Gold Flake Paint
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A curious music blog, made in Scotland. No terfs, no tories. Here we are:
Scotland
Joined May 2010
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A new chapter of GFP
three / six / five
One song a day, every day, delivered from us to you:
Carefully curated, written about with heart, and delivered with flushed sincerity the way GFP has always strived to be.
Thanks for being here & supporting 💛
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So
@TicketmasterUK
are trialling “surge” pricing for gig tickets today. It works like Uber where the more interest there is the higher the price of the ticket, which is horrifying and appalling and can fuck all the way off.
This world (/industry) breaks my brain, honestly.
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Sufjan is one of the friendliest, fun and beautifully warm souls I’ve ever had the honour of interviewing. His goodness radiated.
The news from him today is so crushing. The world is such an unfathomably cruel place.
Grateful for the magic he works so hard to fill it with 💛
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SO YEAH THEY USUALLY TAKE LIKE A 10-15% CUT OF THE SALES BUT SOMETIMES THEY DO THESE SPECIAL EVENTS WHERE THEY WAIVE THEIR SHARE OF THE FEE SO IT'S A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THE ARTISTS AND LABELS WHO SELL THROUGH THE PLATFORM EVEN MORE SO TODAY GIVEN THE CURRENT GLOBA
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This is one of the funniest fucking things I've ever read.
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Surprise!
The brand new, 15-track, album from Sufjan Stevens is out this Autumn. Its called The Ascension and the first single is coming later this week. The news we all needed 🌺
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GoldFlakePaint is now a physical publication.
Issue One of our music journal is available to pre-order now, here:
Reduced shipping rates for 24 hours. First 20 orders get a free sticker pack.
Thank you for time and art
@mitskileaks
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Friends and fam! This lovely sunny day is GoldFlakePaint's final one as a daily music blog (sort of). A goodbye, a thank you, and a hello to a new chapter right here. Love you all, sincerely.
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@helenhayes_
Everyone saying ‘thank you’ when she voted against a ceasefire 🥴
Shame on you
@helenhayes_
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Just a heartbreaking loss...to the music world, for which she was an exhilarating visionary, and most pertinently the trans/nb community for whom she was a powerful and extraordinary hero. Our love goes out to them, and those who knew her. Rest in true power, SOPHIE.
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✨ Proudly announcing Issue 6 of A Music Journal
Led by a special 10-page interview feature with
@phoebe_bridgers
ft. exclusive photography by Phoebe herself.
Explore & pre-order now at our brand new website:
Released June 15th UK & EU / July 1st USA ✨
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Just a quick valentines shout-out to anyone doing something independently that requires a lot of work for very little tangible reception.
Try to remember that the value is in the work itself, not in how it's received by this crazy internet world - you are loved and cherished 💕
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be nice to diy blogs. be nice to diy labels. be nice to diy bands. we're literally (mostly) all doing this for the same reasons.
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We only went and did it. Thank you to everyone who's believed in this project. Lost for words just now, probably some more to follow.
We dedicated it to Scott, and we'll raise our toast his way 💛
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trnsmt emailed us 3 times last week to ask us to help promote their announcement. We replied to ask if they'd done anything to address previous issues with representation and if they were working towards a fair gender balance. They didn't reply.
I guess this is why.
There it is! Your full line up for TRNSMT 2019.
Share a picture of it alongside
#TRNSMT2019
, and we'll give away 3 pairs of VIP weekend tickets!
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set a self-timer and accidentally became an 2010s emo album cover.
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BLACK FRDAY PSA:
MOST INDIE LABELS ARE VERY REASONABLY PRICED ALL YEAR ROUND! THEY MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE AND RELY ON YOUR CUSTOM TO SURVIVE!
🙃 🙂 🙃 🙂 🙃 🙂 🙃 🙂
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Gold Flake Paint is 8 years old today. We launched on May 14th 2010, with a Frightened Rabbit live review. The first thing I ever wrote, before I knew I could. Feeling grateful for all the friends and memories I've made along the way, today more than ever. Love to you all ❤️
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We have some content lined up to post today and we don't want do wrong by those we're working with, but please know that all our thoughts and energy are with our good pal Scott and we're sincerely hoping for his safe return. Just wanted to say that. Thanks.
