''The Things We Can't Stop'' is the sixth album by American
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band
Cold
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. It was released on September 13, 2019 in the US through
Napalm Records
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. The album was produced by Jeremy Parker, who produced the previous album. This is Cold's first album since 2011's ''
Superfiction
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''. This is Cold's only album to include guitarist Nick Coyle and first to feature bassist Lindsay Manfredi and their first album not to include bass player Jeremy Marshall and the only album to not feature drummer
Sam McCandless
Samuel Alan McCandless (born January 28, 1971) is an American musician, songwriter, producer, and artist who is best known as a founding member of the American rock band Cold and the psychedelic blues band Carny.
With McCandless, Cold has rel ...
. Aaron Fulton was credited as the drummer.
The first single "Shine" was released on June 27, 2019, along with an accompanying lyric video on the same date.
Release and promotion
The album was released on September 13, 2019 on CD, vinyl and digital platforms. To promote the album, the band began the Broken Human tour in selected areas in the United States in fall 2019.
The music video for "Without You" was released on September 18, 2019
Critical reception
James Christopher Monger of
AllMusic
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called the album "commercial-grade active rock angst made with great care and sincerity" that "resonates, but on a mostly superficial/ripped-from-the-headlines level".
Accolades
Track listing
All songs written by Scooter Ward, except where noted.
Personnel
Cold
*
Scooter Ward
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– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
*Nick Coyle – lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals
(track 12)
*Lindsay Manfredi – bass
Additional musicians
*Aaron Fulton – drums
(tracks 1-9, 11)
*Ethan York – drums
(track 10)
Additional personnel
*Tom York – executive production
*Jeremy Parker – production
*Andy VanDette – mastering
Charts
References
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Cold (band) albums
2019 albums
Napalm Records albums