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| Released | October 14, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–2014 | |||
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| Length | 16:39 | |||
| Label | Metro Station Music | |||
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Gold is an EP by American pop rock band Metro Station, released independently on October 14, 2014. [1] The EP was made available for streaming exclusively via Billboard magazine on October 8, 2014. [2] It was the band's first release after Trace Cyrus' return to the group in 2014. [3]
Gold was recorded between 2013 and 2014 with roughly 30 songs recorded before the band finalized the 5 tracks for the EP. [4] Trace Cyrus said that the EP has a "more mature sound." [3] "Love & War" was released on August 12, 2014, as the lead single along with an accompanying music video. [5] "She Likes Girls" was released on September 9, 2014, as the second single. [6] Speaking about the song, Cyrus said, "It's something a little different for us to write about. We definitely haven't written about something this risqué, I don't think." Mason Musso added, "I just thought it was an interesting idea and I've definitely heard of that scenario before. I just thought it really worked." [4] The music video was released on October 31, 2014. [7]
The group went on a co-headlining tour with the Ready Set in 2014 called "The Outsiders Tour" with supporting acts from the Downtown Fiction and Against the Current. [6]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| idobi Radio |   [8] |
| Rock Sound | [9] |
The EP was received with mixed reviews. Alyson Stokes of idobi Radio gave the album a 6/10 stars. She states, "Gold is great by Metro Station standards and serves as a promising step forward for the band, but there’s definitely room for more variety." She ends off remarking, "Gold ups the ante for Metro Station as a band, but overall boasts nothing more than good dance tracks. [8] Andy Biddulph of Rock Sound magazine calls the EP, "half-decent, half teeth-grindingly awful." [9]
All tracks are written by Trace Cyrus and Mason Musso
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Love & War" | 3:04 |
| 2. | "She Likes Girls" | 3:57 |
| 3. | "Gold" | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Forever Young" (featuring The Ready Set) | 2:47 |
| 5. | "Play It Cool" | 3:22 |
| Total length: | 16:39 | |
Credits for Gold adapted from AllMusic. [10]
Metro Station
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