The Golden Age (American Music Club album)

2008 studio album by American Music Club

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)

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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

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Professional ratingsReview 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

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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

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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

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* 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

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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

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* "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.

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* MusicBrainz release group

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