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The Golden Sounds: lo-fi sounds for a hi-fi heart
Some two and-a-half years ago, I stumbled into rocketown about 20 minutes after the opener had gone on, intending to see the now defunct Aireline, and Sleeping at Last. As I was walking in though, a sound caught my ear, it was a melody, a melody I have still not forgotten and that I wouldn't be able to shake from my head for many weeks. The melody was a song called Whistles and Windchimes and the band playing it was The Golden Sounds.I remember stopping in mid stride across the huge main room of rcktwn, which was only about one third full, if even that, to stare at what was taking place on stage. A man with a rainbow on his pant leg was cooing into a microphone, a man was playing a cello, a woman was playing a keyboard, and a man was playing drums. There was something very oddly captivating about this mostly common set up though, they seemedlost in the big room,like they came from some other place and didn't understand what was going on here, but they were going to play their wonderful music anyways, and it was enough for me to purchase a record of theirs entitled,We are The Golden Sounds.
Here we are in 2007, 2 records later, that band has recently released an LP entitled Lo-fi Sounds for a Hi-fi Heart, and it is quite simply: beautiful. The songs exist between an ethereal dream state wave of melodica, acoustic guitars, synths, and strings and a glitchy electronic mess of sterile bitterness, both sides completely captivating and effective.
This is an album in the true sense of the word, a story unravels, complete with phone messages, and by the end of the thing you feel like you have lived an entire chapter of someone's life out with them, but on the other side of some invisible fourth wall. I can't explain it any better than that, I can only plead with you to buy the record. If you live in
Nashville you can, and should swing by Grimey's (The best record store in the free world, not sure about China, Cuba, Venezuela, and other "oppressed" nations offerings in this field) and pick it up. If you are not, you can pick it up soon on iTunes. In the meantime, you may pick up two LP's and an EP which are all worth your time on iTunes NOW.
Todd Evans started The Golden Sounds in late 2004 and recruited friends to help bring his songs from the recording to live performance. Now after the release of 2 full-length albums and a 5-song EP, The Golden Sounds have developed a loyal and growing following that identifies with his somewhat surreal yet honest songwriting.
Opening for The Mosquitos, Lovedrug, The Juliana Theory, and Venus Hum, Todd enjoys walking the line between the lush band feel and lo-fi raw performances. His latest offereing slated for an early 2007 release is entitled "lo-fi sounds for a hi-fi heart" and is more reminescent of the EP "A Song For Each of Us And An Extra For You." Acoustic guitars and his trademark melodica and keyboards seek to bring meaning to a tough year of questions and struggles. "This has been one of the most challenging years of my life and this album touches on that."
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