Listen carefully with your headphones on, and it’s easy to get lost in these tracks. Happy Sadness knows pretty well how to create contemplative moments with his floating textures and warm compositions. Sometimes it’s like a soothing soundtrack that tells stories without words. But as well we have a few songwriter-based tracks where Jason Andrew Brown (multimedia artist and the man behind Happy Sadness) gets very close to you with his voice. In these tracks he shows his real quality as a versatile musician.
The Fisherman
All frequent listeners of Golden Glades know by now, that the world is full of talented bedroom producers. Here’s a wonderful project hailing from Nafpaktos in Greece: Tony Panou alias The Fisherman. He calls himself an amateur, but I think he’s just being modest because he obviously has a knack for timeless melodies!
Trials & Truths
Wir haben es ja derzeit viel mit falschen Wahrheiten und alternativer Faktenlage zu tun. Ein Glück, dass die Musik einen ganz anderen Zugang zur Realität erlaubt – einen, der von vornherein keinen Anspruch auf objektive Allgemeingültigkeit erhebt. Vielleicht ist das sogar ein Kriterium, nach dem wir versuchen, unsere kleine Sendereihe zu bestücken: Lässt sich in diesem Song ein eigener Weltentwurf erkennen, und sei er nur auf den 8 Quadratmetern eines Schlafzimmer-Studios gültig. Ihre ganz persönliche Wahrheit lassen in der heutigen Ausgabe erklingen: Lake, Molly Burch und Jens Lekman.
| Artist | Track | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Jeans | False Start | Jigsaw |
| Horse Thief | Another Youth | Bella Union |
| Otago | Ghost Stories | mairisch Verlag |
| LAKE | Work With What You Got | Tapete |
| Benny Sings | One Of These Hearts | Jakarta |
| The Sound Of Money | Tiger T. - Death Happens To A Few | BB*Island |
| Diners | In My Hometown | diners.bandcamp.com |
| Molly Burch | Try | Captured Tracks |
| Steady Holiday | Open Water | Infinite Best |
| Manuela | Supermarket | Lost Map / Schamoni Musik |
| Homeshake | Call Me Up | Sinderlyn |
| alphaequalsfoverm | Ashes | Oh, Sister |
| Dutch Uncles | Streetlight | Memphis Industries |
| Spiral Stairs | Dance (Cry Wolf) | Domino |
| Elephant Stone | Photograph | Elephants On Parade |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BeWider | Beneath The Sky | self-released |
| Jens Lekman | Hotwire With Ferris Wheel | Secretly Canadian |
| The Da Vincis | Friend Machine | thedavincis.bandcamp.com |
| Hippo Campus | Simple Reason | Transgressive Records |
| Merk | Melody | merkscoolsongs.bandcamp.com |
| The Fisherman | Down | thefisherman.bandcamp.com |
| Novella | Four Colours | Sinderlyn |
| The Proper Ornaments | Memories | Tough Love |
| Brent Cash | The Way You Were | Marina Records |
| Real Estate | Darling | Domino |
| Jay Som | Turn Into | Polyvinyl |
| Hand Habits | Sun Beholds Me | Woodsist |
| Christiane Rsinger | Lieder ohne Leiden | Staatsakt |
| The Everywheres | Concede | theeverywheres.bandcamp.com |
Francis Macdonald & Harry Pye
Wow, I instantly fell in love with this new song by Francis Macdonald & Harry Pye! Watch out for their promising debüt „Bonjour“ by the end of May on Glasgow’s finest Shoeshine Records. A rich tapestry of lovely sounds and melodies will fill your ears – just what you need in these times:
You like that? Well, here’s another wonderful track:
Heaven For Real
It looks like Halifax is currently the place to be with its vibrant music scene: there are so many interesting bands and artists to discover. Heaven For Real play a melodic Indierock version with occasionally Pavementesque twists. It’s cleverly and well done.
Cabin Essence
I’m very surprised this well-crafted and sixties inspired guitar pop has not more supporters: I love every moment of this collection! For me, it’s a best harmonized gem.
Dwight Smith
Astonishing, what an acoustic guitar, voices and occasionally a trumpet can do: here, it softly stirs emotions. Some of the tracks have a pastoral quality, others are merely sketches. The guitar picking ranges from folk to classical and creates a very pleasant atmosphere.
