Golden Shoulders
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Golden Shoulders is a band from Nevada City, California. Formed in 2001 by songwriter Adam Kline, the group operates with a rotating lineup and has featured significant contributions from such notables as Joanna Newsom, who sang and played piano on the first Golden Shoulders album, Let My Burden Be, before going on to international acclaim; Todd Roper and Greg Brown (Cake, Deathray), Rich Good (the Psychedelic Furs, the Pleased), Dan Elkan (Pocket for Corduroy,Broken Bells, Hella), Josh Klinghoffer (John Frusciante, Vincent Gallo, Beck, PJ Harvey), Rusty Miller (Jackpot), Rob Kieswetter (Bobby Birdman), Hunter Burgan (AFI), drummer Neal Morgan, and more. A complete list of contributors can be found here.
Golden Shoulders has released three albums, Let My Burden Be (2002), Friendship is Deep (2004) and Get Reasonable (2009), and one EP, Kin (2006).[1] All three releases were recorded at Brighton Sound Studio in Sacramento, California. Thus far, all officially released Golden Shoulders songs have been written by Kline and arranged by the musicians on the recordings. Live arrangements differ from the recorded versions based on the whims of the performers. Golden Shoulders' first album, Let My Burden Be, peaked at #68 on the CMJ chart, which measures college radio plays in the United States. [2] The April 2005 issue of MOJO magazine gave the Golden Shoulders' second album, Friendship is Deep, a review of four out of five stars.[3] The follow-up album, Get Reasonable, received another four star review from MOJO in the November 2009 issue.[4] The Golden Shoulders have also had several songs featured on the episodic video blog, Lonelygirl15.[5]
The band has toured the United States several times, including 2004's Speed of Sound Tour and 2006's Annyong Tour. The shows performed on these tours were performed without electricity, meaning no microphones or amplifiers were used. [6]
Discography
- Let My Burden Be CD (Released October 22, 2002)
- Friendship Is Deep CD (Released August 23, 2004)
- Bee 17 EP (Released June 8, 2005)
- KIN EP (Released August 22, 2006)
- Get Reasonable CD (Released May 5, 2009)