(Vinyl Love is a series of posts that quite simply lists, describes, and displays the pieces in my growing vinyl collection. You can bet that each record was given a spin during the drafting of each corresponding post.)
Artist: First Aid Kit
Album Title: Stay gold
Year released: 2014
Details: Limited edition, translucent gold vinyl, Gatefold
The skinny: I was leery about purchasing the Söderberg sisters’ (aka First Aid Kit) third album on vinyl because I was worried that their transition to the major label world would push them too deep into pop territory for my tastes. Happily, my fears were unwarranted and instead we had more of the same lovely harmonies found on “The lion’s roar“, only with more musician support and a crisper production. Album #4, “Ruins”, is due out in two days.
Standout track: “My silver lining”
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12 replies on “Vinyl love: First Aid Kit “Stay gold””
You had me at “Limited edition, translucent gold vinyl, Gatefold”
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Haha! Looks pretty sweet too, don’t it?
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It sure does. Oh baby!
I have a couple of translucent gold LPs… Peter Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive, and the Beatles comp called Love Songs come to mind… I really like the look of them!
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Yeah. I think it’s probably the colour that works best as translucent. It’s quite smart.
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I’ve seen this cover a few times and have always been drawn to it, but I’m honestly not familiar enough with the music.
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They’re definitely worth a peek if you’re ever in the mood for something new. Their voices are quite stunning.
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I’ll look them up on Apple Music and give them a proper listen. This album a good place to start?
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Sure. This one or the one before it: The lion’s roar.
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Cheers, JP.
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That translucent gold looks perfect on your white deck. Wonder how it would look on my Red deck? Haven’t they got a new album out?
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I’ll bring it over and we can check it out! Yeah. New album today.
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[…] It completely makes sense then that First Aid Kit would eventually get around to a song by Simon and Garfunkel, another notable folk duo known for their harmonies. Given their penchant for reworking famous tracks, though, it’s interesting that they chose “America”, a song that was originally released as a b-side to single, “For Emily, whenever I may find her”. It was, of course, re-released as the A-side a few months later, perhaps the theme of young lovers hitchhiking across America resonated with their fans. The original was later introduced to whole new generation of fans when Cameron Crowe famously used it in his film “Almost famous”. Word has it that the Söderberg sisters first performed “America” at a ceremony honouring Paul Simon in 2012 and at the end, he gave them a standing ovation. So it shouldn’t have caused any surprise when they recorded a version and released it shortly after their third album, the magnificent “Stay gold”. […]
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