Golden Silvers
| Golden Silvers | |
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| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Art rock, Pop, Doo-wop |
| Years active | 2008 - 2010[1] |
| Labels | XL Recordings Bronze Records |
| Website | goldensilvers.co.uk |
| Members | |
| Gwilym Gold Ben Moorhouse Robden Alexis Nunez |
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Golden Silvers was a band from London signed to independent record label XL. The line-up consisted of vocalist and keyboardist Gwilym Gold, Ben Moorhouse on bass guitar, and Robden Alexis Nunez on drums.[2]
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[edit] Early stages
The band gained recognition by winning Glastonbury's prestigious New Talent competition in 2008 and subsequently performed on The Other stage that year.[3][4] They played the Glastonbury Festival in 2009.[5]
[edit] Music
The band released its debut album "True Romance" on April 20, 2009.[6] Describing the new album, The Guardian's reviewer wrote "flamboyant lyrics, references to Greek myth and big, elastic bass lines dominate".[7]
[edit] Appearances
The band performed two songs on Later...with Jools Holland during May 2009[8] and have supported Blur (band) at Hyde Park, London. They played a popular set at Reading festival 2009 and gave away necklaces to the audience as thanks for coming to see them.
Aside from live appearances, Golden Silvers' vocalist Gwilym Gold curates a quarterly live event night named 'Bronze Club' at East London pub 'The Macbeth'.[9] Bronze Blog is known to showcase a wide variety of musicians and DJ's including Mystery Jets, The Invisible, Micachu, Esser, Everything Everything, Othello Wolf and many more. Since its inception, Bronze Club has said to have gathered a strong following, which has led attendants to dress up in relation to the Ages of Man in Greek Mythology; gold, silver and bronze.[10]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK | ||
| 2009 | True Romance
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[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | ||||
| 2009 | "True Romance (True No. 9 Blues)" | 142 | True Romance | |
| "Arrows of Eros" | — | |||
| "Please Venus" | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Clash Music (19 July 2011). Ones To Watch - Gwilym Gold | Clash Music Exclusive Ones To Watch. Retrieved on 2011-12-10.
- ^ "A fairy-tale beginning for Golden Silvers - Features, Music - The Independent". London: www.independent.co.uk. 2008-07-11. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/a-fairytale-beginning-for-golden-silvers-864753.html. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ "A fairy-tale beginning for Golden Silvers - Features, Music - The Independent". London: www.independent.co.uk. 2008-07-11. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/a-fairytale-beginning-for-golden-silvers-864753.html. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ "Glastonbury 2008 - Golden Silvers". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/glastonbury/2008/artists/goldensilvers/. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "Line-Up". Glastonbury Festivals. http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/line-up/. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "Music - Review of Golden Silvers - True Romance". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/jfzf. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ Fox, Killian (2009-03-26). "Rock review: Golden Silvers: True Romance". The Observer (London: guardian.co.uk). http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/apr/26/golden-silvers-true-romance. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ "BBC - BBC Two Programmes - Later Live... with Jools Holland, Series 34, Episode 7". www.bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kny2y. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
- ^ "The Macbeth". http://themacbethuk.co.uk. http://www.themacbethuk.co.uk/index.php/media/images/bronze-club/. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
- ^ "Golden Silvers". http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk. http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/interviews/golden-silvers. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
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