Hear title track from Austin-based foursome’s “Turning Blue” streaming now
via NPR member station KUTX.
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Broken Gold
(L-R): Ben Lance, Rich Cali, Ian MacDougall, Rob Marchant. Photo Credit: Justin
Wilson.
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Pick up the
“Turning Blue” EP on 7-inch vinyl and
download the “Meet Broken Gold” sampler via Noisetrade!
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Broken Gold – Live
12/18 Austin, TX @
Barracuda
12/19
Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves
01/03
Austin, TX @ The Belmont
01/07
Austin, TX @ Stubbs
01/09
Austin, TX @ Ground Floor Theatre
01/13 El
Paso, TX @ Low Brow Palace
01/14
Tempe, AZ @ Yucca Taproom
01/15 San
Diego, CA @ Til Two Club
01/16
Fullerton, CA @ Slide Bar
01/17 San
Francisco, CA @ Hemlock Tavern
01/19 Las
Vegas, NV @ Dive Bar
01/20 Albuquerque,
NM @ Low Spirits
01/21
Dallas, TX @ Three Links
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“Recalls the
Replacements or Hüsker Dü, equal parts rousing and reflective” – KUTX, Austin
on Broken Gold
The new “Turning Blue” EP by Broken Gold (hear the title track streaming via KUTX, Austin)
is the latest from the Austin-based
foursome led by The Riverboat Gamblers
guitarist Ian MacDougall. Today, Broken
Gold announces a series of tour dates in the west and southwest in support
of the EP, out now digitally and on limited 7-inch vinyl via Chicken Ranch Records.
The new songs ask some
big, hard questions; concerns that have arisen organically within the band. In 2009, MacDougall
was in a serious car accident. He lost a year to recuperation, a year in which
it was unclear if he would be physically be able to return to playing music.
For MacDougall, who joined The Riverboat Gamblers fresh out of
high school, there was no “Plan B,” and knowing the fastest way through
darkness is just to drive right through it, he’s continued his pursuit of Broken Gold, galvanized by what he’s
endured.
Supported by Ben Lance on guitar, fellow Riverboat Gambler Rob Marchant on bass, and Rich
Cali on drums, MacDougall has
written and recorded his best songs to date, mature and thoughtful without
losing the jittery anxiousness of his youth. Broken Gold invites comparisons to some of the indie rock legends
– Superchunk
in ‘89, Dinosaur Jr in ‘87, The Replacements in ’84 –while still
sounding totally their own.
While MacDougall has already logged a solid
decade with The Riverboat Gamblers,
don’t misunderstand Broken Gold as a
lesser version of the Austin party punk legends. If the Gamblers
represent beer-drenched, Saturday night anarchy-euphoria-oblivion, Broken Gold is the urgent desperation
after the party’s over.
Like the “Turning Blue” EP itself, Broken Gold’s very existence asks the
questions: How do we make sense of the chaos we’ve enjoyed? Are we responsible
for the mess we’ve made, the destruction we’ve caused, and the people we’ve
hurt? How are we even going to make it home?
The “Turning Blue” EP by Broken
Gold is out now via Chicken Ranch
Records digitally and on limited 7-inch vinyl. Ian MacDougall is
available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.
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Broken Gold
“Turning Blue” EP
(Chicken Ranch Records)
Out Now
Track Listing:
02. Groundwork
03. Harm/Joy
04. Nov/Dec
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Broken Gold Links
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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion
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