Golden Silvers

{{Infobox musical artist | name = Golden Silvers | image = | caption = | image_size = | alias = | origin = London, England | genre = Art rock, Pop, Doo-wop | years_active = 2008–2010<ref name="clashmusic">Clash Music (19 July 2011). [http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/ones-to-watch-gwilym-gold Ones To Watch - Gwilym Gold | Clash Music Exclusive Ones To Watch]. Retrieved on 2011-12-10.</ref> | label = XL Recordings<br />Bronze Records | current_members = Gwilym Gold<br />Ben Moorhouse<br />Robden Alexis Nunez | past_members = }}

'''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.<ref name="www.independent.co.uk">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/a-fairytale-beginning-for-golden-silvers-864753.html |title=A fairy-tale beginning for Golden Silvers - Features, Music - The Independent |publisher=www.independent.co.uk |accessdate=2009-06-13 |last= |first= | location=London | date=2008-07-11 }}</ref>

==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.<ref name="www.independent.co.uk"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/glastonbury/2008/artists/goldensilvers/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724105751/http://www.bbc.co.uk/glastonbury/2008/artists/goldensilvers/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 July 2012 |title=Glastonbury 2008 - Golden Silvers |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=2009-06-07}}</ref> They played the Glastonbury Festival in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/line-up/ |title=Line-Up |publisher=Glastonbury Festivals |date= |accessdate=2009-06-07}}</ref>

==Music==

The band released its debut album ''True Romance'' on 20 April 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/jfzf/ |title=Music - Review of Golden Silvers - True Romance |publisher=BBC |date= |access-date=2009-06-07}}</ref> Describing the new album, ''The Guardian'''s reviewer wrote "flamboyant lyrics, references to Greek myth and big, elastic bass lines dominate".<ref> {{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/apr/26/golden-silvers-true-romance |title=Rock review: Golden Silvers: True Romance | work= The Observer |publisher=guardian.co.uk |accessdate=2009-06-13 |date=2009-03-26 |last=Fox |first=Killian | location=London }} </ref>

==Appearances==

The band performed two songs on ''Later...with Jools Holland'' during May 2009<ref> {{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kny2y |title=BBC - BBC Two Programmes - Later Live... with Jools Holland, Series 34, Episode 7 |publisher=www.bbc.co.uk |accessdate=2009-06-13 |last= |first= }} </ref> 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'.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.themacbethuk.co.uk/index.php/media/images/bronze-club/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 March 2010 |archive-date=30 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130220551/http://www.themacbethuk.co.uk/index.php/media/images/bronze-club/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/interviews/golden-silvers |title=Golden Silvers – Interview |website=Thisisfakediy.co.uk |accessdate=2009-02-20 |last= |first= }}</ref>

==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Album details ! colspan="1"| Peak positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="40"| UK |- | 2009 | align="left"| '''''True Romance''''' * Release date: 20 April 2009 * Label: XL Recordings | 96 |- |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="1"| Peak positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="40"| UK |- | rowspan="3"| 2009 | align="left"| "True Romance (True No. 9 Blues)" | 142 | align="left" rowspan="3"| ''True Romance'' |- | align="left"| "Arrows of Eros" | — |- | align="left"| "Please Venus" | — |- | colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |- |}

==References== {{reflist}}

Category:English pop music groups Category:Pop music groups from London Category:XL Recordings artists