Old Coke

Old Coke brings a driving edge to a genre that focuses more on larger than life guitar tones rather than energy.

The name was inspired by bottles of Coca-Cola modified by artist Cildo Meireles on display at the London Tate Modern.

Guitarist/vocalist Christopher Ruiz's loud style of songwriting riffs on nostalgia, romance, and human connection. Ruiz's melancholic vocals balance the big guitar tone and colourful chords with the aggression and thrashiness often found in heavier genres.


Their latest EP “Seasonal” is their most emotionally charged and musically ambitious project to date. A journey that weaves between lovers and loss, where tracks such as ‘Coffee Eyes’ are about doing psychedelics with a girlfriend in lockdown, ‘Suntinged’ reflects on a California summer heartbreak, and ‘Vapor Drunk’ being a light love letter in song form.


Showcasing a varied sonic range from shoegaze, dream pop, punk and noise rock, Old Coke has quickly evolved and leveled up to the technically dynamic and energetic live performances you will witness.


~Tracy Kawalik