Mozz’s Cole Triedman performing with a banjo. Photo by Bonnie Parrot
You might know Cole Triedman as the fronter of Fortuna 500, the Somerville slackers that sound like Pavement with some mud caked on their boots. Today, Triedman has dusted off his solo project Mozz (pronounced “motts,” rhymes with “ugatz”) and released its first new song in three years. It’s called “Another Day of Heavy Rain,” and it’s the first single from an upcoming EP called Breadt.
The Mozz project has taken many forms since its inception: endearingly twee acoustic songs done with ukulele, lo-fi recordings with so much fuzz you think you’ll die, other odds and ends of a songwriter figuring shit out. 2023’s Personal Spuds was an incredibly accomplished collection of folk rock tunes with enough garage spirit to wake the neighbors. It’s a worthy listen for fans of the ‘tuna’s country leanings, especially considering the Mozz stuff tends to be a skosh more tender than what’s going on in Fortuna. You’ll find no ironic detachment here. Turns out Triedman’s got an underbelly as soft as a ball of burrata.
“Another Day of Heavy Rain” follows the trajectory set by Spuds. It’s plaintive singer-songwriter ditty on piano and acoustic guitar with some twangy slide guitar thrown in for good measure. Triedman’s poetry in Fotuna 500 has a wry slant to it but it’s mostly done away with here for something a little more pathworn. “Today I lived and died, closed my eyes and turned around / Drove stick shift all the way to town.” The title phrase almost comes as a resigned sigh and a roll of the eyes.
Recorded live in Brooklyn, the track features Triedman as well as a coterie of players including:
Patrick Murray (Dogwood Gap): Bass, engineering, mixing
Hayden Carr Loize (Sockeye, Dogwood Gap): Drums
Hal Triedman (Celestine Manno): Keys
Celestine Manno and Duke DiEugenio: backing vocals
Julian Snyder (Fortuna 500, Otis Shanty): Mix & mastering
Listen to “Another Day of Heavy Rain” below. Breadt will be out in March 2026, so keep your peepers on Allston Pudding for the latest.