GoldFlakePaint
@goldflakepaint.bsky.social
a music blog since 2010 / writing by tom:
https://goldflakepaint.ghost.io/
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Gia Margaret sings in darkness and light. Hear her new song, read some words, hold your breath: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/gia-margaret...
Gia Margaret sings in darkness and light
Gia Margaret - Everyone Around Me Dancing
It's been so long since I wrote out the reasons for Gia Margaret's There's Always Glimmer being my favourite album of 2018, that I can no longer find the pi...
goldflakepaint.ghost.io
February 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Gia Margaret sings in darkness and light. Hear her new song, read some words, hold your breath: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/gia-margaret...
Episode 7 of Lost Souvenirs, our new radio show, is available to stream via Mixcloud.
These are real radio shows now! With a human voice and words! And an hour or so of music I think you’ll love.
I really hope you enjoy listening: www.mixcloud.com/Gold_Flake_P...
These are real radio shows now! With a human voice and words! And an hour or so of music I think you’ll love.
I really hope you enjoy listening: www.mixcloud.com/Gold_Flake_P...
February 4, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Episode 7 of Lost Souvenirs, our new radio show, is available to stream via Mixcloud.
These are real radio shows now! With a human voice and words! And an hour or so of music I think you’ll love.
I really hope you enjoy listening: www.mixcloud.com/Gold_Flake_P...
These are real radio shows now! With a human voice and words! And an hour or so of music I think you’ll love.
I really hope you enjoy listening: www.mixcloud.com/Gold_Flake_P...
Some words on the very beautiful new album from Ye Vagabonds ✨
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/ye-vagabonds...
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/ye-vagabonds...
Ye Vagabonds - On Sitric Road
Ye Vagabonds - On Sitric Road
And I remember that first evening
Singing John Prine till dawn
Round the iron stove on Sitric Road
With my big wool coat on
Feet upon the chair
Curled up like a newborn...
goldflakepaint.ghost.io
February 2, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Some words on the very beautiful new album from Ye Vagabonds ✨
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/ye-vagabonds...
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/ye-vagabonds...
Also hello. Are people still here? Are you doing ok in this strange, strange world?
February 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Also hello. Are people still here? Are you doing ok in this strange, strange world?
Lost Souvenirs ~ A radio show from GoldFlakePaint
Episode 4 out now:
www.mixcloud.com/Gold_Flake_P...
75-minutes of new and old music, carefully curated and mixed. Hope you find something new here to cherish.
Tracklist below 👇
Episode 4 out now:
www.mixcloud.com/Gold_Flake_P...
75-minutes of new and old music, carefully curated and mixed. Hope you find something new here to cherish.
Tracklist below 👇
October 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Lost Souvenirs ~ A radio show from GoldFlakePaint
Episode 4 out now:
www.mixcloud.com/Gold_Flake_P...
75-minutes of new and old music, carefully curated and mixed. Hope you find something new here to cherish.
Tracklist below 👇
Episode 4 out now:
www.mixcloud.com/Gold_Flake_P...
75-minutes of new and old music, carefully curated and mixed. Hope you find something new here to cherish.
Tracklist below 👇
It‘s a sunday and it’s time for a new radio show. So here’s a new radio, from me to you.
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
Lost Souvenirs radio show (Episode 4)
Episode 4 of our Lost Souvenirs radio show is out now and available to stream below and via Mixcloud. A little less talking from me (I think), a little more music (definitely); an hour or so of new an...
goldflakepaint.ghost.io
October 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
It‘s a sunday and it’s time for a new radio show. So here’s a new radio, from me to you.
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
Very lucky to be out in Cork for Sounds From A Safe Harbour festival. Everything is excellent. Everyone is lovely. A real reminder of why it all matters.
September 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Very lucky to be out in Cork for Sounds From A Safe Harbour festival. Everything is excellent. Everyone is lovely. A real reminder of why it all matters.
£60 to see an "indie" band at the Barras feels like a breaking point, right? Not really sure where it goes from here 🥴
September 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
£60 to see an "indie" band at the Barras feels like a breaking point, right? Not really sure where it goes from here 🥴
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It’s been a long time since something I’ve shared has had the kind of reaction this has. I hope it finds you through all the noise and resonates.
It’s a remarkable record, full of dust and crooked magic.
