They’re Japanese. They sing in Japanese. It’s a rock band with Japanese lyrics and English song titles. The onesheet smells like cigarettes. The songs all sound the same and have this Gogol Bordello feel to them (and there is a song called “Go, Gal”).
These songs are long. Twelve tracks take 72 minutes. “Solo” is shorter than most and a bit of fun. It makes me think of the Black Crowes. “The Stranger” has banjo and sounds a little different, but really it’s just a ballad.
This album has three sides, according to the track listing. It makes me wish I could see a record. All the songs on Side 3 are exceptionally long and some are instrumentals. “North Gate” isn’t, but there’s not much else to say about it.
“Slow Number” is a very Japanese title and has a bit of a country tinge to it, in addition to being a waltz. It’s a bit of fun. It’s hard to get crazy about something when I know it’s good but isn’t something I normally don’t listen to ever. At all. Not even once. But I can get behind “Slow Number,” even if it is not what the band typically sounds like.
do they have a website? my searches return no result…
http://www.goldlore.net/golden/golden.html