{"id":29455,"date":"2018-08-11T17:15:22","date_gmt":"2018-08-11T21:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=29455"},"modified":"2019-05-31T12:38:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T16:38:00","slug":"golden-drag-streams-debut-lp-pink-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=29455","title":{"rendered":"Golden Drag streams debut LP &#8216;Pink Sky&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Greys&#8217; frontman Shehzaad Jiwani unveiled\u00a0his Golden Drag\u00a0moniker\u00a0earlier this year, and has so far released two singles under the name, the electronic <em><a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/greys-shehzaad-jiwani-shares-first-single-golden-drag-titled-aphex-jim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aphex Jim<\/a><\/em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, and the sparkling millennial\u00a0disenchantment anthem <\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/hivemindpr.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=04780c244c226dd8f0096243b&amp;id=a1714cc83b&amp;e=998dd35436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Caught Leaking Light<\/a><\/em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">. The project&#8217;s debut LP, &#8216;Pink Sky,&#8217; is out now via\u00a0Buzz Records, and the album is available for streaming in its entirety on YouTube &#8211; take a listen below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hcAHC9Ftz3Y?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;listType=playlist&#038;list=PL1jT4FseS1FECEcE-xEkSJBghFqYqyL8W\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Recorded over four days of experimental studio sessions with producer Josh Korody (Fucked Up, Weaves, Partner) the album explores different facets of Jiwani&#8217;s songwriting and dives deeper into influences that sat at the fringes of Greys&#8217; recent releases, resulting in a collection of economical pop songs that engage\u00a0with Broadcast-style electronic interludes, Stereolab&#8217;s motorik propulsion, and spidery Robert Fripp-esque guitar solos.\u00a0Originally conceived\u00a0of as a long-distance collaboration, the album\u00a0retains\u00a0a\u00a0cooperative ethos, with contributions from\u00a0members of\u00a0Mannequin Pussy, Twist, PONY, Vallens, Glocca Morra, and more.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Pink Sky came together in a ramshackle way,&#8221;<\/em> Jiwani tells BrooklynVegan. <em>&#8220;I had written these tunes while messing around at home with a bunch of synths, samplers and drum machines that I didn&#8217;t know the first thing about, then went into the studio with Josh Korody with the intention of pushing the tunes further outside the usual sonic palette of guitar-based indie rock. I wanted to take the early Eno approach by deconstructing these short, simple &#8216;pop&#8217; songs and incorporating warmer, more colourful textures that you wouldn&#8217;t normally hear on a rock record. It resulted in this strange hybrid of ambient synths and chopped up breakbeats augmenting the live instruments that my friend Neil compared to the Velvet Underground being produced by RZA, which is a comparison I will gladly take.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Lyrically, I tried to be a lot more abstract than I normally am with Greys, resulting in songs that are a lot less topical than they are situational. A lot of it has to do with reflecting on routines you find yourself stuck in as you stare down your thirties, being repulsed by the habits you develop over the course of your young adulthood while still finding comfort in them, and ultimately confronting them. What are your options when you are a broke millennial who is trying to pay rent in a city that is increasingly hostile towards your demographic and its lifestyle? Listen to the record, it&#8217;ll answer all these questions and more.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Golden Drag&#8217;s &#8216;Pink Sky&#8217; is out now via Buzz Records. You can grab it <a href=\"https:\/\/hivemindpr.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=04780c244c226dd8f0096243b&amp;id=5ca15bf79a&amp;e=998dd35436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/04780c244c226dd8f0096243b\/images\/e84b3299-7dbd-470d-8459-7b47267f1d93.jpeg?resize=564%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Golden Drag Pink Sky\" width=\"564\" height=\"800\" align=\"center\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tracklist<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Slow Explosions<br \/>\n2. Aphex Jim<br \/>\n3. Caught Leaking Light<br \/>\n4. Shoot The Breeze<br \/>\n5. Bad Timing\/Neon Phase<br \/>\n6. &#8217;17 to Infinity<br \/>\n7. Super Champs Theme Song<br \/>\n8. Fastball Special<br \/>\n9. Loom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Greys&#8217; frontman Shehzaad Jiwani unveiled\u00a0his Golden Drag\u00a0moniker\u00a0earlier this year, and has so far released two singles under the name, the electronic Aphex Jim, and the <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=29455\" title=\"Golden Drag streams debut LP &#8216;Pink Sky&#8217;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29456,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23,28,30],"tags":[1869,7255,2037,7593,4419,1809],"class_list":["post-29455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","tag-buzz-records","tag-golden-drag","tag-greys","tag-pink-sky","tag-shehzaad-jiwani","tag-streaming"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/34c808ea-4278-4e4d-bb6e-0052e193a2f2.jpg?fit=800%2C540&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-7F5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28424,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=28424","url_meta":{"origin":29455,"position":0},"title":"Greys&#8217; Shehzaad Jiwani shares first single as Golden Drag titled &#8216;Aphex Jim&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"March 4, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Shehzaad Jiwani\u00a0of\u00a0Greys has announced his new project,\u00a0Golden Drag sharing a track called Aphex Jim. 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