Wundertüte
Wer kann sich noch daran erinnern, an den Glücksmoment der guten alten Wundertüte? Aber nein, die gerollte rauschhafte Mischung ist damit nicht gemeint, sondern die verschlossenen bunten Päckchen für Kinder, in denen sich nebst Süßigkeiten noch einige Überraschungen befinden. In der Ungewissheit steckt das eigentliche Erfolgsgeheimnis, denn zunächst einmal wird mit der Wundertüte die Neugierde geweckt. Auch in der heutigen Ausgabe von Golden Glades wird vorweg nicht verraten was kommt, also: lasst euch überraschen!
| Artist | Track | Label |
|---|---|---|
| His Clancyness | Pale Fear | Maple Death Records |
| The Pooches | Everything | Lame-O Records |
| Chook Race | Lost the Ghost | Trouble In Mind |
| The Prophet Hens | Oh Wait It's Me Isn't It | Fishrider Records |
| Dwight Smith | Sunday Morning | dwightsmith.us |
| Happyness | Anna, Lisa Calls | Moshi Moshi |
| Happy Sadness | Better Flower | happysadness.bandcamp.com |
| Marching Band | Creator (and I Notice) | Uncomfortably Numb Records |
| Mesita | Intimacy | mesita.bandcamp.com |
| Toothless | Sisyphus | Island |
| Zooey | Oh Stop! | Wonderfulsounds |
| Diners | Hear The World | Diet Pop Records |
| Heaven For Real | No One Knows Her | heavenforreal.bandcamp.com |
| The Proper Ornaments | Cremated (Blown Away) | Tough Love |
| TOY | Another Dimension | Heavenly |
| Geneva | Work of Art | Mint Tea Records |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The History Of Colour TV | Wreck | thehistoryofcolourtv.bandcamp.com |
| Fred Thomas | Brickwall | Polyvinyl |
| LOVING | Forgot Again | Human Sounds |
| VACATIONS | Away | Human Sounds |
| Skytone | On My Mind | skytone1.bandcamp.com |
| Other Houses | Pawn in the Pond | finalhouse.bandcamp.com |
| Frnois & The Atlas Mountains | Grand Drglement | Domino |
| Agony Aunts | Waterloo Sunset | agony-aunts.bandcamp.com |
| Jacco Gardner | Lazy Old Sun | Mojo Magazine - 3/2017 |
| Wwoman | New Ferments | realwwoman.bandcamp.com |
| Menace Beach | Suck It Out | Memphis Industries |
| Sacred Paws | Empty Body | Rock Action |
| Mondo Fumatore | Where Are We Going | Rewika |
| Shugo Tokumaru | Route | P-Vine |
| The Flat Five | Blue Kazoo | Bloodshot Records |
| Nick Drake | The Thoughts Of Mary Jane | Island |
Trip Down Memory Lane
Kaum ein vernünftiger Mensch wird bestreiten, dass die Popmusik der 1960er Jahre äußerst offen und experimentierfreudig war – und dass sich diese Haltung in einigen der besten Platten aller Zeiten niedergeschlagen hat, üppig instrumentiert und reich an Melodien. Heute wird sowohl in Sachen Soundästhetik als auch in der Harmonieführung wieder gern auf die Sixties Bezug genommen. Neue Platten u.a. von Brent Cash, The Proper Ornaments und CaStLeS zeigen auf ganz unterschiedliche Weise, wie sich das goldene Zeitalter in der zeitgenössischen Popmusik manifestiert.
