Episode 164: Cole Bales

After a couple of weeks off for rest and recalibration, Badass Records is back with a new episode, and this one features the fantastic Cole Bales of Black Light Animals.

Cole is a son, a brother, a boyfriend, a bandmate times two, and he's my guest for Episode No. 164.

Black Light Animals has an upcoming RecordBar gig. That's Thursday, May 1st at RecordBar. They also have a new album out. It's called Last Call Love Songs, and you can find it digitally or get yourself a vinyl copy via their Bandcamp, or at blacklightanimalsband.com. Cole's also a member of The Freedom Affair, and they have a gig, Friday, May 2nd at The Madrid. So, please check them out, too.

My conversation with Cole involved growing up, the art of recording and producing, bandmates, family, and -- of course -- a few of his favorite albums. Those were these:

The White Album (1968), The Beatles

George Harrison's All Things Must Pass (1970)

Exile on Main Street (1972), The Rolling Stones

The Black Keys' Brothers (2010)

Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (2018), The Arctic Monkeys

It was both a pleasure and a joy meeting Cole and chatting with him. Follow @blacklightanimalsband on Instagram, and make sure you're dialed in with all that Cole has going on.

Cheers.

copyright disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the audio clips contained within this episode. They are snippets from a track called, "Rich Woman" by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and it's the leadoff track from their 2007 release, Raising Sand (c/o Rounder Records, distributed by Concord).

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