DISCOVER THE RAW EMOTIONAL DEPTH OF “TWO BIRDS” IN NEW SINGLE FROM COBALT MINOR BAND AND COLONEL COBALT

NASHVILLE, TN – (October 25, 2024) – Cobalt Minor has unveiled the most recent single, “Two Birds”. ”The song’s message explores themes of broken trust and the complexities of relationships. The original tune delves into the emotional fallout and personal reflections that come with fractured connections. The Cobalt Minor band, led by the infamous Colonel Cobalt, has produced a classic rock and roll song that sounds vintage and is packed with some great guitar by the Colonel and guitar great Jeff King, who has been a long-time member of Cobalt Minor. “Two Birds” is available today on all digital music platforms HERE. 

An accompanying lyric video produced by Lyric Vids is available on Colonol Cobalt’s official artist YouTube channel.

Cobalt Minor’s lead singer, Colonel Cobalt, shared his thoughts, stating, “Two Birds” is just a good old foot stomping, head noddin’ rocker about a love gone bad. She runs off and leaves him, and he probably deserves it. This is an ongoing theme in the Colonel’s songs.”

“Just as I was lamenting that kids today have missed out on the simple and honest, pre-digitally engineered sounds of the 1970s, Colonel Cobalt brings it back with passionate enthusiasm. His new original music is as timeless today as it would have been then.”-Bethany Bowman, Music/Entertainment Writer

“Two Birds” kicks off with a killer riff and only gets better when the drums and bass join the musical fray.  Colonel Cobalt’s vocals are the thick icing on this musical cake that satisfies the appetite for rock and roll.  Be sure to hang out long enough to dig into the guitar solo on the bridge.”-100% Rock Magazine  

The band is the usual cast of characters with the Colonel on rhythm guitars, bass and lead vocal. Brenna Wheeler, of “Troubadour Blue” fame, belts out the background harmony with Jeff King on lead guitar and Greg Morrow on drums. The project was engineered by J. Michael Moore and mixed and mastered by Rodney Mills at Rodney Mills’ Masterhouse.

Stay current with everything Colonel Cobalt on his website www.cobaltminorband.com. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter (X), TikTok, and Instagram, and subscribe to the official Artist YouTube channel for the latest videos.

Music is available on all digital platforms: Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music. 

ABOUT COLONEL COBALT

No one knows where Colonel Cobalt was born or what year. Abandoned, some say wolves raised him, his mother was a blacksmith, and his father was a piano tuner, accordion repairman, and part-time outlaw. No one knows how he got his name and why he calls himself a Colonel. He was denied military service as he was deemed mentally unfit.
The most persistent rumor is he likes the 11 herbs and spices of another famous Colonel’s chicken. As a child, he was in and out of foster homes and spent two years in a detention center in Texas as a teen. Interviews with the foster parents have revealed that they all thought he was dangerous and extremely odd. He would spend hours alone in his room, listening to vinyl 45s on a Sears and Roebuck portable phonograph that had the name Becky Flanders written in the lid in black crayon. He grew his trademark beard when he was 11 years old; oddly enough, it was white even though the Colonel, as a child, had dark hair.
He roamed the country in his 20s and 30s, busking on street corners with a guitar he made from a wooden crate and occasionally getting a gig in a beer joint or a child’s birthday party. However, he was usually asked to leave after the first two songs. Colonel Cobalt was always asked why he didn’t turn professional or try to get a record deal. He always said he “Wasn’t gonna have some SOB A&R pansy telling him to change this or that.”
He disappeared for the next 30 years. There were rampant rumors of Cobalt sightings all over the world. Blurry photos from Cairo, Spain, Mississippi, New Zealand and local stories from hundreds of other locations seemed to be authentic. Still, one thing was certain: he was elusive and always moving. No one knew where he got the money to maintain his lifestyle. One day he would be in a Ritz Carlton penthouse, the next, sleeping under newspapers on a park bench. Johnny Cash and Burl Ives would get postcards from the Colonel and the postmarks backed up the sighting rumors. The postcards always had the same message, “Quit stealing my material! Best, CC” Then, in the late nineties, he showed up in Nashville, the place where he said he would never set foot again, even to take a leak. He released three albums as Cobalt Minor that went nowhere. The music is available on iTunes. He told a waitress at Pancake Pantry iTunes had finally paid him and he was celebrating by blowing it all on a short stack.
He was busking again but always seemed to have a lot of money. Word was that wealthy widows and divorcees were supporting him, but he denied this, saying he didn’t need anybody’s help or sass. Remarkably, Colonel Cobalt and his band, Cobalt Minor, have recently released a vinyl album of peculiar and not particularly memorable songs titled “Sharks Teeth.” A video of a live performance in a well-known Nashville dive was recently posted to YouTube and other media sites. The critics have not been kind, but he said, “Those who can’t do, critique.” He was recently overheard in a West side laundromat saying he had a whole ‘nother album ready to release but he wasn’t going to until “Sharks Teeth” had sold tens of dozens.
His entire fan club rented a 15-passenger van when they heard he was playing Bonnaroo, only to be crestfallen after finding out he was just a parking attendant for the festival.
Whatever happens next with the Colonel will no doubt be colorful and most likely, unnerving.