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/jens-kuross-...
It’s a remarkable record, full of dust and crooked magic.
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/jens-kuross-...
September 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It’s been a long time since something I’ve shared has had the kind of reaction this has. I hope it finds you through all the noise and resonates.
It’s a remarkable record, full of dust and crooked magic.
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/jens-kuross-...
It’s a remarkable record, full of dust and crooked magic.
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/jens-kuross-...
It’s been a long time since something I’ve shared has had the kind of reaction this has. I hope it finds you through all the noise and resonates.
It’s a remarkable record, full of dust and crooked magic.
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/jens-kuross-...
It’s a remarkable record, full of dust and crooked magic.
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/jens-kuross-...
September 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It’s been a long time since something I’ve shared has had the kind of reaction this has. I hope it finds you through all the noise and resonates.
It’s a remarkable record, full of dust and crooked magic.
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/jens-kuross-...
It’s a remarkable record, full of dust and crooked magic.
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/jens-kuross-...
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wrote about my first favorite band’s most complicated record which, of course, is really a proxy discussion on me turning 28
@deathcabforcutie.bsky.social's 'Plans' turns 20 this Saturday. A look back:
Death Cab For Cutie's 'Plans' Turns 20
Someone asked me if I was going to discuss Plans positively or negatively for this retrospective — the album, Death Cab For Cutie’s first for a major label, turns 20 this Saturday — but the discussion...
www.stereogum.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
wrote about my first favorite band’s most complicated record which, of course, is really a proxy discussion on me turning 28
hi, how are you?
how was your summer?
what are you listening to?
what are you looking forward to?
what was the last song that took your whole damn heart?
how was your summer?
what are you listening to?
what are you looking forward to?
what was the last song that took your whole damn heart?
August 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
hi, how are you?
how was your summer?
what are you listening to?
what are you looking forward to?
what was the last song that took your whole damn heart?
how was your summer?
what are you listening to?
what are you looking forward to?
what was the last song that took your whole damn heart?
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You can listen to Episode 2 of our new radio show, Lost Souvenirs, right now.
An hour of songs old and new, back to back, all carefully curated and mixed: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
Episode 2 ft. Teethe, Florist, The Sundays, Broken Social Scene, Dijon, Andy Shauf, Dean Johnson & more
An hour of songs old and new, back to back, all carefully curated and mixed: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
Episode 2 ft. Teethe, Florist, The Sundays, Broken Social Scene, Dijon, Andy Shauf, Dean Johnson & more
Lost Souvenirs: Episode 2 out now
Thank you to everyone who took the time to listen to Episode 1 of our new radio show. I listened to the valuable customer feedback and you can hear me introducing Episode 2, as a real person on a real...
goldflakepaint.ghost.io
August 21, 2025 at 9:22 AM
You can listen to Episode 2 of our new radio show, Lost Souvenirs, right now.
An hour of songs old and new, back to back, all carefully curated and mixed: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
Episode 2 ft. Teethe, Florist, The Sundays, Broken Social Scene, Dijon, Andy Shauf, Dean Johnson & more
An hour of songs old and new, back to back, all carefully curated and mixed: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
Episode 2 ft. Teethe, Florist, The Sundays, Broken Social Scene, Dijon, Andy Shauf, Dean Johnson & more
~~ Really pleased to share the brand new video from Admiral Fallow today ✨
'The Shortest Night' is taken from their excellent and newly-announced fifth LP – out in October via @chemunderground.bsky.social – and you can watch it over on the blog right now:
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/admiral-fall...
'The Shortest Night' is taken from their excellent and newly-announced fifth LP – out in October via @chemunderground.bsky.social – and you can watch it over on the blog right now:
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/admiral-fall...
Admiral Fallow - The Shortest Night (GFP Premiere)
In the time that's passed since they finished making their previous full-length record, Admiral Fallow have experienced new life, new homes, the whole world locking down, as well as the 15th anniversa...
goldflakepaint.ghost.io
August 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
~~ Really pleased to share the brand new video from Admiral Fallow today ✨
'The Shortest Night' is taken from their excellent and newly-announced fifth LP – out in October via @chemunderground.bsky.social – and you can watch it over on the blog right now:
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/admiral-fall...
