| Artist | The American Analog Set |
|---|---|
| Cover | Amanset_thegoldenband.jpg |
| Released | July 6, 1999 |
| Recorded | January–February 1999 |
| Genre | Indie rock, lo-fi |
| Length | 40:16 |
| Label | Emperor Jones |
| Producer | Andrew Kenny[1] |
| Prev year | 1997 |
| Next year | 2001 |
The Golden Band is the third studio album studio album by the American indie rock band the American Analog Set, released in 1999 on Emperor Jones Records.[2][3]
Critical reception
Exclaim! thought that "at last, the band has created melodies and bewitching atmospheres that enhance, rather than negatively emphasise, their deliberate lack of dynamics."[4] The Chicago Tribune noted that the band was moving away from the influence of Stereolab and the Chills, and wrote that "they play brief, unhurried songs and delicate, vibraphone-textured instrumentals that flow dreamily into each other."[5] Texas Monthly opined that "the group's careful silences and hypnotic guitar-vocal motifs could add up to nothing more than pleasing ambience, but the band transcends the surfaces."[6]
AllMusic wrote that "the record insinuates itself on the strength of a subtly expanded emotional palette which lends a haunting new dimension to the group's fragile beauty."[7]
References
- ^ "Static Between Stations". www.austinchronicle.com
- ^ "The American Analog Set | Biography & History". AllMusic
- ^ Mills, Fred. "The Golden Band". Phoenix New Times
- ^ "American Analog Set The Golden Band | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca
- ^ Meyer, Bill (15 August 1999). "American Analog Set The Golden Band (Emperor Jones)". chicagotribune.com
- ^ Cohen, Jason (Aug 1999). "The Golden Band". Texas Monthly. 27 (8): 34.
- ^ "The Golden Band - The American Analog Set | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". – via www.allmusic.com.