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.[2]
The band gained recognition by winning Glastonbury's prestigious New Talent competition in 2008 and subsequently performed on The Other stage that year.[2][3] They played the Glastonbury Festival in 2009.[4]
Music
The band released its debut album True Romance on 20 April 2009.[5] Describing the new album, The Guardian's reviewer wrote "flamboyant lyrics, references to Greek myth and big, elastic bass lines dominate".[6]
Appearances
The band performed two songs on Later...with Jools Holland during May 2009[7] 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'.[8] 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.[9]
^Clash Music (19 July 2011). Ones To Watch - Gwilym Gold | Clash Music Exclusive Ones To Watch. Retrieved on 2011-12-10.
^ ab"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.
February 01, 2023
golden, silvers, were, english, band, from, london, signed, independent, record, label, recordings, line, consisted, vocalist, keyboardist, gwilym, gold, moorhouse, bass, guitar, robden, alexis, nunez, drums, originlondon, englandgenresart, rock, wopyears, act. 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 2 Golden SilversOriginLondon EnglandGenresArt rock Pop Doo wopYears active2008 2010 1 LabelsXL RecordingsBronze RecordsMembersGwilym Gold Ben MoorhouseRobden Alexis Nunez Contents 1 Early stages 2 Music 3 Appearances 4 Discography 4 1 Studio albums 4 2 Singles 5 ReferencesEarly stages EditThe band gained recognition by winning Glastonbury s prestigious New Talent competition in 2008 and subsequently performed on The Other stage that year 2 3 They played the Glastonbury Festival in 2009 4 Music EditThe band released its debut album True Romance on 20 April 2009 5 Describing the new album The Guardian s reviewer wrote flamboyant lyrics references to Greek myth and big elastic bass lines dominate 6 Appearances EditThe band performed two songs on Later with Jools Holland during May 2009 7 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 8 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 9 Discography EditStudio albums Edit Year Album details Peak positionsUK2009 True Romance Release date 20 April 2009 Label XL Recordings 96Singles Edit Year Single Peak positions AlbumUK2009 True Romance True No 9 Blues 142 True Romance Arrows of Eros Please Venus denotes releases that did not chartReferences Edit Clash Music 19 July 2011 Ones To Watch Gwilym Gold Clash Music Exclusive Ones To Watch Retrieved on 2011 12 10 a b 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 1 dead link Golden Silvers Interview Thisisfakediy co uk Retrieved 20 February 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Golden Silvers amp oldid 1083182421, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
