Los Angeles-based art-rock-tinged slowcore trio Gold Cage is comprised of singer/bassist Mony Katz, singer/guitarist Cole Devine, and drummer Sage Ross. The band combines dreamy guitar loops, delicate, dueling vocals, and slow, driving tempos to create spacious arrangements that shimmer with atmosphere.
Their 2020 debut album Social Crutch is warmed with tape saturations and an exercise in measured minimalism with every tone carefully sculpted to fill the vast space of each track. Shoegaze, reverb-drenched guitars evoke Galaxie 500, Yo La Tengo, Deerhunter and even Rowland S. Howard, yet remain very much in the present, thanks in part to the band's ability to marry a range of influences into thoughtfully structured songs. Katz and Devine are equally laconic with whispery vocals as they take turn on certain songs and at times in duet form. This recipe elevates each song as they drift in and out of each other, sometimes softly colliding in gorgeous harmony. Ross' drumming provides a sturdy backbone with enough allowance for the catchy guitar ‘hooks and vocal melodies' magnetism to shine.
Releases:
Social Crutch
FLT-061
