over into self-parody. But the results are the right combination of lightheartedness and sincerity. Romanticism is never far from laughter, and equally never far from righteous anger in the music of Cola: \"Pulling quotes now in the dark\/Our outlook is restrained\/Your tongue might weaken to be-fit your smile\/Til nothing ill remains.\" 'nuff said. It's an album bursting with energy and wit and ideas-filled to the margins. Out June 14th 2024 on Fire Talk.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTracing Hallmarks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePulling Quotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePallor Tricks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlbatross\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDown to Size\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeys Down If You Stay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReprise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNice Try\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBell Wheel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBitter Melon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"503","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50786812330280,"sku":"63445717369","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/3833\/7576\/files\/4330707-3146747.jpg?v=1763991506","url":"https:\/\/waterloorecords.com\/products\/cola-gloss-cd-63445717369","provider":"Waterloo Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}