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GGOOLLDD STANDARD
Margaret Butler, singer with Milwaukee-based electropop act GGOOLLDD,
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calls her band’s music “dungeon disco glam.” (Pronounced “gold,” the unusual
spelling of the band name comes from Butler’s trying to differentiate her band
in Google searches. Entering “Gold band” into Google brought up a bunch of
wedding rings.)
I ask Butler if she can define such an unusual description any further,
and she playfully says, “No, not really.” But those three words do convey
GGOOLLDD’s blend of danceable dream pop, theatrical stage shows and the
synth-goth grooves of Depeche Mode, as well as a charismatic lead singer and
a Midas touch with pop hooks.
GGOOLLDD is releasing a new EP, Teeth, in December, and although it
features the shimmering and airy single “Excelsior Springs,” Butler calls Teeth
grittier than GGOOLLDD’s past few releases. “It’s a slightly new concept for us
that we’re trying out,” she says. “It’s just the four of us, and we write when the
spirit moves us. We try not to write the same sort of thing twice.”
“Excelsior” starts with the crack of a snare drum leading into a cascading
guitar hook that recalls Beach House. Soon Butler chirps in a breathy soprano:
“Like bourbon in my lemonade, you were all I want.”
The grit Butler refers to shows up elsewhere on the slightly industrial, very
’80s vibe permeating “Secrets,” also off the upcoming EP. Butler writes all the
lyrics but can’t point to any specific influence or inspiration. “It’s generally from
my own experience. It’s subconscious.”
GGOOLLDD plays 10 pm Thursday, Sept. 28, at Hi-Fi Music Hall Lounge; $10
advance, $12 door, 21-plus. — Will Kennedy
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