GOLD & GUNMETAL
Gold & Gunmetal
(Triple Down)
By Todd Lavoie
It’s one of the more compelling debuts I’ve come across recently: New York quartet Gold & Gunmetal arrives a-brimming with ideas and full of promise on their recently issued self-titled full-length, fusing elements of prog and art rock with classic Dischord Records crunch, along with surprising forays into folk and jazz composition.
I suppose for ease of categorizing I’d consider these guys indie rock, but ultimately what makes the disc such a refreshing standout is its resistance to tidy pigeonholing, and its willingness to throw so many seemingly divergent components into the mix.