HiddenTrack #196 BROKEN GOLD (Ian MacDougall)

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This week we welcome Ian MacDougal of the Lonestar indie rockers BROKEN GOLD. The band is set for its first release of new music in three years . MacDougall is a member of cult, Texan punks Riverboat Gamblers, he spent 5 years with Band Of Horses, and has been drafted into countless other punk and crust band tours. Bobby Daniel (bass) provides low-end to legendary Austin songwriter Alejandro Escovedo and Ben Lance (guitar) is part of anthemic rockers Mountain Time, while drummer Sam Rich has served stints in Del-Vipers and Black Books. While they all call Austin, TX, “home”, they’ve all put in their fair share of miles performing across the globe. “Spiraling” sets the stage for the Broken Gold’s upcoming sophomore album Wild Eyes, which arrives on May 3rd via hometown label Chicken Ranch Records. The album’s name is a nod to a lyrical phrase shared both by the album track “Shambling”, as well in Thin Lizzy’s “The Boys Are Back In Town”. The Thin Lizzy reference is one that always resonated with MacDougall who felt the line “guess who just got back today, them wild eyed boys that had been away” summed up the fried feeling of arriving home after weeks on tour. The collection of songs that make up Wild Eyes reach across genre boundaries to showcase the technical versatility and emotional insight that MacDougall has refined over the past two decades as he performed everywhere from punk squats to headlining mainstages at Austin City Limits and Lollapalooza. The constant is the honesty and vulnerability in both MacDougall’s DIY ethics and approach to music, facts that are laid bare on every note of Wild Eyes. To bring Wild Eyes to life, Broken Gold enlisted acclaimed engineer Stuart Sikes (The Walkmen, Modest Mouse, The White Stripes) to track and mix the record, while the legendary Howie Weinberg (Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins) provided the mastering polish.
Wild Eyes will be available on limited edition vinyl on April 26th, 2024.

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