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Goldrush: Love Is Here

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by Joe Wisbey
What a wonderful record this is. A record that deserves to be heard by millions, and have Dr. Fox talking over the start of it. A record so cool, that you can almost feel the summer breeze blow against your face as you listen to it.

Goldrush, in case you don't know, are NAM chancers from Oxford, formerly known as Whispering Bob, they wisely changed thier name, starting writing effortless, beautiful, epic pop songs, got signed by the second coolest label in the World, Truck Records, got liked by Lamacq, and are now being hailed, rather laughingly, as "the new Starsailor"

This, there second release as Goldrush, is a fantastic, joyous record to listen to. Haunting, yet somehow familiar vocals, combine with breezy acoustic guitars to make a recognisable formula of NAM loveliness. This is a wholly commercial record, with not a whiff of Sigur Ros about it, so deserves to chart highly, but naturally, it won't. Recent talk of Goldrush changing labels, so as to secure bigger sales, is wholly deserved on a record as good as this. Loyalty, my arse.

Goldrush are a likeable lot and 'Love Is Here' has very little wrong with it. Lets hope to hear more of this lot in due course.

  • Goldrush 9 / 10

Goldrush - Love Is Here

"got signed by the second coolest label in the World, Truck Records"

um. that would be because they run the label?

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I'll admit I didn't know that. I knew it was run by a band, but I thought it was Four Storeys.
Sorry.

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Four Storeys running truck? don't make me laugh!!!!!!!!!

*I'm getting belts!!!*

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goldrush are lovely,they signed my band 'black nielson' to truck records and made all my dreams come true!also robin and i are forming a side project called 'gold nielson thrush' so keep your ears open!

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Just flicking through Threads and found another Goldrush related one.Very cool. Goldrush are my favourite band.

Mike Nielson, if you ever read this, I've got Black Nielson's 'lassoo the moon' on cd and Vinyl cos i'm also a
big fan of your stuff

What's yours and Robin's side project all about then hey?

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the side project was just an idea after i went mad and sacked the rest of black nielson after a bad gig!but fortunately they have forgiven me and everyone is happy now!thanks for buying the single on cd and vinyl(are u mad?)i dont even have a copy on vinyl!maybe u could sell it to me?are u watching 'the gush' at reading?i cant wait,bless em!