Kevin Bronson on April 24th, 2014

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There’s an unvarnished beauty and riveting intimacy in the songs of Gold Star, the solo project of the Sister Ruby Band’s Marlon Rabenreither. Gold Star debuted last year with a five-song EP of gently spaced-out Americana, and now Rabenreither has completed work on a full-length. It’s titled “Dark Days” (release date TBA), with production from Nicolas Jodoin (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, the Morlocks) and mastering by Pete Lyman (No Age, BRMC, et al). The singer’s vocals have always reminded us of the Verve’s Richard Ashcroft, and in “Sadie,” Rabenreither’s guitar textures sound like a long-lost friend as, over the hum of an organ, he makes his plea. As in the video by Moni Haworth and Juju Sorelli, “Sadie” might cause you to dance with yourself too.

||| Previously: “Heaven Can’t Wait,” the Sister Ruby Band.