Born Gold may be an indiepop outfit, but with his latest track “Abdomen”, we see no reason why this exuberant, over-the-top, and masterfully produced track couldn't be heard on your major-label streaming pop music radio station. “Abdomen” is built from the basis of other electronic indiepop outlets (Four Tet and Grimes come to mind) but is so smart in its use of chorus build-up that it feels like a hefty titan among pop giants like Katy Perry and Madonna. Born Gold may be just that, and we are in no way complaining.
“Abdomen” comes from Born Gold's record I Am An Exit out on October 8 through Art Control/Hovercraft/Chill Mega Chill Records. Born Gold (aka Cecil Frena) will be going on a big house tour this summer/fall, and you can catch the electropop goodnes at the dates listed below.
August
24 – Edmonton, AB – Bucklandham Palace
25 – Calgary, AB – The Water Shed
26 – Abbottsford, BC – Champion Jack’s
27 – Vancouver, BC – Chapel House
28 – Seattle, WA – The Cockpit
29 – Bellingham, WA – The Dull Haus
31 – Sacramento, CA – Yard
September
01 – San Francisco, CA – The Convent
03 – Santa Barbara, CA – Biko Infoshop
04 – Los Angeles, CA – The Open Space
05 – San Diego, CA – The Porch
06 – Tucson, AZ – The Beat Box
08 – Denton, TX – Macaroni Island
09 – Austin, TX – PlayPalace
10 – Houston, TX – House of Creeps
11 – Oxford, MS – Lamar
12 – Birmingham, AL – Transylvania
13 – Tallahassee, FL – Heart’s Desire
14 – Orlando, FL – Elementum House
15 – Tampa, FL – Fern Gully
16 – Gainesville, FL – CMC
17 – Athens, GA – Mt- Tibbetts
18 – Nashville, TN – The Joy Mansion
19 – Louisville, KY – Zach’s Boudoir
21 – Grand Rapids, MI The Neighborhood House
22 – Ann Arbor, MI – The Mana Fortress
23 – London, ON – Castle Drum
24 – Toronto, ON – Ewantopia
25 – Wakefield, QC – Kelly’s Kastle
26 – Montreal, QC – POP MONTREAL
27 – Montreal, QC – POP MONTREAL
28 – Montreal, QC – POP MONTREAL
29 – Montreal, QC – POP MONTREAL
October
01 – Halifax, NS – Sarah Street Were-house
03 – Sackville, NB – Patches
04 – Portland, ME – Sable’s Cave
05 – Allston, MA – The Boonies
06 – Brooklyn, NY – the ho_se
07 – Troy, NY – Highland Island
08 – Peterborough, ON – Bethune House
09 – Waterloo, ON – Indigo Plateau
10 – Gambier, OH – Weaver Cottage
11 – Oberlin, OH – fOrtress
12 – Morgantown, WV – Pavlovic Palace
13 – Baltimore, MD – Hamilton Hallucinatory Herringbone House
15 – New York, NY – CMJ
16 – New York, NY – CMJ
17 – New York, NY – CMJ
18 – New York, NY – CMJ
19 – New York, NY – CMJ
20 – Muncie, IN – The Shire
21 – Chicago, IL – Archer Ballroom
22 – Minneapolis, MN – Gunnar’s Gates
23 – Winnipeg, MB – Dead Lobster
24 – Saskatoon, SK – The Heck
25 – Edmonton, AB – Rude Haus