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Musically, Cole isn’t looking for fame and notoriety with “The Mean Season” and the other songs he is about to drop. He cares more about using his songs as a vehicle to help launch others like J-Buck to stardom and give them a fair shot to get on that road. “Songwriting is just something I do,” he says, “and I’m driven by something inside me to express the stories and emotions that are inside me Since I’ve been sober, I am committed to using my abilities to serve and help others, and I think that’s something we should all aspire to. I still don’t read music and don’t consider myself an accomplished musician by any means. I’m still open to learning.

“Charlie Calello gave me some great advice recently,” Cole adds “He said, ‘When you’re writing a song keep your eye on the donut, not the hole. The wrong focus can get you off the path you want to be on. You need to be open to all ideas that flow. But if it’s not meeting the three basic principles of songwriting – rhythm, melody and emotional content – it won’t work. The reason I believe people believe my songs when they hear them is because I lay everything bare and am as honest with myself as possible.”

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“The Mean Season” is just the start of a unique rollout of a batch of King Cole-penned singles–sung by up and coming artists leading up to the release of the provocatively titled album Troll the Troll. The second slated single, the romantic ballad “Your Story is Mine,” reveals a more personal, heartfelt side of Cole’s artistry. As part of a multi-media presentation, the cover image of each single will feature a thematically related painting by renowned Florida based surrealist painter Barry Gross. The image accompanying “The Mean Season” is, appropriately enough called “The Screamer.” When we get into the almost too mythical and bizarre sounding to be true superhero origin story of Cole’s life, you’ll better understand why that’s appropriate.

Sometimes a tune written by a brilliant, insightful songwriter you’ve never heard of meets the sociopolitical moment in unimaginably provocative ways. With a vibe sounding like an update of the classic atmosphere-drenched 70’s soul of Marvin Gaye, Bobby Womack and Isaac Hayes, “The Mean Season” is just one of hundreds of thus far unearthed musical treasures penned over the last 35-plus years by Andrew “King” Cole, a Miami based under the radar force of nature who up till now had been at peace with abandoning his musical dreams after a series of close major label calls a few decades earlier.

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