"well, we're all tethered to the way we feel"
On Sun Staying Down by Gold Star Gold Star, the home recording project of duo Adam Miller and Adam Obermeier, they pour you a fresh drink and then proceed to splash your face with lovely sprite guitars, a bongo beat and 60's Brit pop-esque melodies. It is the kind of lovely lo-fi bedroom pop that would of graced an indie move starring a sad Michael Cera several years ago or a sad Finn Wolfhard today. I don't say this to be dismissive at all, I really love the sound here and pray it doesn't get more produced. Miller and Obermeier have got something here because of the earnest, not cheeky approach. It doesn't hurt that their melodies are both nostalgic and totally captivating and pure. There is a tendency for some who mine this kind of classic tones to throw in "fucking" this or that as a lyrical update and I, for one, am glad they did not.
Miller and Obermeier are embracing the lo-fi motif and their soon to be released “Introducing… Gold Star Gold Star” full length has twelve original songs presented in mono. Interesting choice, over the last few years a lot of producers are mixing in mono to have a better grasp of their EQ before switching to stereo for Mastering and have found an appreciation for mono, even as a new / old platform.
A very interesting and cool project. Another track Play It Cool with sonic affections to the Beatles and (maybe) The Dave Clark Five will charm you as well. I look forward to hearing more and hearing these guys live. Gold Star Gold Star opening up for Phoebe Bridgers or Better Oblivion Community Center or.... would be a heavenly thing.
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
Gold Star Gold Star is the home-recording project of duo Adam Miller and Adam Obermeier. Born out of a mutual partnership aimed to explore writing within traditional pop song structures of AM dial radio, Gold Star Gold Star found Miller and Obermeier expanding beyond their self-imposed prompt. Drawing resources from baroque to Motown, the duo performs with its own ramshackle logic of imperfect time, uncanny arrangements and a topsy-turvy mix of High and Low fidelity recording techniques. However ranging, their pop ethos still stands within every track. Their forthcoming debut album, “Introducing… Gold Star Gold Star”, has twelve original songs recorded in mono. Miller and Obermeier kindly invite you to experience the stardust with the lovely and curious sounds of Gold Star Gold Star!
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
Gold Star Gold Star is the home-recording project of duo Adam Miller and Adam Obermeier. Born out of a mutual partnership aimed to explore writing within traditional pop song structures of AM dial radio, Gold Star Gold Star found Miller and Obermeier expanding beyond their self-imposed prompt. Drawing resources from baroque to Motown, the duo performs with its own ramshackle logic of imperfect time, uncanny arrangements and a topsy-turvy mix of High and Low fidelity recording techniques. However ranging, their pop ethos still stands within every track. Their forthcoming debut album, “Introducing… Gold Star Gold Star”, has twelve original songs recorded in mono. Miller and Obermeier kindly invite you to experience the stardust with the lovely and curious sounds of Gold Star Gold Star!
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