Cold Beat

Cold Beat is an American synth-pop band founded in 2013 by Hannah Lew, formerly the bassist and co-vocalist of Grass Widow. Named after a song by the British post-punk group The Sound, the project began as a solo vehicle for songs Lew had written that did not fit Grass Widow's collaborative aesthetic, and evolved into a four-piece band. Cold Beat has released five studio albums and two EPs on Crime on the Moon (Lew's own label), Dark Entries Records, DFA Records, and Like LTD. Other musicians to play on Cold Beat's music have included Grass Widow drummer Lillian Maring, Neon Piss guitarist Kyle King, Shannon and the Clams guitarist/synth player Cody Blanchard, Erase Errata drummer Bianca Sparta, drummer Susi Leni, guitarist Jackson Blumgart, guitarist Sean Monaghan, and keyboardist Luciano Talpini Aita. Mother (2020) was recorded when Lew was pregnant.