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Feature: Essential Albums by Transgender Artists
on Bandcamp:
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Just a little update about the road ahead and how it currently lies. Thank you for reading and being here. I hope the autumn nights are treating you really well 💛
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hug your friends. be nice to people. make tiny changes where you can.
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It’s 9 (nine!) years since we premiered
@whereisMUNA
’s second ever song.
Seeing them on a huge stage this weekend, and using that platform to represent so many queer / trans / young people made my sad old heart leap with joy.
Heroes 💛
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FUCK. OFF.
Spotify is letting labels pay to put "sponsored songs" in your playlists
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The Bandcamp news is proper gutting. Why does everything have to be so relentlessly shite?
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Another little story of Scott
@FRabbits
utterly unique blend of silliness and thoughtfulness. What a guy.
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Issue 8 of A Music Journal is released April 16th (28th outside UK!)
It's led by a 10-page interview special with the incredible
@Jbrekkie
🥭
Full detials/Buy here:
Free A5 print with all pre-orders!
Cover photo by
@tonjethilesen
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We're very proud to introduce Issue 7 of A Music Journal
Co‐curated by the incredible
@MosesSumney
Ft. new interviews with Beverley Glenn‐Copeland,
@0PN
,
@SylvanEsso
,
@arloparks
, Adrianne Lenker,
@PWElverum
@futureislands
& so much more
On sale:
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Hi! Some personal news...
Next week I’ll be starting a job at
@tinychanges
as the new Engagement Administrator – and I’m incredibly excited to do so.
I'll be helping organise and grow the community of supporters. It's a big new chapter and I can't wait to get started 💛
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Fuck every tory cunt.
Fuck every terf cunt.
Fuck everyone sitting on the fence peddling ‘genuine concerns’ nonsense.
Pick your side or fuck off.
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Hello! Gold Flake Paint is 10 years old today!
We launched on May 14th 2010 and, miraculously, we're still here.
Here are some words of thanks:
Here's what we might need to keep going:
From the depths of my heart, thank you x
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Gold Flake Paint is 11 years old today. Here's a tired smile from the banks of Loch Fyne and a few words of thanks 🧡
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hi gang, just checking in from the ether to say that i'm so excited to (re)launch as an ~ actual ~ magazine. 8yrs is a long time to run a blog and i guess i kind of took stuff for granted in the end but people's support for this thing is very humbling and it means the world.
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'Letting Off The Happiness' is 20 years old today :')
"It's gonna be alright.
Yeah, you worry too much kid,
it's gonna be alright."
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Months of work and then it arrives, suddenly, just like spring. Issue 8 is shipping from today. Thank you to everyone who has supported; there are still copies and subscriptions available 🌺
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Some personal news:
Got a new wee pal called Brae 🧡
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We took our name from Elliott because when I started this site I was lost and so tired and trying to find something to hang on to and his music was a constant presence during that time, a shadow of some kind, that accompanied me in the fog. I owe it and him a lot.
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Hot take! Bigger indies picking up great records/artists for a re-release is undoubtedly a ~ good ~ thing but erasing the history (original DIY label, previous blog coverage, etc) is damaging to the scene as a whole. The passing down of credit is vital, always and forever!
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I hate even being linked to "music journalism" when it's a medium that gives oxygen to someone like kanye who is platforming a rapist and a homophobe for the sake of stirring up noise to sell more albums and make more money. feeling shite about everything/this industry
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Anddddddd I've started a new label. It's called human noise and you can follow it here for now. First release is sorted and I'm very excited to get started :)
"I could hear my heart beating. I could hear everyone's heart. I could hear the human noise we sat there making, not one of us moving, not even when the room went dark.”
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The next couple of days are going to be especially hard, in a year that's been especially hard. If anyone's struggling and needs company feel free to message me here/fb/instagram and I'll do my best to check in. You're not alone.
