Lloyd Cole will release his 12th solo album, On Pain, on June 23 via EarMUSIC. The record features his former Commotions bandmates Blair Cowan and Neil Clark, who co-wrote four of the songs on the ...

Book-loving alt rock veteran Lloyd Cole will release his first new album in three years, Standards, on June 21. And though the title might lead you to believe that the album is another “aging rocker ...

Lloyd Cole has been dabbling with synthesizers for a while now, but it came as a surprise when he merged his electronic experimentation with pop songcraft on his 2019 album Guesswork. Once known for a ...

Lloyd Cole remains cryptic when “describing” his new single “Warm By the Fire,” much less any of his songs. The lead single from his 12th solo album, On Pain, out June 23, “Warm By the Fire” is a ...

“It didn’t go very well, but then I found myself thinking, ‘I want to see if I can make something using my aesthetics for songs, and also for sound, as much as music,” says. Cole. “One of the reasons ...

Scratch beneath the surface, though, and things really aren't so different. Cole's cracked voice is still gloriously soulful and his words continue to ruminate on life's unfolding saga. Unsurprisingly ...

On his website British-born singer/songwriter Lloyd Cole wrote: “Yes, it was me who opened his solo venture (the eponymous 1990 release) with a song called ‘Don’t Look Back.’ I know, I know …” Since ...

Like the relationships they limn, Stars' songs don't take a straight line. They're closer to mini-suites, bouncing wildly from one mood to another, giving them a vertiginous energy. Campbell — the ...

Can't say age is mellowing Lloyd Cole much. The British-born singer/songwriter known for literate rock songs lashed out recently at Facebook when the social media site urged users to mark ...

Lloyd Cole has been making meticulously literate music for two decades, balanced in recent years by a warmth that seldom seeped into his work with his first band, the Commotions. At this solo acoustic ...