LISTEN: Cole Chaney Shares ‘The Unsatisfied’

New LP, In the Shadow of the Mountain, out Sept. 19

July 23, 2025July 23, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2025, Alice in Chains, Cole Chaney, In the Shadow of the Mountain, Kentucky, Ralph Stanley, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots

The music of Kentucky-born singer-songwriter Cole Chaney has been called “country grunge” for his ability to deliver dark introspection with a twang.

And on Sept. 19, he will be releasing his new album, In the Shadow of the Mountain, with the promise of a more rock-based sound this time around.

“I wanted to make something that sounded like Ralph Stanley went in and got backed up by Soundgarden,” Chaney proclaims. “I write what I listen to. And whatever I listen to is going to come out in my music.”

In the Shadow of the Mountain was captured by famed producer Duane Lundy at his legendary studio in Lexington, Kentucky. While talking at-length about the possible collaboration, Lundy spoke of his love for Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and Stone Temple Pilots.

Cole Chaney In the Shadow of the Mountain, self-released 2025

“I know plenty of bluegrass guys that could have recorded this for me,” Chaney says. “But, I wanted to take that string band and folk sound and bring it to a rock producer, to bring that big sound out of these acoustic instruments — [Duane] was about to do that.”

Rock & Roll Globe is honored to give some shine to the one of the new album’s louder moments with “The Unsatisfied.”

“A much-needed pick-me-up by this point in the record, ‘The Unsatisfied’ is a song written about my early experience as a touring musician and songwriter,” Chaney explains. “It’s a confession of how I felt at the time of writing the song. I believe that if you want to stand out and create anything original in this life, you’re going to have to take a different route than the other guys. That route is often fraught with peril. Two or three years down the road, now—much has changed about that ‘ol boy, and much remains the same.”

Listen to the song below and pre-order In the Shadow of the Mountain here.