GoldFlakePaint
@goldflakepaint.bsky.social
a music blog since 2010 / writing by tom: https://goldflakepaint.ghost.io/
On landscape and motion and the beautiful return of Lambchop: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/on-the-beaut... New album 'Punching The Clown' is out late August.
On the beautiful return of Lambchop
I only learned to drive in the last few years. Before doing so, I'd become a keen and sometimes even useful co-passenger, buildings playlists or burning CD-Rs for specific trips, curating accompanimen...
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On landscape and motion and the beautiful return of Lambchop: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/on-the-beaut... New album 'Punching The Clown' is out late August.
On the beautiful return of Lambchop
I only learned to drive in the last few years. Before doing so, I'd become a keen and sometimes even useful co-passenger, buildings playlists or burning CD-Rs for specific trips, curating accompanimen...
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Thanks to @goldflakepaint.bsky.social for playing a song from Yoal on the latest show. They are on there around the 1:38:00 mark, but have a listen to the whole thing just to be sure.
GoldFlakePaint@goldflakepaint.bsky.social · 5mo agoIt was a month that came and then went again. And all this great music flowed. goldflakepaint.ghost.io/listen-march...
“It’s a mission statement for the love that I have and the love that I want.” • We speak to @charlottecornfield.bsky.social about love in all forms and how it led to her beautiful new album Hurts Like Hell, out now @mergerecords.bsky.social goldflakepaint.ghost.io/in-conversat...
It was a month that came and then went again. And all this great music flowed. goldflakepaint.ghost.io/listen-march...
It was a month that came and then went again. And all this great music flowed. goldflakepaint.ghost.io/listen-march...
New megamix from @goldflakepaint.bsky.social is kicking my ass (positive) www.mixcloud.com/Gold_Flake_P...
February 2026 Megamix
Feb 2026 // Gia Margaret - Everyone Around Me Dancing Hannah Peel & Beibei Wang - Feed The Fireflies Angelo De Augustine - Mirror Mirror Leonor Arnaut - Avé, Raposa Charlotte Cornfield - Living With ...
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here is a whopping great mix of new music from the month of february and what a silly world it is when there’s this much beauty and still so much terror goldflakepaint.ghost.io/listen-now-f...
some songs, and some words on some songs, I think and hope you might enjoy: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/crooked-word...
Crooked Words #12: Photokem, Alela Diane, I'm Kingfisher
Photokem - Tomatoes Things were passing by me today. I was looking for something to share with you, digging through these odd digital crates of songs and records, waiting for something to reach out....
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I wrote about Kevin Morby, driving through America, the search for home, and other things too. Some scattered words for your Monday, over on the blog now: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/on-kevin-mor...
I wrote about Kevin Morby, driving through America, the search for home, and other things too. Some scattered words for your Monday, over on the blog now: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/on-kevin-mor...
Hi friends, any new releases to pay attention to today? ☀️
A long and lovely conversation I carried back with me from West Wales and held on to a little longer than planned. Written and shared with you today; I hope you enjoy reading. Courtney’s album is out now and it’s a very special one. goldflakepaint.ghost.io/interview-lo...
Arms Wide Open: A conversation with Courtney Marie Andrews
The day I speak with Courtney Marie Andrews, in a shiny hotel lobby on the wild Welsh coast, as Autumn bleeds into Winter, is the same day that her new album, Valentine, is announced to the world. In...
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maybe you’d like to read some words and hear some songs? maybe that’s something you’d like to today. goldflakepaint.ghost.io/crooked-word...
Crooked Words #10: Lande Hekt, Sluice, Hiding Places, Leonor Arnaut
Lande Hekt - Lucky Now We've reached the period of winter where I'm thinking a lot about light. Sometimes I feel infatuated by its presence, mostly by its lacking. Last week I took myself out to the...
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went out to the west coast to write some words and here are some things I brought back with me.
Gia Margaret sings in darkness and light. Hear her new song, read some words, hold your breath: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/gia-margaret...
Gia Margaret sings in darkness and light
Gia Margaret - Everyone Around Me Dancing It's been so long since I wrote out the reasons for Gia Margaret's There's Always Glimmer being my favourite album of 2018, that I can no longer find the pi...
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Episode 7 of Lost Souvenirs, our new radio show, is available to stream via Mixcloud. These are real radio shows now! With a human voice and words! And an hour or so of music I think you’ll love. I really hope you enjoy listening: www.mixcloud.com/Gold_Flake_P...
Some words on the very beautiful new album from Ye Vagabonds ✨ goldflakepaint.ghost.io/ye-vagabonds...
Ye Vagabonds - On Sitric Road
Ye Vagabonds - On Sitric Road And I remember that first evening Singing John Prine till dawn Round the iron stove on Sitric Road With my big wool coat on Feet upon the chair Curled up like a newborn...
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Also hello. Are people still here? Are you doing ok in this strange, strange world?
Lost Souvenirs ~ A radio show from GoldFlakePaint Episode 4 out now: www.mixcloud.com/Gold_Flake_P... 75-minutes of new and old music, carefully curated and mixed. Hope you find something new here to cherish. Tracklist below 👇
It‘s a sunday and it’s time for a new radio show. So here’s a new radio, from me to you. goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
Lost Souvenirs radio show (Episode 4)
Episode 4 of our Lost Souvenirs radio show is out now and available to stream below and via Mixcloud. A little less talking from me (I think), a little more music (definitely); an hour or so of new an...
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Very lucky to be out in Cork for Sounds From A Safe Harbour festival. Everything is excellent. Everyone is lovely. A real reminder of why it all matters.
£60 to see an "indie" band at the Barras feels like a breaking point, right? Not really sure where it goes from here 🥴
It’s been a long time since something I’ve shared has had the kind of reaction this has. I hope it finds you through all the noise and resonates. It’s a remarkable record, full of dust and crooked magic. goldflakepaint.ghost.io/jens-kuross-...
It’s been a long time since something I’ve shared has had the kind of reaction this has. I hope it finds you through all the noise and resonates. It’s a remarkable record, full of dust and crooked magic. goldflakepaint.ghost.io/jens-kuross-...
wrote about my first favorite band’s most complicated record which, of course, is really a proxy discussion on me turning 28
Stereogum@stereogum.com · 12mo ago@deathcabforcutie.bsky.social's 'Plans' turns 20 this Saturday. A look back:
hi, how are you? how was your summer? what are you listening to? what are you looking forward to? what was the last song that took your whole damn heart?
You can listen to Episode 2 of our new radio show, Lost Souvenirs, right now. An hour of songs old and new, back to back, all carefully curated and mixed: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni... Episode 2 ft. Teethe, Florist, The Sundays, Broken Social Scene, Dijon, Andy Shauf, Dean Johnson & more
Lost Souvenirs: Episode 2 out now
Thank you to everyone who took the time to listen to Episode 1 of our new radio show. I listened to the valuable customer feedback and you can hear me introducing Episode 2, as a real person on a real...
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~~ Really pleased to share the brand new video from Admiral Fallow today ✨ 'The Shortest Night' is taken from their excellent and newly-announced fifth LP – out in October via @chemunderground.bsky.social – and you can watch it over on the blog right now: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/admiral-fall...
Admiral Fallow - The Shortest Night (GFP Premiere)
In the time that's passed since they finished making their previous full-length record, Admiral Fallow have experienced new life, new homes, the whole world locking down, as well as the 15th anniversa...
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