Chicago rock trio the Golden Rule have
released their debut EP, “These Shoes.” The record comprises five
original tracks for an approximate total listening time of 25
minutes. It has been published on the City Mice Records independent
music label. A legitimate example of the 1990s alternative rock
sound, written and recorded nearly 25 years after the
hard-to-pin-down style first appeared, “These Shoes” introduces
the Golden Rule as one of the most intriguing and infectious new
bands this side of the millennium.
The Golden Rule calls Chicago home.
Asked to cite some artistic influences, they draft a long and
distinguished list: Nirvana, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Stereophonics, Pure
Love, Biffy Clyro, ZZ Top, Sublime, the Black Keys, AC/DC, Ramones,
Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Alice in Chains, Zakk Wylde, Slash,
Velvet Revolver, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Bush.
Remarkably, their sound manages to not
only retain its own unique character but also to recall the general
feel of bands not in this capacious lineup. There's some Gin Blossoms
in there (but harder than that) and some Weezer (but less poppy).
Dinosaur Jr. comes to mind, as does the work of '90s-era punk bands
like Down by Law. In the end, the listener is forced to admit: the
Golden Rule sounds like the Golden Rule – and since their brand of
rock is aimed at nothing but fun, really, this seems implausible.
Yet, there you have it.
Golden Rule singer-songwriter Mohit
Mehta has clear ideas regarding the themes of their music.
“My dreams, fears and fantasies have
long inspired me,” he writes, “and that’s what I’m trying to
bring: inspiration! Get out and do what you love. Don’t fixate on
the past, no matter how much it hurts. Dream, breathe, look, live, be
alive! If you want to watch TV all day (or listen to my album all
day), go for it, just remember the consequences.”
Lyrically speaking, “These Shoes”
draws from the ups and the downs, but even the darkest moment is
laced with the promise of good times. To listen to the EP is to wish
the Golden Rule were live onstage before the listener. Energy pours
from it, mellowed by having been recorded not at all.
“Remember that you might get another
day to live,” Mehta concludes, “but today is the only one that
really matters. To quote the wisest homeless guy I know (on the
Ashland Pink Line Stop), 'Boy, you get less than 35,000 days to live
and breathe on this Earth. Make sure you sing for all of them.'”
“These Shoes” by the Golden Rule is
available online worldwide. Get in early – very early.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
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