Ian McGlynn - Now We're Golden
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 1:20PM
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Oversized, 70's-and-80's-styled pop/rock melodies are the preeminent forte of one Ian McGlynn, an old-school, piano-playing singer/songwriter who mostly ratchets up the heartfelt keyboard pop and balladry of his earlier albums for a dense jolt of art-pop grandeur on his new album Now We're Golden (June 5). Co-writing with creative partner Chris Newkirk and working in the studio with producer Ken Stringfellow (R.E.M., Posies), McGlynn heads straight for soaring choruses and punchy, theatrical tunecraft on songs like the wall-of-sound drama of "Gold Morning Mend" and gorgeously rendered album closer "O Friends of Mine." Listen to how he and Stringfellow update the classic pop harmonies and orchestral embellishments of "Falling Towards Heaven" into a glittering sound that's simply timeless. Watch the Rumpelstiltskin-inspired video for "Gold Morning Mend" below...
Ian McGlynn - "Gold Morning Mend" (from Now We're Golden)
Ian McGlynn - "Falling Towards Heaven" (from Now We're Golden)









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