Solid Gold (band)

Solid Gold is a Minneapolis-based indie rock band with an electronic and R&B sound. It consists of Zach Coulter, Adam Hurlburt and Matthew Locher.[1] Solid Gold was voted "Best Rock Band of 2011" by the City Pages Readers' Poll.[2]

Solid Gold
OriginMadison, Wisconsin, US
GenresElectronic, R&B
Years active2002–present
LabelsTotally Gross National Product
Associated actsBon Iver, Poliça, Har Mar Superstar, Gayngs, Megafaun, P.O.S, Marijuana Deathsquads
Websitesolidgoldband.com
MembersZack Coulter
Adam Hurlburt
Matt Locher
Past membersJesse Cohen
Shon Troth
Adam Peterson
Paulie Heenan

History

In 2002, Solid Gold released their first EP, Solid Gold,[3] followed by a second EP, Out of Your Mind, in 2004.[4] In 2005, the band moved from Madison, Wisconsin to Minneapolis, Minnesota.[5]

In 2008, the group released their first studio album, Bodies of Water.[6] The MTV review of Bodies of Water stated: "[the album] drew comparisons to everything from new wave bands like New Order to ’80s Manchester bands like Happy Mondays and Stone Roses. The lyrics are deliciously obtuse, puzzle pieces of expression that could be fit into multiple meanings, rewarding multiple listens.”[7] NME said of the LP: "This totally, totally addictive piece of laid-back, twinkling Minneapolis funkiness, has us mercilessly hooked."[8]

In 2012, the band released their second studio album, Eat Your Young.[9]

Style and influences

Paul Lester of The Guardian said: "They make downbeat dance music, sad synth-pop, melancholy club tracks, which might sound like a contradiction in terms but not to those of you who have, over the past 25 years, appreciated artists from Pet Shop Boys to Junior Boys."[10]

MTV Iggy said of Solid Gold: "the overall tenor of remembrance and loss belies the disco superficiality of the band's name. But don’t just judge this band by their recordings. What feels reserved and melancholy on the album gets forgotten when they’re live — taking over the stage, ripping their guitars to shreds, turning the amps up to 11."[7]

Members

Current
  • Zack Coulter - vocals
  • Matt Locher - keyboards, guitar
  • Adam Hurlburt - guitar, bass

Past
  • Jesse Cohen - drums
  • Shon Troth - slide guitar
  • Adam Peterson - drums
  • Paulie Heenan - guitar

Discography

Studio albums
  • Bodies of Water (2008)
  • Eat Your Young (2012)

EPs
  • Solid Gold (2002)
  • Out of Your Mind (2004)
  • Who You Gonna Run To? (2008)
  • Synchronize (2010)

Singles
  • "Bible Thumper" (2008)
  • "Matter of Time" (2009)
  • "Fat Lip" (2009)
  • "Get Over It" (2009)
  • "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" (2010)
  • "Love You To" (2011)
  • "Towns" (2019)
  • "Believe Me" (2020)

References
  1. MaHarry, Lindsay (October 8, 2012). "Hear Solid Gold's Lonesome Electro-Pop Cut 'The Pendulum'". Spin.
  2. Denburg, Hart Van (April 26, 2011). "City Pages' Best Of The Twin Cities 2011: Reader's Poll". City Pages. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  3. Swensson, Andrea (November 11, 2009). "Solid Gold's fantastic voyage: From Twin Cities band to national treasure". City Pages. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  4. Fischer, Reed (November 12, 2012). "R.I.P. Paulie Heenan, former Solid Gold guitarist dies in Madison police dispute". City Pages. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  5. Lymangrover, Jason. "Solid Gold - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  6. Hughes, Hilary. "Solid Gold's Saturn Complex". Interview Magazine. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  7. "Solid Gold". MTV Iggy. Retrieved February 2013. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. "Track Review: Solid Gold - Get Over It". NME. March 2, 2009. Retrieved February 2013. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. Abney, Barb (October 22, 2012). "Album Review: Solid Gold - Eat Your Young". The Current. Retrieved February 2013. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  10. Lester, Paul (December 19, 2008). "No 454: Solid Gold". The Guardian. Retrieved February 2013. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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