Cola op Best Kept Secret 2023

With members of US Girls and Ought in tow, Cola was always going to be a special project, penning reflective art-punk songs that express humankind's yearning for deeper connections. Led by the charismatic Tim Darcy – who can seemlessly switch from The Fall's sharp-edged poetry to Roy Orbison's lovelorn howl – Cola's music locates the soft-beating heart within the loathing.