DON'T YOU THROW IT AWAY.

For further proof of Ghost Beach's snowballing status as one of NYC's next big things, we're excited to premier their newest single in all its hometown glory. "Too Young" is like popping a bottle of shaken soda in the middle of a heatwave and watching it fizz, as the sticky-sweet beginning signals the start of something excellent. As the riffs grow sharper and the synths grow confident, the resilient bassline swells and stands by for moral support when the breakdown teleports you to your first heartbreak and back and lives are affirmed. If you're one of the lucky ones in DC next week, get out early for Ghost Beach at our next ALL THINGS GOLD, which advance tickets are still available for HERE.

MP3: "Too Young" - Ghost Beach [exclusive]

ALL THINGS GOLD 007: SUMMER CAMP + GIGAMESH

We're back with our second All Things Gold of the new year, and it's one of our most stacked and diverse lineups yet. This time, UK lovebirds Summer Camp are headlining with their unseasonably warm brand of nostalgia pop that will make everyone (literally, everyone) swoon. Warming up the stage are electro-pop perfectionists, Ghost Beach (who positively killed it at our December Popshop year-end blowout), before the almighty Gigamesh hits you with the high octane disco adrenaline as the DJ headliner late night. It's all going down at DC's finest music venue, U Street Music Hall, February 9th at 9pm sharp. Tickets will be $13 at the door, but a very limited number of $10 advance tickets are still available HERE. Get involved DC.

DOWNLOAD: "Better Off Without You" - Summer Camp


DOWNLOAD: "Groove Is In The Heart" (Gigamesh Remix) - Deee-Lite


DOWNLOAD: "First Time" - Ghost Beach

ALWAYS ON MY MIND.

As if there wasn't enough brilliant music coming out of Sweden this time of year (or, y'know, any time of year), Milano Sun has provided us with the perfect summer escape from the icy grips of the New York winter. The Gothenburg trio's debut single, "Already Gone" is hammock-pop at its best, with the blissful '80s hooks of a John Hughes soundtrack and the ultra-smooth vocal stylings of the legendary Kings of Convenience. When the crescendo of the shore reaches the breakdown, you're fully engulfed in an acoustic blanket until the masterfully timed bassline rescues you right as you're going under. And just like that, you're grateful to be alive.

MP3: "Already Gone" - Milano Sun

RUNNING WILD.

hav·oc noun \ˈha-vək, -vik\ - wide and general destruction : DEVASTATION

Yeah, that sounds about right. Adventure Club in the mix, reinventing melodies and toppling cities on this monolithic rework of Foxes' "Youth".

DOWNLOAD: "Youth" (Adventure Club Remix) - Foxes

ST. LUCIA NYC RESIDENCY

Yesterday we formally announced our signing of St. Lucia to Neon Gold (as well as his first NG release), and to celebrate we're taking over Pianos as St. Lucia settles in for a three week residency on the first three Tuesdays in February. Supporting him will be a stellar cast of some of our favorite new bands in New York, and the residency will culminate in the launch of the Neon Gold Tour at Popshop on March 1st, as St. L takes the stage alongside The Knocks, Savoir Adore and that massive special guest we're still not quite ready to tell you about.

It all kicks off NEXT TUESDAY, February 7th, at 8pm with St. Lucia joined by Savoir Adore and Slam Donahue. Then we're back on Valentine's Day for round two and the official single release party for the We Got It Wrong 12" as the band are joined by Tiny Victories and Devin Therriault in his first official show, before we close out the Pianos portion of the residency on February 21st with Cookies and Shadows On Stars. Best of all, we're doing them all ABSOLUTELY FREE, so come one, come all, and let's welcome St. Lucia to the Neon Gold family with style.

GOLD031: ST. LUCIA

We've been hinting at it for a while, but - in case you didn't already hear - a new era is upon us here at Neon Gold. That's right, it's time to put out some albums. So without further ado, we're over the moon to announce our first ever albums signing, the one and only St. Lucia. We'll be bringing you his immaculate debut EP this March and a debut album later this year, but first we're kicking things off with a remix 12" for EP standout "We Got It Wrong", a euphoric time-bending masterpiece that allows you to escape into the beaches of your imagination.

