Montreal based band, Cola, packed Bottom of the Hill during their most recent tour and Maltodextrin was there to catch up with the group. Tune in on Monday, October 19th at 11am to hear their discussion.
Latest release, Cost of Living Adjustment, is the sort-of self-titled album from Cola, the Montreal trio of Tim Darcy (vocals/guitar), Ben Stidworthy (bass), and Evan Cartwright (percussion). ‘C.O.L.A.’ — an acronym for Cost of Living Adjustment — is a fitting conceptual framework for the band’s third record. Why? Because ‘C.O.L.A.’ considers, among other things, socialism vs. hell. It considers: rolling the dice of life. The erie and sweet pangs that nostalgia can provoke.
Following two studio LPs which earned the trio praise from Rolling Stone (Best Indie Rock Albums of 2024), Pitchfork (Best Rock Albums of 2024), Stereogum (Best Songs of 2022) and more, Cost of Living Adjustment is abstract, oblique, sometimes strange, whatever you want to call it. But it is also beautiful, in the classic sense. Beautiful like a painting can be beautiful. It touches on the sublime. It is Cola, the band, at their very best.
