To Release Fourth EDITION OF THE MAKING MOVES 7" Vinyl SERIES On August28TH!
Check out "REX" on Guitar World,
here: http://bit.ly/P5Ayph
Goldrush, the
fourth of five bands in the Making Moves series, have
released an exclusive stream of their track "REX"on Guitar
World today, August 8th. Drexel University's MAD
Dragon Records (MDR) and Motion City Soundtrack are
pleased to announceMaking Moves, a series of 7 inch releases by emerging
artists, produced and curated by members of Motion City Soundtrack. The Making
Moves series is released jointly on MAD Dragon Records and Motion City
Soundtrack's recently launched record label, The Boombox Generation. The
indie-rock quartet, known as Goldrush, will be releasing their Making
Moves 7-inch on August 28th. This
release will contain two single tracks on 7-inch vinyl, as well as a bonus
track released with the digital package.
Goldrush emerged on the scene after guitarist and vocalist, Prabir
Mehta's, previous band, Prabir and the Substitutes disbanded
in early 2009. The group had been working on new songs and Prabir had reached
out to double bassist, Matt Gold, and violinist, Treesa
Gold, two classically trained strings performers at the Richmond
Symphony, to play on some of their tracks. When The Substitutes broke up,
the Gold's and Mehta still wanted to take a crack at a release together. This
led to their self-released EP, We Don't Have to Worry.
Goldrush's upcoming release for the Making Moves series,
which is supported in part by the Kal & Lucille Rudman Institute for
Entertainment Industry Studies at Drexel University, will consist of three new
unique tracks from the Richmond Virginia band. Matt Taylor bassist
of Motion City Soundtrack produced the tracks along with
Drexel's Music Industry Program alumnus, Dave Petit and Lenny
Skolnik engineering the sessions. The 7" was then handed
over to Phil Nicolo (John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, The
Police) for his expert mixing. Goldrushs' Making Moves release
opens with "Settle Down", an infectious and grooving
track, with a slinky hook that builds with a captivating fervor. The
up-tempo indie pop track "REX" hits with aggressive
strings and Mehta's playful lyricism urging an escape from his long-standing
reality. The bonus track on the digital release, "The Dream is
Over", brings a dark twist to the mix with intricate string runs
and a heavy drum and bass line that will haunt and delight.
Matt Taylor states, "It's a funny story. I was cleaning
my house with iTunes blaring on shuffle. A song that I didn't recognize came
on. It sounded like Jon Spencer Blues Explosion with bits of Elvis Costello,
Soul Coughing, Led Zeppelin, with two classical instruments thrown in. It blew
my mind so I checked to see what it was. Of course it was labeled Track 01 and
there was no band name. I remembered that from time to time my friend Kevin
would send me songs that he had recorded, so I took a shot in the dark and
asked him who it was. The song in question ended up being "Touch" by
a band called Goldrush that he had recorded months earlier. I had never heard
them until that moment when they shuffled their way into my life. I immediately
did some research on the band and found out that they were playing a show. I
went to see them and was blown away. I knew then that I had to work with them
in some fashion. When the Making Moves series came about, Goldrush was my only
choice."
Goldrush has shared the stage with the likes of The
Head and The Heart, Dr. Dog, Hotel Lights, Trampled By
Turtles, Ted Leo, Motion City Soundtrack, Cracker, Girltalk, Best
Coast, J Roddy Waltson and The Business and was a featured
performer at the 2012 SXSW Music Festival as well as performed
a live score during the silent film Battleship Potemkin at
the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
For more information on Making Moves, please
visit: makingmoves.maddragonmusic.com/
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