Gold (Metro Station EP) explained

Gold
Type:EP
Artist:Metro Station
Cover:Metro Station - Gold EP Cover.jpg
Released:October 14, 2014
Recorded:2013–2014
Length:16:39
Label:Metro Station Music
Prev Title:Middle of the Night (EP)
Prev Year:2013
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Next Year:2015

Gold is an EP by American pop rock band Metro Station, released independently on October 14, 2014.[1] The EP was made available for streaming exclusively via Billboard magazine on October 8, 2014.[2] It was the band's first release after Trace Cyrus' return to the group in 2014.[3]

Background

Gold was recorded between 2013 and 2014 with roughly 30 songs recorded before the band finalized the 5 tracks for the EP.[4] Trace Cyrus said that the EP has a "more mature sound."[3] "Love & War" was released on August 12, 2014, as the lead single along with an accompanying music video.[5] "She Likes Girls" was released on September 9, 2014, as the second single.[6] Speaking about the song, Cyrus said, "It's something a little different for us to write about. We definitely haven't written about something this risqué, I don't think." Mason Musso added, "I just thought it was an interesting idea and I've definitely heard of that scenario before. I just thought it really worked."[4] The music video was released on October 31, 2014.[7]

The group went on a co-headlining tour with the Ready Set in 2014 called "The Outsiders Tour" with supporting acts from the Downtown Fiction and Against the Current.[6]

Critical reception

The EP was received with mixed reviews. Alyson Stokes of idobi Radio gave the album a 6/10 stars. She states, "Gold is great by Metro Station standards and serves as a promising step forward for the band, but there’s definitely room for more variety." She ends off remarking, "Gold ups the ante for Metro Station as a band, but overall boasts nothing more than good dance tracks. Andy Biddulph of Rock Sound magazine calls the EP, "half-decent, half teeth-grindingly awful."

Personnel

Credits for Gold adapted from AllMusic.[8]

Metro Station

Additional musicians

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gold – EP by Metro Station on iTunes. iTunes. October 14, 2014 . Apple. March 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150510195247/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gold-ep/id914147332. May 10, 2015.
  2. Web site: Crane. Matt. Listen to Metro Station's new EP, 'Gold'. Alternative Press. March 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20141010102441/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/listen_to_metro_stations_new_ep_gold. October 10, 2014. October 8, 2014.
  3. Leight. Elias. Reunited Metro Station Premiere New EP 'Gold'. Billboard. Billboard. March 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20141009234154/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6274306/metro-station-gold. October 9, 2014. October 8, 2014.
  4. Web site: Song premiere: Metro Station's 'She Likes Girls'. USA Today. Patrick Ryan. September 8, 2014. October 8, 2022.
  5. Web site: Crane. Matt. Metro Station reunite, release new single. Alternative Press. March 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20140816201738/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/metro_station_reunite_release_new_single. August 16, 2014. August 12, 2014.
  6. Web site: Crane. Matt. Metro Station stream new song, "She Likes Girls". Alternative Press. March 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20140917093638/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/metro_station_stream_new_song_she_likes_girls. September 17, 2014. September 9, 2014.
  7. Metro Station release "She Likes Girls" music video. Alternative Press. Matt Crane. October 31, 2014. October 8, 2022.
  8. Web site: Gold – Metro Station Credits. AllMusic. October 8, 2022.

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