Post Description

The transition from acoustic to electronic is often an inevitable one. It's a common shift for acoustic instrumentalists who want to explore new sonic possibilities and challenge traditional paradigms. In her debut LP Harvest Of Gold, Melbourne singer-songwriter Gossling moves away from the folk-driven aesthetic of her previous EPs and implants a new seed into her music.
Ditching the acoustics for electric guitars, drum machines and keyboards, Gossling's debut sounds less like an Australian folk record and more like a pop one. Her instruments may have changed since her last release, but Harvest still contains that strange idiosyncratic voice and those profound lyrics we as an audience fell in love with three years ago. Stitching together all of the familiar and unfamiliar aspects of Gossling's music, Harvest is a symbol of demarcation between what Gosling's music was and where it's heading.
It doesn't take a triple j addict to be able to recognise a new Gossling song before it's identified as one. We all know that voice, that eerie child-like intonation mixed with an adult's wisdom. She's the less annoying daughter of Sarah Blasko and the Australian cousin of Sweden's Lykke Li. Her voice may be distinctive across her entire repertoire, but her use of instruments in this particular record is definitely a surprise. 'Never Expire' is a real dark synth-pop track and 'Challenge' – despite its melancholy lyricism – is almost a disco song. 
The electric piano compositions in tracks like 'Harvest Of Gold' and 'Songs of Summer' are incredibly pretty and delicate. The only instrumental downer in the entire album are the drums. Throughout, the rhythms really don't change much and they're all quite feeble. I'm all for minimalism, but versatility was definitely missed on the drum kits here. Although new and exciting for Gossling no doubt, the music isn't exactly original or particularly memorable when placed against the backdrop of the Australian indie scene. Although a smooth sonic transition, it's not the sounds on Harvest that will be remembered, but the storytelling.

Tracklisting:
01. Big Love 03:53
02. Harvest Of Gold 03:33
03. Never Expire 03:46
04. Songs Of Summer (Feat. Alexander Burnett) 03:57
05. Vanish 03:10
06. Challenge 04:05
07. Accolade 04:18
08. That Feeling 04:09
09. Pulse 04:17
10. A Lovers’ Spat 03:41 

Extra Informatie:
Aantal Discs: 1xCD
Genre: Pop
Format: MP3 @ 320kbit
Year of Release: 2013
Speelduur: 39 minuten
Cover: Front is in de RARs verwerkt