Gray Days and Gold Archive
Gray Days and Gold is an independent, ad-free monthly streaming music show that shines a light on some of the most interesting new artists you’re not hearing on the radio. There’s a focus on genre-defying styles, adventurous but timeless songwriting (often with a wistful hue; our motto is “Maximum melody, moderate melancholy”), and sonic evocation of the passing seasons. Music that’s intriguing, beautiful, and often comforting, but never aural wallpaper.
See each episode’s blog page for track lists, purchase links, and more.
May 2023 (Ep. 36)
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Feat. Alex Pester, L CON, Michael R. Oldham, KNOWER, Mottron, Jesse Chandler/Pneumatic Tubes, Modern Cosmology, Cabane, Luke Saxton, Farmer, Ice Cream Cathedral, I’mdifficult, and Mirna Bogdanović.
April 2023 (Ep. 35)
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Feat. The 3 Clubmen, Ryuichi Sakamoto, This Is the Kit, The Clientele, Giorgio Tuma, Alex Pester, Caroline Rose, Asher White, The Lilac Time, Chassol, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Angelo de Augustine, and Jolee Gordon.
March 2023 (Ep. 34)
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Feat. Joe Grass, De La Soul, Sweet Dreams Nadine, Ger Eaton, Genevieve Artadi, Fathom, Movie Jail, David Brewis, Bernice, Thom Gill, Oropendola, Danke Shane, DM Stith, Lucinda Chua, and Novelty Island.
February 2023 (Ep. 33)
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Feat. Virginia Astley, Ins Kino, Brendan Eder Ensemble, Dionne Warwick, Dina Ögon, Lou Tides, Inara George, Trevor Sloan, Laure Briard, Holly Henderson, Love Can’t Save You Padmé, Anona, Peaceful Faces, Halo Maud, Minihi, Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach, and Public Image Ltd.
Gray Days and Gold: Best of 2022
December 2022 (Ep. 32)
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Feat. Martin Newell, Plantar, Fun Boy Three, Cain Price, Bernice, Daniel Zaitchik, Bread Love and Dreams, Dylan Mondegreen, Royal Crescent Mob, Howls Road, Momus, Frail Jonny, River Westin, The Spanish Amanda, Terry Hall & Mushtaq, and Andy Partridge
November 2022 (Ep. 31)
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Feat. Jesca Hoop, Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection, Andrew Wasylyk, Nick Bisceglia, Prefab Sprout, Laure Briard, Josephine Foster, Doug Tielli, Maja Lena, Ernest Hood, Quincey May Brown, Angelo De Augustine, Shabason & Krgovich, Eyal Talmudi & Rejoicer, and Know Orchestra
October 2022 (Ep. 30)
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Feat. Rachael Dadd, Soy Un Caballo, Woodkid, Macie Stewart, Bibio, Beth Orton, Craig Fortnam, The Cleaners from Venus, Uwade, Anguilles, Aoife Nessa Frances, Chris Brain, and Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks
September 2022 (Ep. 29)
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Feat. Madison Cunningham, СОЮЗ / SOYUZ, Vic Bang, Macie Stewart, MF Tomlinson, The Carmelittles, Bailey Miller, Derek Thomson, レミ街 / Remigai, Rozi Plain, OHMA, Fievel Is Glauque, and Ellen Arkbro & Johan Graden
August 2022 (Ep. 28)
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Feat. Sam Walters, Telefís, Healing Potpourri, Peaceful Faces, Mille Milles, MoonBell, Thanya Iyer, Dungen, Noya Rao, Caetano Veloso, Ellen Tsai, Big Big Train, The Color Pink, and One More Morning
July 2022 (Ep. 27)
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Feat. Jeff Tobias, MF Tomlinson, Sun’s Signature, The Carmelittles, Baku Furukawa, David Ian Roberts, The Light Music Company (Martin Newell & Rachel Love), Luke Saxton, Cap’n Marble, JayWood, The Hardy Tree, and supergloom
June 2022 (Ep. 26)
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Feat. Son Parapluie, Jessie Buckley and Bernard Butler, O’o, Owen Duff, Gordon Bennett, Pneumatic Tubes, Travesía, The Cleaners From Venus, Makaya McCraven, Jesse Tabish, Bala Desejo, Fresh Pepper, and M.E. Netzke
