Down Like Gold Champs SKU: PIASR665LP Barcode: 5414939642616 14.00 £14.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: PIAS Released Date: 5th March 2014 Buying Format: 1LP Includes CD Includes 7" Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info “Their songs touch on the great moments of The Beach Boys, REM and The Flaming Lips” – Q Magazine (****) “This dazzling folk-pop crush appears out of nowhere” – Mojo (****) Champs are Michael and David Champion, two brothers in their early 20s from the Isle Of Wight who make the most extraordinarily beautiful music. Champs write the sort of songs you’ll want to hold close and songs you’ll want to share, songs that draw on a love of upstanding folk broadsides and bristly alt-rock gems. Above it all, there are these two voices that bruise and blend and soar ever upward, like twists of wood smoke on a sunlit winter afternoon. ‘Down Like Gold’ was recorded at Studio Humbug, an old water tower inside the walls of Osborne House, Queen Victoria’s retreat on the north of the island. What Champs came out of the tower with is a collection of songs that shiver and sway, strung out there between the sheer uplifting melancholic bite of ‘Too Bright To Shine’ and the gorgeously melodic twists and turns of ‘My Spirit Is Broken’. ‘Savannah’ isn’t actually about their friend Savannah even though she’s convinced it is, while the Velvets-like ‘Pretty Much’ is a classic break-up song, marking that moment when you see that certain someone again six months down the line and they’re out and looking happy and you’re still a complete, broken-hearted mess. Then there’s ‘Down Like Gold’, a stunningly beautiful, utterly careworn frozen-landscape lament. Hailing from the tiny village of Niton, just outside Ventnor, Michael and David were originally in different bands but once they began to write together they developed a unique and striking depth to their vocal harmonies. Working with a pair of tape machines, they worked out how to multitrack by listening to Sleepy Jackson, Flaming Lips, Arcade Fire and ‘Revolver’-period Beatles. Other Champs influences include Fleet Foxes and early REM, especially ‘Murmur’. There will be an exclusive vinyl format available to independent retailers. This edition includes a bonus single sided 7” featuring fan favourite ‘Sweet Marie’. The LP formats include a copy of the album on CD. Artist Champs Genre Rock And Pop Label PIAS Buying Options 1LP Includes CD Includes 7" Format 1LP , Includes 7" , Includes CD Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings Too Bright To Shine Savannah Pretty Much (Since Last November) Only A Bullet Knows Where To Run My Spirit Is Broken St Peter’s 8MM Desire Down Like Gold I C Sky White Satellite Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Rising Sons Rising Sons (feat Ry Coodert/Taj Mahal) Rock And Pop | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 2LP Released 2nd March 2015 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Rising Sons Rising Sons (feat Ry Coodert/Taj Mahal) £24.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP1261 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 2nd March 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Erasure Always – The Very Best Of Erasure Rock And Pop | Mute/BMG | 180g, 2LP Released 18th August 2023 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Erasure Always – The Very Best Of Erasure £28.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Mute/BMG SKU: 4050538907193 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 18th August 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nancy Sinatra Start Walkin’ 1965-1976 Rock And Pop | Light In The Attic | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 26th February 2021 £34.00 - £38.00 Select options Nancy Sinatra Start Walkin’ 1965-1976 £34.00 - £38.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Light In The Attic Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 26th February 2021 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Father John Misty Pure Comedy Rock And Pop | Bella Union | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 3rd April 2017 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Father John Misty Pure Comedy £27.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Bella Union SKU: BELLA628V Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 3rd April 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Elliott Brood Work And Love Rock And Pop | Paper Bag | 1LP Released 20th October 2014 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Elliott Brood Work And Love £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Paper Bag SKU: PAPER087LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th October 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Departure Lounge Transmeridian Rock And Pop | Violette Records | 1LP Released 26th March 2021 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Departure Lounge Transmeridian £21.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Violette Records SKU: VIO060 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 26th March 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Kitchens Of Distinction Folly Rock And Pop | 3 loop Music | 1LP Released 30th September 2013 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kitchens Of Distinction Folly £21.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: 3 loop Music SKU: 3RANGE11LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 30th September 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Captain Beefheart Ice Cream For Crow Rock And Pop | 4 Men With Beards | 180g, 1LP Released 30th August 2016 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Captain Beefheart Ice Cream For Crow £27.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: 4 Men With Beards SKU: 4M212LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 30th August 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders On Sale View Product Quick View Molly Nilsson The Travels Electronica | Night School | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 23rd July 2021 £10.00 £20.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Molly Nilsson The Travels £10.00 £20.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Night School SKU: LSSN017 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 23rd July 2021 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Thom Yorke, Flea, & Wynton Marsalis Daily Battles (From Motherless Brooklyn: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [RSD STORES EXCLUSIVE] Rock And Pop | WaterTower Music | 7", Single Released 4th September 2019 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Thom Yorke, Flea, & Wynton Marsalis Daily Battles (From Motherless Brooklyn: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [RSD STORES EXCLUSIVE] £13.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: WaterTower Music SKU: 0794043201684 Formats: 7", Single Released Date: 4th September 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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