Gray Days and Gold is a monthly streaming music show that shines a light on some of the most interesting artists you’re not hearing on the radio. There’s a focus on 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 lovely and comforting, but never aural wallpaper.

See each episode’s blog page for track lists, purchase links, and more.

Gray Days and Gold: An Introduction

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