May 2022 (Ep. 25)
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Feat. Yama Warashi, Telefís, Bobby Halvorson, The Cleaners From Venus, Erdmöbel, Farmer, LINDE, The Monkees, Boris Maurussane, Niagara Moon, Carwyn Ellis, and Cathal Coughlan
Gray Days and Gold: Best of 2021
December 2021 (Ep. 24)
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Feat. Pablo O’Connell, Michael Nesmith, Testbild!, Landslide Purist, Wyndow, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sufjan Stevens & Angelo de Augustine, Craig Fortnam, Aimee Mann, Heirloome, Étienne Coppée, and Michael R. Oldham
November 2021 (Ep. 23)
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Feat. AstroMike Gordon, Furrows, Cap’n Marble, Admiral Fallow, Penelope Isles, Laura Reznek, Strawberry Guy, Astral Brain, C Duncan, Render Ghosts, Elbow, William Doyle, and Miho Hazama
October 2021 (Ep. 22)
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Feat. Kit Sebastian, Tonstartssbandht, The Clientele, Danke Shane, Emily Wells, The Robinson Crusoes, Alex Pester, Macie Stewart, Rachel Love, Berk Icli, Alex Rand, and Jimmy Kraft
Interview: Alex Pester’s Lover’s Leap
September 2021 (Ep. 21)
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Feat. Trevor Sloan, Sir Orfeo, Marta Del Grandi, Genevieve Dawson, Arthur Verocai, Hamish Hawk, Alex Pester, Nina Savary, The Cleaners from Venus, Evan Wright, Shannon Lay, A Girl Called Eddy, D. Rothon, and Afternoon Bike Ride
August 2021 (Ep. 20)
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Feat. Manny, Glowalker, Hélène Renaut, Sir Orfeo, Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp, Villagers, Alex Pester, Virginia Wing, Cain Price, The Magic Lantern, Cereus Bright, and Lucinda Chua
July 2021 (Ep. 19)
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Feat. Mega Bog, Michael League, Charlotte Jacobs, Brendan Eder Ensemble, Craig Fortnam, Dot Allison, William Susman, Ins Kino, Andrew Wasylyk, XINA, Novelty Island, MoonBell, Colin Moulding, Bryan Away, Trailer Trash Tracys, and Steely Dan
June 2021 (Ep. 18)
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Feat. Vanishing Twin, Louis Philippe, Elizabeth Owens, Jake Hardman, The Divine Comedy, The Carmelittles, Jerika Hayes, The Cleaners From Venus, Yani Martinelli, Sven Wunder, Orwell, and The Catenary Wires
May 2021 (Ep. 17)
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Feat. Small Plant, Lonny Micro, Momus, Louis-Jean Cormier, Will Stratton, King Crimson, Aaron Space & His Terrestrial Underlings, Cap’n Marble, The Pattern Forms, Mottron, Brian Dickinson, Justin Sullivan, Ruby Rushton, Blossom Dearie, and Stoylov
April 2021 (Ep. 16)
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Feat. Parler Bien, Olivier Rocabois, Pneumatic Tubes, Sun Collective, Milder PS, Sheep, Dog & Wolf, Joseph Shabason, Fredo Viola, Ryley Walker, Eleni Era, José Mauro, Wendy Martinez, and Prefab Sprout
March 2021 (Ep. 15)
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Feat. Landslide Purist, Chloë March, PANS, Dialect, Blumi, XTC, MF Tomlinson, Shmu, Bernice, Maxwell Farrington & Le SuperHomard, Field Works, Joseph Mihalcean, and Martin Newell
February 2021 (Ep. 14)
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Feat. Ghostwriter, Forever Overhead, Inna Pivars & The Histriones, Stefani Bondari, Crowey, Those Damn Eyes, Zach Silva, William Susman, Nicholas Krgovich & Friends, Yasmin Williams, Stereolab, Life On Earth!, Hands of the Heron, Lost Horizons, and Steve Ashley
January 2021 (Ep. 13)
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Feat. Samuel Sharp, Adron, Tommy Champion, DM Stith, Midnight Sister, A.P. Simpson, Beautify Junkyards, Max Daniel, Frank Kimbrough, Austin Meadows Wilkerson, Emma Miller, Laïla Amezian, Spencer Cullum, and Yes The Raven
Gray Days and Gold: Best of 2020
December 2020 (Ep. 12)
