GOLD CAGE
LA-based post-punk-tinged slow-core trio announce debut album Social Crutch via Felte
Second single ‘Halcion’ shared with video
LA-trio Gold Cage have shared ‘Halcion’ the second glimpse of their stunning debut album Social Crutch. The post-punk tinged slow-core trio are set to release the album on 27th March via Felte and have also announced a US tour with legendary 90’s band The House of Love. Pre-order Social Crutch here: https://ffm.to/goldcage
Director Dakota Blue & Priscilla Mars explain the video’s concept. “Presenting: Gold Cage’s acting reel. Three characters swirl around each other in a room with a steady stream of new disguises, identity crisis, and changes in status quo.” The band interjects, “The lyrics reflect that aspect of life – depending on someone or something that isn’t there, the issues caused by the unreliable and the consequences preceding.”
Social Crutch is the debut full-length album of Los Angeles-based post-punk-tinged slow-core trio Gold Cage. Comprised of singer/bassist Mony Katz, singer/guitarist Cole Devine, and drummer Sage Ross, the band combines dreamy guitar loops, delicate, dueling vocals, and slow, driving tempos to create spacious arrangements that shimmer with atmosphere.
Warmed with tape saturation, Social Crutch is an exercise in measured minimalism, with every tone carefully sculpted to fill the vast space of each track. Shoegaze, reverb-drenched guitars evoke Galaxie 500, Yo La Tengo, Deerhunter and even Rowland S. Howard. Yet Social Crutch remains very much in the present, thanks in part to the band’s ability to marry a range of influences into thoughtfully structured songs. Throughout the album, Katz’s and Devine’s equally laconic, whispery vocals elevate each song as they drift in and out of each other, sometimes softly colliding in gorgeous harmony.
Album opener “Repeater Kember” captures the band’s ethos with a decaying guitar loop that sustains and repeats for nearly all of the song, save for a heavy climax. The crest fades shortly after it begins, highlighting the band’s penchant for subtlety and restraint, even during the album’s crescendos. While Social Crutch is full of satisfying slow burns, upbeat moments such as “Halcion” and “Shadows” showcase Ross’ drumming, which provides a sturdy backbone with enough allowance for the catchy guitar ‘hooks and vocal melodies’ magnetism to shine.
Pre-order Social Crutch here: https://ffm.to/goldcage
Tracklist
Repeater Kember
Halcion
Introduce My Mind
What Is Left
Shadows
Ripples
Spaghettify
Harshmellow
Creepfest
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