The Golden Age (American Music Club album)

The Golden Age
Studio album by American Music Club
Released	February 19, 2008
Recorded	July–August 2007
Studio	King Size Studio, Los Angeles
Genre	Indie rock slowcore
Length	55:04
Label	Merge
Producer	Dave Trumfio
American Music Club chronology
Love Songs for Patriots (2004) The Golden Age (2008) Atwater Afternoon (2008)

The Golden Age is the 9th and final studio album ^[1] released by American indie rock band American Music Club. The album is the band's second after a 10-year hiatus that ended in 2004. ^[2] The album is an effort by the band to experiment more in their music. ^[3] The album was produced by Dave Trumfio, who has also worked for bands such as Wilco and My Morning Jacket. ^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
Pitchfork Media	(7.7/10) [6]

The album was released to generally positive critical reviews with a score of 80 (out of 100) on Metacritic. ^[7]

Recording

The album was recorded over two months at Kingsize Studios in Los Angeles with Dave Trumfio, who also recorded Wilco's Summerteeth album. Frontman Mark Eitzel began writing the songs that appear on the Golden Age in 2005, though recording didn't begin until 2007. ^[8]

Track listing

1. "All My Love" (5:10)
2. "The John Berchman Victory Choir" (2:53)
3. "The Decibels and the Little Pills" (5:41)
4. "The Sleeping Beauty" (3:58)
5. "The Stars" (5:17)
6. "All the Lost Souls Welcome You to San Francisco" (2:43)
7. "Who You Are" (4:31)
8. "The Windows on the World" (6:11)
9. "One Step Ahead" (3:33)
10. "The Dance" (3:17)
11. "I Know That's Not Really You" (3:52)
12. "On My Way" (5:13)
13. "The Grand Duchess of San Francisco" (2:46)

Personnel

• Mark Eitzel - vocals, guitars, keyboards
• Mark "Vudi" Pankler - guitars, accordion, keyboards
• Sean Hoffman - bass guitar, backing vocals, guitar
• Steve Didelot - drums, percussion, backing vocals, guitar

with:

• Danny Levin - horns
• Jason Borger - keyboards
• Leyla Akdogan - additional vocals on "The John Berchman Victory Choir"

References

1. "American Music Club : Discography : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 12, 2007. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
2. Howe, Brian (February 20, 2008). "The Golden Age". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
3. "Editorial Reviews-Amazon.com". Amazon. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
4. Pia, Camilla. "American Music Club - The Golden Age (Cooking Vinyl)". MusicOMH . Retrieved December 21, 2008.
5. Allmusic review
6. Pitchfork Media review
7. "American Music Club: The Golden Age (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
8. "American Music Club" (PDF). Retrieved December 21, 2008.

External links

• "Editorial Reviews-Amazon.com". Amazon. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
• Howe, Brian (February 20, 2008). "The Golden Age". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
• Pia, Camilla. "American Music Club - The Golden Age (Cooking Vinyl)". MusicOMH . Retrieved December 21, 2008.
• Groom, Helen (February 1, 2008). "BBC - Rock/Indie Review - American Music Club, The Golden Age". BBC. Retrieved December 21, 2008.

• "American Music Club" (PDF). Retrieved December 21, 2008.
• "American Music Club : Discography : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 12, 2007. Retrieved December 22, 2008.