“his enthusiasm crests in moments of lovestruck weightlessness, buoyed by the easy charm of the Long Beach skater scene he grew up in.” – Pitchfork
“Like any subgenre that’s an offshoot of another, there’s an element of nostalgia that bleeds into the music.” – i-D
Vocalist, songwriter and producer Cold Hart is back with a new single titled “Candlelight Pt. 2” out today via Epitaph Records. This marks his first new music since 2022’s mixtape The OC Season 3 which features collaborations with alternative rap collective GOTHBOICLIQUE, including friends and collaborators Wicca Phase Springs Eternal and Lil Peep.
A reimagining of “Candlelight” from The OC Season 3, for “Candlelight Pt. 2” Coldy recruits longtime collaborator and GOTHBOICLIQUE member YAWNS on the beat. The self-described “gothic lullaby” pairs delicate keys and sparkly synths with trap bass and a drowned-out vocal reverb. Cold Hart explains, “2015 with a new attitude. First single off my new ‘Pretty In the Dark’ LP coming later this year.” Check it out below:
“CANDLELIGHT PT. 2”
Cold Hart has consistently been on the cutting edge of alternative hip-hop and rock since 2013, now with over 1M monthly listeners and over 3M streams per month. As co-founder of the seminal emo rap collective GothBoiClique (Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, Lil Peep, Horse Head, Døves, JPDreamthug, Lil Tracy, Mackned, YAWNS, fish narc,) the Filipino-American artist pairs rap with seemingly unrelated genres like emo, gothic rock, and even country, to mystify and delight music fans alike with his genre-defying sound. He’s released a number of singles and definitive vocal mixtapes such as 2016’s ‘OC Season 1 & 2’ and 2017’s ‘Downer’ before exploring a new sonic territory on his full-length debut studio album ‘Good Morning Cruel World’ (2019), follow up, ‘Every Day Is A Day’ (2021) and career spanning mixtape ‘OC Season 3’ (2022).
Cold Hart is set to join fellow labelmates The Drums on a North American tour this summer, kicking off on July 12 in San Diego and coming to an end on August 18th in San Francisco. Tickets are on sale now, get yours HERE.
Cold Hart Tour Dates
July 12, 2023 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
July 14, 2023 – Los Angeles, CA – The Shrine
July 15, 2023 – Las Vegas, NV – Area 15
July 16, 2023 – Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren
July 17, 2023 – El Paso, TX – Lowbrow Palace
July 19, 2023 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theatre
July 20, 2023 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
July 21, 2023 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
July 22, 2023 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues
July 24, 2023 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
July 25, 2023 – Nashville, TN – Basement East
July 27, 2023 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
July 28, 2023 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
July 29, 2023 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
July 31, 2023 – Boston, MA – Royale
August 3, 2023 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
August 5, 2023 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
August 6, 2023 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
August 8, 2023 – Chicago, IL – Metro
August 9, 2023 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity
August 11, 2023 – Denver, CO – Bluebird
August 12, 2023 – Salt Lake City, UT – Psych Lake City at Urban Lounge
August 14, 2023 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
August 15, 2023 – Vancouver, BC – Fortune Sound Club
August 16, 2023 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
August 18, 2023 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom