CITY IS MY CHURCH.

A few months ago we'd have told you "Midnight City" - our number one song of last year - was just about uncoverable, but leave it to The Knocks to prove us wrong once again. Eschewing the production of the M83 original in favor of an extreme disco makeover, they enlist the talents of 20 year old Queens native Mandy Lee on the track, who explodes onto the scene out of nowhere and absolutely smashes the vocal out of the park . The Knocks are quickly establishing themselves as some of the best talent spotters in the game, and it looks like they may well have another superstar on their hands in Lee. Expect big things.

DOWNLOAD: "Midnight City" (ft. Mandy Lee) - The Knocks

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DON'T YOU THROW IT AWAY.

For further proof of Ghost Beach's snowballing status as one of NYC's next big things, we're excited to premier their newest single in all its hometown glory. "Too Young" is like popping a bottle of shaken soda in the middle of a heatwave and watching it fizz, as the sticky-sweet beginning signals the start of something excellent. As the riffs grow sharper and the synths grow confident, the resilient bassline swells and stands by for moral support when the breakdown teleports you to your first heartbreak and back and lives are affirmed. If you're one of the lucky ones in DC next week, get out early for Ghost Beach at our next ALL THINGS GOLD, which advance tickets are still available for HERE.

MP3: "Too Young" - Ghost Beach [exclusive]

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ALL THINGS GOLD 007: SUMMER CAMP + GIGAMESH

We're back with our second All Things Gold of the new year, and it's one of our most stacked and diverse lineups yet. This time, UK lovebirds Summer Camp are headlining with their unseasonably warm brand of nostalgia pop that will make everyone (literally, everyone) swoon. Warming up the stage are electro-pop perfectionists, Ghost Beach (who positively killed it at our December Popshop year-end blowout), before the almighty Gigamesh hits you with the high octane disco adrenaline as the DJ headliner late night. It's all going down at DC's finest music venue, U Street Music Hall, February 9th at 9pm sharp. Tickets will be $13 at the door, but a very limited number of $10 advance tickets are still available HERE. Get involved DC.

DOWNLOAD: "Better Off Without You" - Summer Camp


DOWNLOAD: "Groove Is In The Heart" (Gigamesh Remix) - Deee-Lite


DOWNLOAD: "First Time" - Ghost Beach

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ALWAYS ON MY MIND.

As if there wasn't enough brilliant music coming out of Sweden this time of year (or, y'know, any time of year), Milano Sun has provided us with the perfect summer escape from the icy grips of the New York winter. The Gothenburg trio's debut single, "Already Gone" is hammock-pop at its best, with the blissful '80s hooks of a John Hughes soundtrack and the ultra-smooth vocal stylings of the legendary Kings of Convenience. When the crescendo of the shore reaches the breakdown, you're fully engulfed in an acoustic blanket until the masterfully timed bassline rescues you right as you're going under. And just like that, you're grateful to be alive.

MP3: "Already Gone" - Milano Sun

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ST. LUCIA NYC RESIDENCY

Yesterday we formally announced our signing of St. Lucia to Neon Gold (as well as his first NG release), and to celebrate we're taking over Pianos as St. Lucia settles in for a three week residency on the first three Tuesdays in February. Supporting him will be a stellar cast of some of our favorite new bands in New York, and the residency will culminate in the launch of the Neon Gold Tour at Popshop on March 1st, as St. L takes the stage alongside The Knocks, Savoir Adore and that massive special guest we're still not quite ready to tell you about.

It all kicks off NEXT TUESDAY, February 7th, at 8pm with St. Lucia joined by Savoir Adore and Slam Donahue. Then we're back on Valentine's Day for round two and the official single release party for the We Got It Wrong 12" as the band are joined by Tiny Victories and Devin Therriault in his first official show, before we close out the Pianos portion of the residency on February 21st with Cookies and Shadows On Stars. Best of all, we're doing them all ABSOLUTELY FREE, so come one, come all, and let's welcome St. Lucia to the Neon Gold family with style.

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RUNNING WILD.

hav·oc noun \ˈha-vək, -vik\ - wide and general destruction : DEVASTATION

Yeah, that sounds about right. Adventure Club in the mix, reinventing melodies and toppling cities on this monolithic rework of Foxes' "Youth".

DOWNLOAD: "Youth" (Adventure Club Remix) - Foxes

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GOLD031: ST. LUCIA

We've been hinting at it for a while, but - in case you didn't already hear - a new era is upon us here at Neon Gold. That's right, it's time to put out some albums. So without further ado, we're over the moon to announce our first ever albums signing, the one and only St. Lucia. We'll be bringing you his immaculate debut EP this March and a debut album later this year, but first we're kicking things off with a remix 12" for EP standout "We Got It Wrong", a euphoric time-bending masterpiece that allows you to escape into the beaches of your imagination.

Beautifully packaged on widescreen 12" vinyl and in all good record stores on Valentine's Day, it comes complete with a star-studded supporting cast of remixes from some of our favorite electronic talents around. Finnish boy wonder Lenno molds the original into a nu-disco force of nature like an apprentice of the highest order, while the master puppeteer Starsmith adds layer upon layer of synth varnish like an OCD Gepetto on speed. Elsewhere Xaphoon Jones, the dark wizard of the bunch, summons up black magic from the spirit world with teeth-baring synths and just-make-it-clap beats on what can only be described as a festival massacre just waiting to happen. It's all out physically on February 14th, but you can preorder the full package from the Neon Gold Shop HERE. But wait, there's more... for the first time ever, we've also got the release available for purchase digitally from iTunes NOW, a highly dangerous experiment in immediate gratification that's sure to yield only the sexiest results.

MP3: "We Got It Wrong" (Xaphoon Jones Remix) - St. Lucia [exclusive]

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