Cold Specks, also known as Al Spx, is the stage name of Ladan Hussein, a Somali-Canadian singer-songwriter. The name Cold Specks is taken from a line in James Joyce's Ulysses ("Born all in the dark wormy earth, cold specks of fire, evil, lights shining in the darkness.").Cold Specks appeared on Series 39, Episode 7, of Later with Jools Holland. Her debut single "Holland" was released on October 17, 2011,.