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Photo by Kristina Pedersen Ever since emerging from the aftermath of Ought in 2021, Cola have built a sound defined by restraint, tension, and emotional precision. The Montreal trio – vocalist and guitarist Tim Darcy, bassist Ben Stidworthy, and drummer Evan Cartwright – make music that feels deceptively minimal on the surface, yet deeply immersive underneath. Across Deep in View and The Gloss, they refined that balance into something distinct: wiry post-punk threaded with wa