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You know what will never be down? Lovingly crafted print media, am I right lads 😎
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Also, one last time before we bow out, fuck you SO MUCH
@facebook
, you're the reason so many small publications and endeavours aren't able to sustain themselves :')
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We're about to reach 20,000 (TWENTY-THOUSAND!) followers!
To celebrate, we're giving away a 2019 subscription to our new physical music publication.
Just RT and fav this tweet and we'll pick a winner tomorrow.
More details/Issue 2 on sale here:
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Hi, I started writing again. Trying to remember what goes where, looking for inspiration in coffee and clouds. Tweeting about it for motivation. OK, thanks, new stuff coming soon.
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I'm gonna shine
out in the wild kindness
And hold the world
to its word.
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A new season. A new colour.
Proudly Introducing Issue 4 of A Music Journal //
Cover story:
@vagabonvagabon
Pre-order here:
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What's your favourite song that's track number one on an artist's debut album?
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my tepid take from the aftermath: most of us are struggling. most labels are struggling, most writers are struggling, most publications are struggling, and I love all of us for even trying to tap into the occasional magic.
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Things you taught so well. Miss you a whole bunch pal.
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And I don't know what else to do other than keep going and it's horrible and shit and if anyone needs to talk please reach out. Thinking of anyone who's affected by this and here for you as much as I can be.
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I can't be online today and I don't have any words at the moment, I'm sorry. Me and
@hitsthefanmusic
are going for a walk in Alexander Park in Dennistoun and anyone who wants or needs to join us can please come and do so. Don't be alone, please. My phone is on.
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Feature: “Stuff You Might Have Missed” - GoldFlakePaint's guide to under-the-radar albums of 2017:
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Things often feel so much harder during the night. If you're struggling, if you want to chat, if you want to share stories, anything, I'm here to listen. Please reach out. It's not an inconvenience at all.
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News on the return of GFP coming very soon. Hope you remember who we are.
Feeling heavy and warm and inspired for the first time in a long old winter.
Can’t wait to share 💛
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GFP chapter 2 started today. Interviewed a genuine hero for our first physical magazine. I hope for it to be out around September time. Taking small steps, searching for form, taking deep breaths. Hope you've all been well.
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'Ones To Watch' 2018 tip:
Support and celebrate whatever and whoever you like regardless of its ability to succeed within an industry dominated by greed and patriachal tunnel vision :---)
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A Music Journal ~ Issue Two:
Buy:
2019 Subsription:
Thank you,
@sharonvanetten
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Also features
@thetwilightsad
,
@JessicaPrattSF
,
@freelove_nrg
,
@damienjurado
,
@tinyruins
,
@AdvanceBase
and so much more.
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Announcing Issue 9 of A Music Journal, curated alongside our hero
@lucydacus
✨
On sale now:
It features Lucy in conversation w/
@therealylt
(!!) & a special series of Dream talks
Plus interviews with
@lowtheband
,
@SELFESTEEM___
,
@Foxing
& so much more
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yes sxsw is kinda terrible and full of many of the bad parts of the industry but damn it's also full of so many wonderful people it makes my heart soar. I'll never forget this time.
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Portugal is wonderful. Waking every morning to still light and early summer heat; yet to see a cloud. Enjoying both exploring and just resting; reading, reflecting, appreciating. Warming bones. I also took the best photograph I'll ever take (relieving future expectations).
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how it started / how it's going
(am I doing this right?)
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End-of-year list season can be tough! If you released something this year that you're proud of but have struggled to reach people with then reply to this tweet with a link + short description and we'll share as many as we can throughout the day.
Doesn't have to be music!
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just saw thom yorke strolling through glasgow and there was nobody else around so I mumbled some kind of awkward thank you at him and he mumbled thank you and quickly walked off but what a time to be alive lads
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Introducing A Music Journal ~ Issue Three
May 2019 // Pre-order now:
Ft. conversations with
@bigthiefmusic
/
@jamilawoods
/
@WeyesBlood
/
@niluferyanya
/
@CateLeBon
/
@mountain_goats
/
@tallestman
/
@laurastevenson
/
@charlybliss
& much more
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Oh my gosh, we're in Sharon's house in her new video with Josh Homme 😭😭😭
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found 13 steinbeck novels in a charity bookshop just in case you needed a nice story in this terrible world.
