Golden Silvers were an English band from London signed to independent record label XL Recordings. The line-up consisted of vocalist and keyboardist Gwilym Gold, Ben Moorhouse on bass guitar, and Robden Alexis Nunez on drums.[2]
Golden Silvers | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Art rock, Pop, Doo-wop |
| Years active | 2008 - 2010[1] |
| Labels | XL Recordings Bronze Records |
| Members | Gwilym Gold Ben Moorhouse Robden Alexis Nunez |
Early stages edit
The band gained recognition by winning Glastonbury's prestigious New Talent competition in 2008 and subsequently performed on The Other stage that year.[2][3] They played the Glastonbury Festival in 2009.[4]
Music edit
The band released its debut album True Romance on 20 April 2009.[5] Describing the new album, The Guardian's reviewer wrote "flamboyant lyrics, references to Greek myth and big, elastic bass lines dominate".[6]
Appearances edit
The band performed two songs on Later...with Jools Holland during May 2009[7] and have supported Blur 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'.[8] Bronze Blog is known to showcase a wide variety of musicians and DJs 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.[9]
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
| Year | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK | ||
| 2009 | True Romance
|
96 |
Singles edit
| 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 | ||||
References edit
- ^ Clash Music (19 July 2011). Ones To Watch - Gwilym Gold | Clash Music Exclusive Ones To Watch. Retrieved on 2011-12-10.
- ^ a b "A fairy-tale beginning for Golden Silvers - Features, Music - The Independent". London: www.independent.co.uk. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ "Glastonbury 2008 - Golden Silvers". BBC. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ "Line-Up". Glastonbury Festivals. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ "Music - Review of Golden Silvers - True Romance". BBC. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ Fox, Killian (26 March 2009). "Rock review: Golden Silvers: True Romance". The Observer. London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ "BBC - BBC Two Programmes - Later Live... with Jools Holland, Series 34, Episode 7". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Golden Silvers – Interview". Thisisfakediy.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2009.