Beautifully packaged on widescreen 12" vinyl and in all good record stores on Valentine's Day, it comes complete with a star-studded supporting cast of remixes from some of our favorite electronic talents around. Finnish boy wonder Lenno molds the original into a nu-disco force of nature like an apprentice of the highest order, while the master puppeteer Starsmith adds layer upon layer of synth varnish like an OCD Gepetto on speed. Elsewhere Xaphoon Jones, the dark wizard of the bunch, summons up black magic from the spirit world with teeth-baring synths and just-make-it-clap beats on what can only be described as a festival massacre just waiting to happen. It's all out physically on February 14th, but you can preorder the full package from the Neon Gold Shop HERE. But wait, there's more... for the first time ever, we've also got the release available for purchase digitally from iTunes NOW, a highly dangerous experiment in immediate gratification that's sure to yield only the sexiest results.

MP3: "We Got It Wrong" (Xaphoon Jones Remix) - St. Lucia [exclusive]

THIS WEEK: POPSHOP 2.0

GREAT NEWS. Popshop 2.0 is only three sleeps away, as we get ready to do it bigger than ever before with Classixx this Thursday at Santos Party House. The not so great news - we've lost another amazing act to the pitfalls of homeland security, as Morning Parade's visas were delayed until later in the month, meaning they won't be able to join us for this round of Popshop. Worry not though, they'll be back with us in March for a special pre-SXSW edition of our semiannual NEW SHAPES party as part of one of the biggest lineups we've ever brought to NYC (stay tuned).

Back to the matter at hand though. We've dug deep to find a stellar replacement for the Parade, and we're thrilled to announce that NYC's greatest rock 'n roll band Workout will be joining us on the Popshop stage, getting things popping early before French Horn Rebellion and Classixx tear it down in the headline slots. Workout are pretty much our new favorite live band in New York and it's a show that needs to be seen to be believed, so do yourself a favor and come down early - it'll be the best decision you make all month, guaranteed. It's all going down Thursday at Santos, you can cop cheap $10 adv tickets HERE before they're either sold out or $15 on the door, you're call.

STOP THE MOONLIGHT FADING.

Guillemots' most recent full length, Walk The River, was one of our most cherished releases of 2011, so we're especially wary of just anyone laying their hands on Fyfe Dangerfield's brilliant songwriting and production. But once we heard this deft re-imagining of "I Don't Feel Amazing Now" from UK electronic duo Mooli, our overprotective instincts quickly melted away. It gently unfolds with Fyfe's harmonies drifting in and out like a lazy pendulum - in a carefree Grouplove kind of way - over Mooli's summery bonfire synths and coconut beats. As soon as Fyfe's lovelorn croon enters the ring and the chorus starts to tug at your tender heartstrings, it doesn't take long before you realize that this is exactly the catharsis-spiked cocktail that you needed all along.

MP3: "I Don't Feel Amazing Now" (Mooli Remix) - Guillemots

INTRODUCING: THE INAUGURAL NEON GOLD TOUR.

At long last, we're thrilled to bring you our very first Neon Gold Tour, a powerhouse mini-tour launching in NYC at Popshop on March 1st and wrapping up at SXSW at the official Neon Gold Records showcase two weeks later. Headlining are our resident partystarters The Knocks, with support from our beloved dreamers Savoir Adore and our very first albums signing (!!!) St. Lucia. That's right, we're very proud to announce the amazing and talented St. Lucia as our first albums signing, but more on that next week.

For now, it's all about gearing up for our biggest live undertaking yet, as we bring together three of our favorite bands in the game and set them loose on the unsuspecting masses of the eastern seaboard. And if we missed your town on this run, worry not, this tour will be the first of many. Tickets for all shows (except Trinity College) are on sale now and can be found at our new Neon Gold ticketing hub HERE. We'll have a few special guests joining the tour in various cities, and if you're in NYC you're going to want to get your tickets NOW because we've got one hell of a special guest headliner lined up for the launch party, and tickets will sell out overnight once the cat's out of the bag. Consider this fair warning. Full dates and audio below:

March 1st -- NYC -- Santos Party House (POPSHOP014)
March 2nd -- Boston -- Middle East Downstairs
March 3rd -- Trinity College -- The Mill
March 6th -- DC -- U Street Music Hall
March 7th -- Philadelphia -- The Blockley
March 8th -- Savannah -- Savannah Stopover
March 11th -- Atlanta -- Masquerade

STREAM: "R.O.Y.L." - The Knocks

DOWNLOAD: "We Got It Wrong" - St. Lucia


DOWNLOAD: "Dreamers" - Savoir Adore