(the lady was so excited that I bought them she asked if she could take my photograph to “advertise the shop”)
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Hi pals, I know we've been very quiet recently, I'll write some about that very soon. I've been spending some time in the real world and it's been nice. Hope you're all doing good out there.
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*two
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RIGHT! So... *deep breath*
🌼 Self Esteem
🌼 Grouper
🌼 Circuit des Yeux
🌼 Helado Negro
🌼 Hand Habits
🌼 Trace Mountains
🌼 aya
🌼 Deerhoof
🌼 La Luz
🌼 Bedouine
🌼 Adeline Hotel
🌼 Spirit Was
What a silly (beautiful!) day
What else are we missing?
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Introducing Issue 10 of A Music Journal
Ft 11-page interview w/ Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine (
@A_De_Augustine
) + handpainted front cover
+
@courtneymelba
@snailmail
@EmmaRuthRundle
@CircuitdesYeux
@HeladoNegro
@twiabp
@FRabbits
On sale:
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Good morning! You're waking up to a brand new album from
@phoebe_bridgers
&
@conoroberst
. We've sat with it for a while and it's incredibly special.
We've also got a full interview in Issue 2! Read an excerpt and stream the whole thing here right now:
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GoldFlakePaint went live on May 14th 2010. 9 years ago today!
We're still going for the same reasons we started.
If you'd like to support us we make physical journals now & you can get 20% off anything with the code 'happybirthdayGFP':
💜💜 TYSM 💜💜
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Genuine shout out to those of you who don't have a picture-book holiday time. I know how hard and weird it is at this time of year - be nice to yourself if you can and feel free to reach out if you want to chat about anything, big or small.
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I made a sunday playlist featuring artists and songs I know Scott enjoyed, in case any of you would like to listen to that.
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A boring thought but something I've been thinking about:
If we closed the site tomorrow it would leave a hole in a certain part of the industry, yet "the industry" does zero to support, or even maintain, publications. Which seems wild to me. It's hanging by a thread.
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Actually, one more thing. It hurts like fuck but also remember that 10 Million people voted for socialism yesterday. The hard work starts now.
Thank you to everyone who worked so hard in spite of it all. Never let anyone tell you it was for nothing.
And thank you
@jeremycorbyn
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too much sincerity for a monday but I was reminded today that Run For Cover found Sun June after they read a weird essay ~thing I wrote about their previous record. a nice reminder that championing things you love matters! being passionate matters! even if it often feels weird.
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Today I got to interview someone I've wanted to interview since starting GFP 9+ years ago & someone I've been listening / crying / learning / growing to since a teenager. So this is to say thank you for caring about this site enough that I got to do that.
Issue 4 coming soon :)
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There are a lot of words here, sorry.
In short: I got tired / it's not the end but an ending of sorts / thank you everyone for caring about what we do, you changed my life.
Friends and fam! This lovely sunny day is GoldFlakePaint's final one as a daily music blog (sort of). A goodbye, a thank you, and a hello to a new chapter right here. Love you all, sincerely.
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Hey artists/labels/PRs, we're starting to plan Issue Four this week, to be released late-August/early September. Please reach out if you think you have something that would be a nice fit.
Also, if you're a writer with a nice idea, please (always) feel free to reach out to us!
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GFP is 14 (fourteen) years old today. Nope, no idea how either but I’ve run the numbers.
Thank you to anyone who’s joined the ride over the years, you changed my whole damn life, sincerely 🤍
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My dad retired from the NHS today, almost 49 years to the day that he first started. He's worked in the same hospital since he was 16 years old, which is almost unfathomable. What a guy. Protect the NHS!
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The current climate of "music news" is quickly becoming a disgrace tbh. Just throwing shit out without any thought or even editing. The past few days sites have just shared verbatim THAT billboard piece, ryan adams "apology", now
@NME
's kasabian nonsense. The culture is gross tbh
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5 jobs I've had:
1. please
2. buy
3. gold
4. flake
5. paint
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