The Golden Age is the 9th studio album released by San Francisco-based sadcore and slowcore band American Music Club. The album is the band's second after a 10-year hiatus that ended in 2004. The album is an effort by the band to experiment more in their music. The album was produced by Dave Trumfio, who has also worked for bands such as Wilco and My Morning Jacket.
Critical reception
The album was released to generally positive critical reviews with a score of 80 (out of 100) on Metacritic.
Recording
The album was recorded over two months at Kingsize Studios in Los Angeles with Dave Trumfio, who also recorded Wilco's Summerteeth album. Frontman Mark Eitzel began writing the songs that appear on the Golden Age in 2005, though recording didn't begin until 2007.
Track listing
"All My Love" (5:10) "The John Berchman Victory Choir" (2:53) "The Decibels and the Little Pills" (5:41) "The Sleeping Beauty" (3:58) "The Stars" (5:17) "All the Lost Souls Welcome You to San Francisco" (2:43) "Who You Are" (4:31) "The Windows on the World" (6:11) "One Step Ahead" (3:33) "The Dance" (3:17) "I Know That's Not Really You" (3:52) "On My Way" (5:13) "The Grand Duchess of San Francisco" (2:46)
Personnel
Mark Eitzel - vocals, guitars, keyboards
Mark "Vudi" Pankler - guitars, accordion, keyboards
Sean Hoffman - bass guitar, backing vocals, guitar
Steve Didelot - drums, percussion, backing vocals, guitar
with
Danny Levin - horns
Jason Borger - keyboards
Leyla Akdogan - additional vocals on "The John Berchman Victory Choir"