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Follow on Google News | Golden Bloom To Play Official Cmj ShowcaseGolden bloom to play official cmj showcase at local 269 on tuesday, october 18th
By: Janelle Rogers Golden Bloom Tuesday, October 18 Local 269 269 E Houston Street, New York, NY (212) 228-9874 21+ 8:00 - Band Of Young Saints 9:00 - Golden Bloom 10:00 - Feldermelder 11:00 - Buvette 12:00 - Lion In The Mane NEW YORK (Oct. 12, 2011) - Golden Bloom's Shawn Fogel will bring some "poptastic zest" (thanks, Big Takeover) to the Local 269 when he plays an official CMJ Showcase at Local 269 on Tuesday, October 18th.His latest video, "Rhyme the Reason" features the "Guitarbiter of Truth," which reveals people's true selves when they feel it's blast. You have been forewarned. Band of Young Saints, Oy, Buvette and Lion in The Mane will join Golden Bloom for this showcase. They say to write what you know. What better topic for Fogel to tackle than the power of music in his life? On his latest EP, March to the Drums, released Aug. 16, the songs have more personal lyrics, many of which deal with the life of a musician. Fogel also took a different approach to creating the new songs on March to the Drums, starting with the music rather than the lyrics. "I ended up having everything pretty much recorded instrumentally before any lyrics had even been written," says Fogel. "This gave me the ability to hear each song as an instrumental and make sure that the arrangements were interesting enough to stand on their own without and words, and then figure out how to make the vocals enhance the song even further." The result is six tracks, all musically related with interludes and variations tying the whole together. March to the Drums is the follow up to Golden Bloom's Fan the Flames (2009); which was compared favorably to Summerteeth- Golden Bloom Media Page: http://glgpub.com/ Praise for Golden Bloom On March to the Drums: "This disc is a carefully-assembled yet warm collection of songs. The melodies on tracks...will seem familiar even on first listen, and they'll stick in your memory for awhile afterward. March to the Drums is a six-song EP, but with songs this good, who's going to complain?" -Musoscribe Golden Bloom featured in LaundroMatinee's Video Session: "'You Go On and On' is a sweet swirl of trumpet and guitar, the vocals round and deep. It starts off as lazy as a summer Sunday, but this is no somber lullaby. The drums invigorate the speed, as a hazy reverb maintains the atmospheric whimsy that Golden Bloom is often remembered by." -LaundroMatinee On March to the Drums EP: "On 'Rhyme the Reason' he snags the riff from The Kinks 'Waterloo Sunset' but that's ok as Fogel makes it his own soup and it's damn tasty. The next song, 'You Go On (and On)' is the great one as acoustic guitars and pianos/synths collide with Fogel's soaring vocals to equal one of the best pop tunes of the year. Yes, give me 10 more like it! Oh, wait, 'We Have Grown' is damn close to it with majestic strings added to the mix (and another intoxicating melody)." -Dagger "...Fogel produces 6 stellar songs on his March to the Drums EP. ...Golden Bloom's ideologies follow a path to which more artists should aspire. ...March to the Drums's infectious and mostly cheerful music have a darker lyrical overtone to them." -Stereo Subversion "With March To The Drums, Fogel keeps us hungry for another full-length release with these teaser tracks..."You Go On" has a tasty melody that suits Fogel's smooth vocal delivery flawlessly and is instantly likeable, sounding like one of the better songs recorded by Guster. "Rhyme The Reason" is another strong effort..."We Have Grown" features the best lyrics and Fogel's music perfectly balances melancholy with optimism. "Passing" is a beautiful acoustic piece with soft harmonies that serve to relax and sooth between tunes." -Bill's Music Forum On March To The Drums:"This is the 'better' that came along. It is the sort of miniature opus we can always expect from Mr. Fogel...March To The Drums - being all around wonderful, especially when played straight through...here we find the continuation of genius that we have come to expect from Shawn Fogel. He definitely succeeded with this one." -FensePost "'You Go On (& On)' has a comforting, familiar sound-think Tweedy in his Golden Smog phase; can the name in fact be a complete coincidence?- -Fingertips Music "...the three full tunes are so bursting with poptastic zest, that on one play the sale is made...he strikes gold on "You Go On (& On)"...It's incredibly well recorded, with strident, Todd Rundgren piano bolstered by acoustic strumming, gathering synth, bright arrangement, and total vocal hooks (Fogel's forte), that you fall into it like a well..."We Have Grown" is no slouch, either, with a similar buoyancy/urgency, given Fogel's clear, pleasant, sincerity backed by more piano and chorus strings. Fabulous; if he's got a sophomore LP as good, watch out." -The Big Takeover "Shawn has a great stage presence, and you can tell that he really enjoys being on stage. He also makes sure that every member of the band gets props..." -Jason, To Eleven "...songwriter extraordinaire" "MAGNET is proud to kick off the Summer of Golden Bloom, mainly because this album is redolent of mid-period Wilco; lead track "E.H.M." sounds like an imaginary b-side to "Outtasite (Outta Mind)" featuring Scott McCaughey and appearing circa Summerteeth instead of Being There." "...runaway single 'Doomsday Devices.' The remix could easily slot in well with the rest of Kindercore's stable of dance-pop bands."--Under the Radar 9 out of 10 stars "A pop record all the way with hooks that are both occasionally obvious yet totally effective." --Tim Hinely, Blurt Hot New Band (July 2009) and One of 8 Undiscovered Bands Worth a Listen (January 2009)-SPIN "It should come as a mighty surprise then, that Golden Bloom, which can easily rival acts like The New Pornographers in their power pop capabilities is just one dude. Shawn Fogel cranks out nine pieces of pop perfection, with hints of alt-country...to touches of transient jangle-lovin'...This is harmless and warming pop music to crack a thousand smiles to." --Joshua Kloke, Skope Mag "[Golden Bloom] delivered one of my favorite albums of the year. Endlessly enchanting, Fogel's ear for power-pop melodies and eyebrow-raising lyrics stuffs this album with one good song after another." --Jim Testa, Jersey Beat # # # A publicity company with the highest level of passion, honesty, and integrity, while simultaneously successfully launching the careers of independent musicians. End
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