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The Goldenhour
The Goldenhour
Always in the now
Tracklisting:
too much too soon
magic potion
tomorrow's too late
doublespeak
pearl
after the watershed
she gets around/home
eye contact (parts 1-4)
julie's in control
emma
these things take time
sometimes I
partly seen
always in the now
RIP and BURN review
The story:
Glasgow's hottest guitar act since the Cosmic Rough Riders
The vibe:
The Goldenhour strike just the right buzz-powerchord to emerge from the morass of retro modernists.
Stream this:
Partly Seen...
3 flames out of 5
(DH)
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The Goldenhour - Always in the now
TETRA 004
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Tomorrows too late
Julie's in control
These Things
She gets around
Right now, Glasgow is the hottest City in the musical Universe. That’s a fact!
Thanks to the success of bands like Franz Ferdinand and Snow Patrol, the world of popular music is currently focused on Glasgow bands, and in our opinion none are more deserving of that attention than The Goldenhour.
The Goldenhour’s debut album, Beyond The Beyond (2003), brought favorable comparisons to classic bands like The Who and the Jam. Invitations followed to perform at Glasgow’s Gig on the Green Scotland’s Hogmanay Party, support slots for Cosmic Rough Riders, Dave Davies (Kinks) and the opportunity to open for Deep Purple at Glasgow’s SECC was the surreal icing on the cake. Ten out of the twelve album tracks received Radio or TV airplay
The Goldenhour’s new album Always In The Now may have one foot planted firmly in the musical tradition of British R n'B and the other in classic American West Coast, but the sonic sounds are pure 21st century, influenced as much by The Killers and The Charlatans as it is by the likes of Love and The Small Faces. Tracks like: "Tomorrows too late", "Pearl", "After the watershed" and "Julies in control" are fabulous examples of the tight reign these guys have on passionate, melodic Rock, elsewhere they flex their considerable musical muscle on "Eye contact", and the magnificent "Always in the now".
The Goldenhour will be taking their explosive live show on tour around the UK and Europe throughout 2005.
ALBUM REVIEWS
The Goldenhour – Always In The Now (Neon Tetra)
Glasgow’s finest exponents of guitar and Hammond pop have produced a new album that sets the standard for others to follow. It goes from the hard and direct - the introduction to “Doublespeak” is a particularly memorable moment - to the more melodic and laid back, such as “After The Watershed” and “Eye Contact (Parts 1 - 4)”. My favourites on the album are the harder “Sometimes I”, which boasts some particularly strong vocals, and the straight ahead approach of “She Gets Around/Home”, with full on guitar and organ. “Julie’s In Control”, and “These Things Take Time” are pure, classic pop and “Always In the Now” delivers a particularly strong finale. All in all, a strong record. Recommended.
Rob Massey, Soho Strut
The Goldenhour – Always In The Now (Neon Tetra)
Long-time favourites at the Scootering office, The Goldenhour return with the follow-up album to their debut offering Beyond The Beyond from 2003.
When they first caught our attention The Goldenhour had a captivating blend of high quality power-pop, British R’n'B and 60’s garage. Although they retain many of those elements they have expanded the parameters of their sound, embracing elements of late 60s American West Coast psychedelia (The Byrds and Love), as well as more recent inspirations such as Cosmic Rough Riders, Supergrass, The Charlatans and Inspiral Carpets.
With stand-out tracks from the new album being Tomorrow’s Too Late, Pearl, After The Watershed and Julie’s In Control The Goldenhour display their brand of impassioned indie pop rock, with melodies to kill for. While on the likes of Eye Contact (Parts 1-4) and opener Too Much Too Soon they show that they can still stir up a storm like the best of them. Jewel in the crown of this superb second album is the awesome title track Always In The Now with a faded in intro, it builds into a soaring soundscape of pop perfection.
Available from all good record shops, alternatively visit www.thegoldenhour.info <http://www.thegoldenhour.info/> for mail order details.
Sargie, Scootering, Edition 232, October 2005
THE GOLDENHOUR - Always in the now (Neon tetra; 2005)
Here’s an album written/arranged and produced the way a contemporary pop rock hit record should be. The thing is that most of those “hit” records just aren’t good enough for me, and after the opening pair of heavy rockers, I almost started to think that this might be just another one of “those”, but ... as from the third track “Tomorrow’s too late”, a kind of a “dodgy” sophistication comes through, with all the accompanying summery feel, a concept that they revisit several times, as in “Julie’s in control”, or “Pearl”, with an additional touch of Zombie sophistication, and the west coast-ish vibes of “After the watershed” aren’t too far from the aforementioned, while it can also be considered as the band’s statement to the label boss, showing that they can do it just as well :-). “She gets around/Home” is an early-Who influenced pop artistry, “Doublespeek” and “These things take time” make another harder rocking pair, done in a much more apropriate way, while “Eye contact” is a fullblown 10-minute (!!!) psychedelic rawk-out omnibus.
After their debut album released on ex-Cosmic Rough Rider Danny Wylie’s Raft label, the follow up comes on the brand new Neon Tetra label, run by ...ahem, well, Daniel Wylie, the future Universal Gentle Rider ...or something.
Goran Obradovic / POPISM radio show: Serbia & Montenegro
PRAISE FOR THE GOLDENHOUR
just heard this album and it blew me away - these guys should be all over the radio, I'm a fan - Nigel Clark, (ex) Lead singer Dodgy
The best song I've heard by a local band in a long, long time
Billy Sloan, Clyde 1FM
Classic song writing Vic Galloway, Radio 1
Buzzing with energy, competence and confidence - The List
Tremendous! great pop songs... BigWig Magazine
Luxuriate in the muscular yet aurate melodies of the goldenhour The Herald
Hugely Impressive - Evening Times
Powerful stuff...Riveting stage presence...Passion that was as vigorous as a slap in the face - The List
Exuberant harmonies and catchy chorus - www.jockrock.com
A kick-ass combination of pop songs, power chords and hammond pounding - Time Out
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