# The Golden Band

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***The Golden Band*** is the third studio album [studio album](/source/Studio_album) by the American indie rock band [the American Analog Set](/source/The_American_Analog_Set), released in 1999 on [Emperor Jones](/source/Emperor_Jones) Records.[2][3]

## Critical reception

*[Exclaim!](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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

1. ["Static Between Stations"](https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2005-09-16/290790/). *www.austinchronicle.com*

1. ["The American Analog Set | Biography & History"](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-american-analog-set-mn0000011649/biography). *AllMusic*

1. Mills, Fred. ["The Golden Band"](https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/the-golden-band-6414419). *Phoenix New Times*

1. ["American Analog Set The Golden Band | Exclaim!"](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/american_analog_set-golden_band). *exclaim.ca*

1. Meyer, Bill (15 August 1999). ["American Analog Set The Golden Band (Emperor Jones)"](https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-08-15-9908140085-story.html). *chicagotribune.com*

1. Cohen, Jason (Aug 1999). "The Golden Band". *Texas Monthly*. **27** (8): 34.

1. ["The Golden Band - The American Analog Set | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-golden-band-mw0000043908). – via www.allmusic.com.

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