GOLD CONNECTIONS New Single “ISABEL,” Expand 2017 Tour Including SXSW and Car Seat Headrest Support Dates
“Rich and wandering, hazy and pensive with the sort of thoughtful lyrics and explosive choruses we’ve come to expect from a Toledo production.” – SPIN
Today, Charlottesville, VA’s Gold Connections — led by songwriter, guitarist and lyricist Will Marsh — share the third track from their forthcoming self-titled debut EP out
March 31st on Fat Possum. It comes in the guise of lilting, country-inflected “Isabel,” which builds from interlocking guitar patterns into an acid-drenched sonic storm rich in the tradition of the very best road-ready indie rock. Speaking of the track, Marsh says: “‘Isabel’ is not a song about a girl, but a blurred portrait of the circus we call love. It took two years to write because I kept on finding new bizarre angles…If Isabel is a girl then she’s parading somewhere out of view.” Premiering via
DIY and named NME’s
New Music of the Day, listen to “Isabel” here:
The news of “Isabel” is accompanied by an expansion of Gold Connections’ US tour. Alongside the previously announced pre-SXSW dates with Fat Possum labelmates The Districts, Gold Connections confirmed SXSW sets at the NME Showcase and Rachael Ray’s Feedback House. The band will embark on a short east coast run with Philadelphia’s Suburban Living before joining Car Seat Headrest for a trio of summer dates in Virginia, Ohio and Vermont. A full itinerary is listed below.
“Isabel” follows the recently released singles “
Faith In Anyone” (via
SPIN) and “New Religion” (via
Stereogum). Gold Connections debuted on Hype Machine’s Top 10 Popular Artist chart — and on Sirius XMU’s ‘Download 15’ playlist — with “
New Religion,” which Stereogum called “an animal of its own. Languid atmospherics give birth to howlingly aggressive rock ‘n’ roll that ultimately builds to a richly arranged climax.” Gold Connections’ debut EP was home-recorded in the spring of 2014 in Williamsburg, VA, and features production, engineering, and mixing by Will Toledo (Car Seat Headrest). It is comprised of the band’s five best, earliest original songs written by Marsh while he was an undergrad of the College of William & Mary in Virginia. Though Toledo won’t be a member going forward, he also plays drums, electric guitar, bass, and backing vocals throughout the EP.
“These have been some of my favorite rock songs for years, and you can listen to one of them right now!” – Will Toledo (Car Seat Headrest)
“Resembles Ought as much as Toledo and Car Seat. “Faith in Anyone” embraces the now but with a “healthy” dose of nervousness.” – Paste
“By its hazy, raucous climax, [‘Isabel’] is like Marsh and Toledo have been through the wringer, but that’s sometimes what love can be like. This is one dizzying rollercoaster you’ll be wanting to ride again and again.” – DIY
“‘Isabel’ initially charms with its rough-round-the-edges guitar riffs and endlessly shifting song structure, but what strikes you the most is the vulnerability of Marsh’s lyrics and how naturally it counteracts the spikey garage-rock tendencies.” – NME
“A solid reason to clutch hold of the great roots of guitar music, and to keep fighting for it to stay alive.” – The Line of Best Fit
“Like Car Seat Headrest? Gold Connections makes it clear that Toledo isn’t the only Will in town” – Nothing But Hope and Passion
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Gold Connections Tour Dates:
* = w/ The Districts
# = w/ Angelica Garcia and The Winstons
% = w/ Active Bird Community
^ = w/ Suburban Living
$ = w/ Car Seat Headrest
3/09 – Columbus, OH @ The Basement *
3/10 – Indianapolis, IN @ The HiFi *
3/11 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway *
3/17 – Austin, TX @ Rachael Ray’s Feedback House, 6pm (1102 East Cesar Chavez St.)
3/18 – Austin, TX @ ROSQUATCH ~ A Hairy & Sweaty SXSW Day Party @ Swan Dive, 4PM (615 Red River St)
3/18 – Austin, TX @ NME Showcase, 11:20 PM (Barracuda – 611 E 7th St)
3/30 – Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern (Record Release Party) #
3/31 – Charlottesville, VA @ Sidetracks Music (In-store)
4/06 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge %
4/04 – Harrisonburg, VA @ The Artful Dodger (Macrock)
4/09 – Washington, DC @ DC9 ^
4/10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s ^
4/11 – Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter ^
4/12 – Raleigh, NC @ Neptune’s ^
4/14 – Atlanta, GA @ Mammal Gallery ^
4/15 – Norfolk, VA @ Charlie’s Cafe ^
6/30 – Richmond, VA @ Brown’s Island (Final Fridays) $
8/01 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom $
8/03 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom $
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photo by Anthony Mulcahy
