MP3 At 3PM: All In The Golden Afternoon

Austin-based married couple All In The Golden Afternoon named its upcoming second release, Magic Lighthouse On The Infinite Sea, after its recording studio: the top of a lighthouse in Johnson Bayou, La. Album track “Gulf Coast Highway” features hushed vocals drowning in guitar-laden noise rock that’s (almost) as heavy as the waves crashing below. The effect is a little unsettling—more like frontwoman Rachel Goldstar’s cry for help than a folk ballad, with her repeating “She cries all the time,” her voice trailing from the candlelit practice space into the deepest corners of the night.

“Gulf Coast Highway” (download):

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