FFO: Neil Young, Wednesday, Florry, MJ LendermanCole Cook is a musical chameleon hailing from western North Carolina. Having been a member in several bands throughout the last decade he released his first solo EP “Easy Money” in 2020. Generally self-deprecating or painting characters as versions of himself in experienced scenes of his life, the lyrical approach often leaves the storytelling as an interpretation for each listener to relate with. Pulling inspiration from old school punk, blues, soul, and country the result is very much an audible version of Cole Cook himself. “I just label my music as ‘Straitjacket Blues’ because that’s what I’d be wearing if I couldn’t play music.” Autumn House is a country-inflected alternative rock band based in Carrboro, NC drawing influence from such artists as Neil Young, Lucinda Williams, and Jason Molina, as well as some of the noisier alt-rock bands of the '90s like Chapel Hill’s own Archers of Loaf. Their songs, ranging from wistful ballads to full-throated rockers, deal broadly with the ephemeral and the beauty in the mundane. Autumn House is comprised of Bob (bass) Paco Marvelli (lap steel guitar), Max Randall (guitar, vocals), and Andy Seiglie (drums, backing vocals).