“Cold Hands” – A Collection of Microcosms
Dust City Opera Returns With A New Multifarious EP
They will be returning to Denver on their 2024 Cold Hands tour; at Swallow Hill on September 7th.
Albuquerque-based alt-rock band Dust City Opera released their new EP “Cold
Hands” on March 8th. With influences ranging from Radiohead to The Handsome Family to
Alt-J, the EP represents a step forward in the band’s artistic evolution as they explored new
creative possibilities in the recording process.
Crafted by the group’s lead singer and songwriter, Paul Hunton, “Cold Hands” journeys
through stories of interstellar travel, cosmic eroticism, horror, humor, and dreamscapes.
Each track unfolds as a unique world, with the collection tied together by a single, unifying
thread: “The agony and ecstasy of transformation,” as Hunton relays.
“Cold Hands” was co-produced by Hunton along with Sydney Counce and Augustine Ortiz
at The Decibel Foundry in Santa Fe, NM. The EP includes the collaboration of Carrie Leonard
as co-writer of the equally haunting and beautiful, “King Friday,” and familiar guest
musicians, Greg Williams and Alex McMahon, on the sinister track, “No One Is Saved.”
Through a mystical union of folk and electronic instrumentation, “Cold Hands” is a further
testament to Dust City Opera’s powerful storytelling. Since their formation in 2018, the
band has continued to enthrall audiences with its unique alt-rock orchestra style and
harrowing tales of sadness, madness, and mayhem.
This forthcoming release follows a momentous year of accolades for the group, including
Best Rock Album at the 2023 New Mexico Music Awards, and Top Rock Group at the 2023
New Mexico Entertainment Awards, among others. In 2023, they also signed with Rexius
Records, continuing the recognition of their singular creative path.
