The Cold Stares + The Outlaw Orchestra

For the past ten years, The Cold Stares have toured the world relentlessly as a duo, blowing away audiences across the US and Europe with a fierce, blistering live show that belied their bare bones, guitar-and-drums setup. Now, the band is mbracing a whole new kind of chemistry as they launch their next chapter, adding a third member and channeling the classic power trio

sound they grew up on with their explosive new album, “Voices”.

“The chains were off when we made this record,” says guitarist/singer Chris Tapp. “Suddenly, all the parameters that had dictated what we could and couldn’t do just disappeared and we were free to create whatever sound we wanted.”

That sense of total artistic liberation lies at the heart of “Voices”, which pushes The Cold Stares’ signature mix of blues, southern, and hard rock to bold new heights.

Recorded almost entirely over the course of just…