Video: Gold Star, ‘Surrender’
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Three albums and an EP into his journey as Gold Star, singer-songwriter Marlon Rabenreither wears his troubadour denim exceptionally well, crafting songs high in the mileage of the Everyman experience.
Gold Star this week announced the Sept. 3 arrival of a new EP, “Headlights USA,” five songs conceived during the pandemic. With the news comes the single “Surrender” and its no-frills video directed by Cameron McCool.
This release gets a co-sign from none other than Phoebe Bridgers, who name-checks, among other artists, Jackson Browne. Indeed, there might be a little “Running on Empty” in “Surrender,” a song that Gold Star says is inspired by the seedy drama of Denis Johnson short stories and hits the open road propelled by a steady drum machine.
It’s a strong recommendation to come count the cars with him on “Headlights USA.”
||| Stream: “Surrender”
||| Previously: Live at the Highland Park Ebell Club, “Chinatown” / “Half the Time,” “Sonny’s Blues,” “Dark Days,” “The Line,” “Sadie,” “Get Down My Devil” and “Heaven Can’t Wait”
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