Musician
SOLO WORK | CAFTAN
Cory is currently working on a solo album of country music, anticipated to release in 2025.
Cory is a member of the Dallas-based band, Caftan, which began as an experiment in the style of 1960's psych-folk paired with the energy of 2000's indie rock. Their debut EP Where You Lead You was released in 2021, receiving local radio airplay. The group has since experimented with blues, funk, and prog rock on newest singles "Time's Illusion" and "So Sonny", both of which were recorded at the famed Niles City Sound in Fort Worth, Texas. They've played clubs and festival stages in Dallas, Austin, Houston, Fort Worth, Denton, Tyler, and Central Texas. A debut full-length is in the works.
“‘All In You’ is a pleasant, soul-searching song that Caftan itself describes as an ‘ode to introspection.’ Written and recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s a fitting introduction to the EP’s theme of moving on from life’s hardships. [‘All in You’] unfolds into a surreal, kaleidoscopic rock groove […] as the layered synthesizer and drums creep in, members Cory Kosel and Jake Nice harmonically echo the song’s refrain to twangy banjo plucks and heavy electronic guitar riffs. A song like this could easily attract indie fans of Grizzly Bear’sVeckatimest or Steve Gunn’s Eyes On The Line for its more contemporary take on psychedelic rock.”
- Stephanie Salas-Vega, Central Track