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Feat. Animali, Louis Philippe & The Night Mail, Ana Silvera, Harold Budd, Laure Briard, String Boys, Farmer, Grand Parc, King Creosote, Shabason Krgovich & Harris, Chloë March, The Cleaners from Venus, Ryan Power, Selen Peacock, Dilo Roman, and The Magic Lantern
November 2020 (Ep. 11)
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Feat. Meer, Kevin Godley, Stephen Duffy & Nigel Kennedy, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Dungen, Loma, Brendan Eder Ensemble, The Clientele, It’s Immaterial, Patrick Watson, Camoufleur, Mottron, Claude Lombard, Molly Drake, and Shmu
October 2020 (Ep. 10)
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Feat. This Is the Kit, Bob Dorough, Burt Bacharach & Daniel Tashian, Tunng, The Apartments, Colorama, Fleet Foxes, Odessey & Oracle, Matt Berninger, My Hawaii, Woods of Birnam, Charlie Dore, The Weather Station, Sufjan Stevens, and Zola Mennenöh
Interview: The Carmelittles’ Henri Poilevey on Wreath
September 2020 (Ep. 9)
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Feat. Martin Newell, Paul Weller, Oracle Sisters, The Carmelittles, Lillian’s Gish, Skyler Skjelset, Deradoorian, Evan Myall, Andrew Wasylyk, Doctor Ew, Villagers, H.C. McEntire, Ralph Waldo, and Sun Collective
August 2020 (Ep. 8)
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Feat. Jacques Brel, The Clientele, Thanya Iyer, Astrud Gilberto with Stanley Turrentine, Kamaal Williams, Wye Oak, Broadcast, David Ian Roberts, Terry & The Lovemen (aka XTC), White Boy Scream, Stuart Moxham & Louis Philippe, Mr. Elevator, Atmosphere, Momus, Maria Schneider Orchestra, and Nelson Kempf
July 2020 (Ep. 7)
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Feat. Buscabulla, Alex Pester, Belle and Sebastian, Alex Rand, Moses Sumney, Bibio, Jehnny Beth, Jerry Paper, Michelle Blades, Julien Gasc, Tiny Tim, Logan Hone, Kavus Torabi, Aaron Space & His Terrestrial Underlings, Lucy Reed, Giorgio Tuma, Owen Pallett, and Stephen Duffy
June 2020 (Ep. 6)
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Feat. Algiers, Kamasi Washington, Timmy Thomas, Stevie Wonder, Kendrick Lamar, Michael Kiwanuka, Solange, Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment, Michael Hedges, Cassandra Wilson, A Tribe Called Quest, Jamila Woods, Brittany Howard, Curtis Mayfield, Cleo Sol, and Fishbone
May 2020 (Ep. 5)
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Feat. LAKE, Jon Brooks, The Lilac Time, Orwell, Alexander’s Festival Hall, Nap Eyes, Le SuperHomard, Marker Starling, The Cleaners from Venus, Brendan Eder Ensemble, Alex Rand, Jens Carelius, George Ogilvie, Jack Sharp, and Ben Osborn
Interview: Alex Pester’s Devotion
April 2020 (Ep. 4)
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Feat. Labi Siffre, Adrian Younge, Lavinia Blackwall, June Christy, Alex Pester, Jake Thackray, Louis Philippe and Danny Manners, Scott Hardware, Laura Marling, Marie-Pierre Arthur, Testbild!, Ivy, Roger O’Donnell, John Southworth, Ryan Riveros, and Thundercat
March 2020 (Ep. 3)
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Feat. LAKE, Léo Ferré, Mamomo, Rejoicer, Cabane, Mellotron Variations, Giles, Giles & Fripp, Hélène Renaut, Astral Brain, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Ilous & Decuyper, Quincey May Brown, Alabaster Deplume, Mappe Of, and M.E. Netzke
February 2020 (Ep. 2)
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Feat. Iceblink, A Girl Called Eddy, CUP, Aoife Nessa Frances, Efterklang, The Innocence Mission, Jason McMahon, Wire, Vanishing Twin, Moons, David Ian Roberts, and Paul Andrews
January 2020 (Ep. 1)
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Feat. Matt Pond PA, The Lilac Time, Nina Simone, The Divine Comedy, Jessica Pratt, Bremer/McCoy, Bodywash, Martin Newell, Rose Elinor Dougall, Jeff Victor, Jacques Brel, Scott Walker, Roger Eno, The Album Leaf, and Leonard Cohen