The follow-up to 2020’s “Sell the Future”, CORTEZ‘s new album “Thieves and Charlatans” demonstrates their ability to command a sound that is both classic-rooted and modern in its construction. Working in continued collaboration with producer Benny Grotto at Mad Oak Studio, and with the returning lineup of vocalist Matt Harrington, guitarists Scott O’Dowd and Alasdair Swan, bassist Jay Furlo and drummer Alexei Rodriguez (although he has since been replaced by Kyle Rasmussen). The album features guest vocalists Craig Riggs (Kind, Roadsaw, Sasquatch, etc.) and Jim Healey (We’re All Gonna Die, Black Thai, Blood Lightning, etc.) and sees CORTEZ look forward as ever while regarding their past in a new way.