| Artist | Track | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Eternity's Children | Mrs. Bluebird | Rev-Ola |
| The Junipers | Like a Merry Go Round | thejunipers.bandcamp.com |
| The Fernweh | Brightening In The West | self-released |
| Richard Album | Neighbors | richardalbum.bandcamp.com |
| Baseball Gregg | Ulysses | baseballgregg.bandcamp.com |
| SheLoom | Prophet Approximate | Ray Recordings |
| Brent Cash | Out For Blood | Marina Records |
| Ben Reed | Only the Sun | benreed3.bandcamp.com |
| Lainie Hill | Time Marches On | New Voice Records |
| Fascinations Grand Chorus | Actor/Actress | fascinationsgrandchorus.bandcamp.com |
| Nancy Pants | Yin Yang | nancypants.bandcamp.com |
| TUNS | Lonely Life | Royal Mountain |
| The Da Vincis | The Shortest Race | thedavincis.bandcamp.com |
| West | Summer Flower | Epic |
| CaStLeS | Foresteering | castlesband.bandcamp.com |
| Super Furry Animals | The Piccolo Snare | BMG |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Greek Theatre | Now Is The Time | theactivelistener.bandcamp.com |
| Cabin Essence | So Easy | cabinessence.bandcamp.com |
| Lake Ruth | The Only One Who Knows | The Great Pop Supplement |
| Rain Parade | This Can't Be Today | Enigma Records |
| Ultimate Painting | Monday Morning, Somewhere Central | Trouble In Mind |
| The Proper Ornaments | Back Pages | Tough Love |
| The Molochs | You And Me | Innovative Leisure |
| The Everywheres | I Still (Love You) | theeverywheres.bandcamp.com |
| Other Houses | Fabulous Dates | Aagoo Records |
| The Left Banke | I've Got Something on My Mind | Mercury |
| Ozarks | One Thing | castleozarks.com |
| Balduin | The Music | Sunstone Records |
| Kim Gray | Perfume Ghost | Resurrection Records |
| Swooning | Sun & the Moon | swooning.bandcamp.com |
| Fenwyck | I Wanna Die | Progressive Sounds Of America _ |
| The Finks | Jamie's Got A Baby | Milk Records |
| Roddie Joy | Come Back Baby | Red Bird |
Alte und neue Helden
Es ist Zeit für alte und neue Helden! Golden Glades hat heute allerhand Haudegen im Programm, die sich mit neuem Material zurückmelden, darunter Silver Apples, Flaming Lips und Kristin Hersh. Sie sind die Giganten, auf deren Schultern in dieser Sendung die Hoffnungsträger stehen: Bad Sounds, Le SuperHomard und Modern Studies.
| Artist | Track | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Richman | People Are Disgusting | jonathanrichman.bandcamp.com |
| Why? | This Ole King | Joyful Noise |
| STRFKR | Tape Machine | Old Wave |
| TUNS | Back Among Friends | Royal Mountain |
| Bad Sounds | Avalanche | Killing Moon |
| Zooey | Time to Get Alone | Wonderfulsounds |
| Binoculers | The Cities | Insular |
| Redspencer | Rainbows | Deaf Ambitions |
| The Monkees | Me & Magdalena | Rhino |
| Silver Apples | The Edge of Wonder | Magic Theatre Music |
| Marching Band | The Days Are Surely Over | Uncomfortably Numb Records |
| The Wolfhounds | My Legendary Childhood | Odd Box |
| Moss | 11-11 (Demo) | Excelsior Recordings |
| The Shacks | This Strange Effect | Big Crown |
| Mark Eitzel | The Last Ten Years | Decor Records |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tall Tall Trees | Backroads | Joyful Noise |
| John K. Samson | Postdoc Blues | Anti |
| Pictish Trail | Easy With Either | Lost Maps |
| Jens Lekman | What's That Perfume That You Wear? | Secretly Canadian |
| Brandon Can't Dance | Smoke-Drive Around | Lucky Number |
| Le SuperHomard | Maple Key | Jigsaw |
| The Flat Five | This Is Your Night | Bloodshot Records |
| Ben Reed | My Gold Is in the Sun | benreed3.bandcamp.com |
| The Seams | The Seams | Hand Drawn Dracula |
| Pavo Pavo | Ran Ran Run | Bella Union |
| Modern Studies | Father Is a Craftsman | Song, by Toad |
| Kristin Hersh | Day 3 | Omnibus Press |
| Antony Harding | True Love (Under Sheets Of Rain) | wwnbb.bandcamp.com |
| The Flaming Lips | The Castle | Bella Union |
| Little Barefoot | Poor Excuse For A Lover | littlebarefoot.bandcamp.com |
| Marco Rea | Yesterday's Sun | barnesociety.bandcamp.com |