| Golden Silvers | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Art rock, Pop, Doo-wop |
| Years active | 2008 - 2010 |
| Labels | XL Recordings Bronze Records |
| Members | Gwilym Gold Ben Moorhouse Robden Alexis Nunez |
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.
Early stages
The band gained recognition by winning Glastonbury's prestigious New Talent competition in 2008 and subsequently performed on The Other stage that year. They played the Glastonbury Festival in 2009.
Music
The band released its debut album True Romance on 20 April 2009. Describing the new album, The Guardian's reviewer wrote "flamboyant lyrics, references to Greek myth and big, elastic bass lines dominate".
Appearances
The band performed two songs on Later...with Jools Holland during May 2009 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'. 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.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK | ||
| 2009 | True Romance
|
96 |
Singles
| 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
- Clash Music (19 July 2011). Ones To Watch - Gwilym Gold | Clash Music Exclusive Ones To Watch. Retrieved on 2011-12-10.
- ^ "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.
- "Golden Silvers – Interview". Thisisfakediy.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2009.