Cortez announce new album ‘Thieves And Charlatans’
CORTEZ have announced a new album!
Titled Thieves And Charlatans, the upcoming album from the Boston-based heavy metal band is the follow-up to 2020’s Sell The Future, and is scheduled to be released in October this year, via Ripple Music.
For the new album, the band worked in continued collaboration with producer Benny Grotto at Mad Oak Studio. The album features guest vocalists Craig Riggs [KIND, ROADSAW, SASQUATCH, etc] and Jim Healey [WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE, BLACK THAI, BLOOD LIGHTNING etc].
“This album is an anomaly of sorts because these songs were written and recorded in a vacuum, during a pandemic,” says vocalist Matt Harrington about the new album. “CORTEZ has never been shy about playing new songs before they are released, and this is the first time we didn’t have the filter of an audience. I feel like this is a more personal record as a result. We wrote these songs as friends in a room that no longer exists, holding onto something real in a prolonged period of extreme doubt, and we present them in the same way.”
Alongside the announcement of the new album, CORTEZ have released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming album; Gimme Danger (On My Stereo). The new music video was first premiered via The Obelisk.
“We were a bit selfish while writing and recording this album,” says guitarist Scott O’Dowd about the new song. “There’s probably one of our catchiest songs in Gimme Danger (On My Stereo), and yet some of our longer, gloomier songs as well. There are also more complex guitar and vocal arrangements than in the past.”
Watch the official music video for Gimme Danger (On My Stereo) here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:
Track List:
1. Gimme Danger (On My Stereo)
2. Leaders Of Nobody
3. Stove Up
4. No Heroes
5. Levels
6. Odds Are (CD/Digital only)
7. Liminal Spaces
8. Solace
Thieves And Charlatans is set for release on October 18th via Ripple Music. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
For more information on CORTEZ like their official page on Facebook.
