On their debut album It’s You, Australia’s Gold Class plays like a brilliant post-punk compendium — the jagged yet chiming guitars of Jawbox and Fugazi, the lockstep rhythm section and dreary climes of Gang Of Four and Joy Division, a quavering bellow that bridges the gap between Morrissey and Glenn Danzig. You could throw dozens more references out and most of them would fit; these guys seem to have swallowed up an entire genre’s worth of history and ended up titans of the form.
For all the precedents, though, It’s You feels strikingly in the moment. This is dark music, but with a spark of life, somehow shrugging and sprinting at the same time. Gold Class have a killer record collection; more importantly, they have a distinct point of view. We’ve shared the video for frenetic advance single “Life As A Gun,” and this morning we present the album in full. It’s You is well worth your while.
[PLEASE NOTE]
The Digital and CD version is out September 4th
The LP version are still TBD based on when the manufacturing is finished
released 04 September 2015
℗ + © 2015 felte
All songs written and performed by Gold Class
Mark Hewitt, Jon Shub, Evan James Purdey and Adam Curley
Recorded at Head Gap, Melbourne, Australia
Produced by Simon Grounds and Gold Class
Photography by Jules Christie
Album art design by Gold Class
Collage by Mark
Thanks to: Simon, Jeff at felte, Aaron and all at Spunk, Neil at Head Gap, The Finch, the Bakehouse crew, Jules, the Old Bar family, The Tote, John, Emily, Don, Jade, Lara, Elisa, Eva, Sara Retallick, Mere Women, Geoffrey O’ Connor, Matt Bailey, Free B-Squared and Triple R, Josh and Tim, Mel, Steve, Dion, LJ, Bean, John and Erin Paul, friends and family.