'The Shortest Night' is taken from their excellent and newly-announced fifth LP – out in October via @chemunderground.bsky.social – and you can watch it over on the blog right now:
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/admiral-fall...
You can listen to Episode 2 of our new radio show, Lost Souvenirs, right now.
An hour of songs old and new, back to back, all carefully curated and mixed: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
Episode 2 ft. Teethe, Florist, The Sundays, Broken Social Scene, Dijon, Andy Shauf, Dean Johnson & more
An hour of songs old and new, back to back, all carefully curated and mixed: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
Episode 2 ft. Teethe, Florist, The Sundays, Broken Social Scene, Dijon, Andy Shauf, Dean Johnson & more
Lost Souvenirs: Episode 2 out now
Thank you to everyone who took the time to listen to Episode 1 of our new radio show. I listened to the valuable customer feedback and you can hear me introducing Episode 2, as a real person on a real...
goldflakepaint.ghost.io
August 21, 2025 at 9:22 AM
You can listen to Episode 2 of our new radio show, Lost Souvenirs, right now.
An hour of songs old and new, back to back, all carefully curated and mixed: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
Episode 2 ft. Teethe, Florist, The Sundays, Broken Social Scene, Dijon, Andy Shauf, Dean Johnson & more
An hour of songs old and new, back to back, all carefully curated and mixed: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
Episode 2 ft. Teethe, Florist, The Sundays, Broken Social Scene, Dijon, Andy Shauf, Dean Johnson & more
~~~ Episode Two of our new radio show is out now and available to stream away to your heart's content.
I talk on this one. Almost like a real radio show. Almost.
Hope you enjoy!
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
I talk on this one. Almost like a real radio show. Almost.
Hope you enjoy!
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
August 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
~~~ Episode Two of our new radio show is out now and available to stream away to your heart's content.
I talk on this one. Almost like a real radio show. Almost.
Hope you enjoy!
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
I talk on this one. Almost like a real radio show. Almost.
Hope you enjoy!
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
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I quite loved this. And it being a radio show, i got some new artists to explore 🥰
Thanks for the hint, @music4myears.bsky.social !
⤵️
Thanks for the hint, @music4myears.bsky.social !
⤵️
NEW ── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──
Lost Souvenirs is a new radio show from GoldFlakePaint. An hour of music, all carefully curated and gently mixed; a revolving spotlight of new and old songs, from one to the other and back again.
Episode One is available to listen to now: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
Lost Souvenirs is a new radio show from GoldFlakePaint. An hour of music, all carefully curated and gently mixed; a revolving spotlight of new and old songs, from one to the other and back again.
Episode One is available to listen to now: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
August 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I quite loved this. And it being a radio show, i got some new artists to explore 🥰
Thanks for the hint, @music4myears.bsky.social !
⤵️
Thanks for the hint, @music4myears.bsky.social !
⤵️
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BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
August 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
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NEW ── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──
Lost Souvenirs is a new radio show from GoldFlakePaint. An hour of music, all carefully curated and gently mixed; a revolving spotlight of new and old songs, from one to the other and back again.
Episode One is available to listen to now: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
Lost Souvenirs is a new radio show from GoldFlakePaint. An hour of music, all carefully curated and gently mixed; a revolving spotlight of new and old songs, from one to the other and back again.
Episode One is available to listen to now: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
August 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
NEW ── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──
Lost Souvenirs is a new radio show from GoldFlakePaint. An hour of music, all carefully curated and gently mixed; a revolving spotlight of new and old songs, from one to the other and back again.
Episode One is available to listen to now: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
Lost Souvenirs is a new radio show from GoldFlakePaint. An hour of music, all carefully curated and gently mixed; a revolving spotlight of new and old songs, from one to the other and back again.
Episode One is available to listen to now: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
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High quality radio show 😍
NEW ── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──
Lost Souvenirs is a new radio show from GoldFlakePaint. An hour of music, all carefully curated and gently mixed; a revolving spotlight of new and old songs, from one to the other and back again.
Episode One is available to listen to now: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
Lost Souvenirs is a new radio show from GoldFlakePaint. An hour of music, all carefully curated and gently mixed; a revolving spotlight of new and old songs, from one to the other and back again.
Episode One is available to listen to now: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
August 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
High quality radio show 😍
NEW ── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──
Lost Souvenirs is a new radio show from GoldFlakePaint. An hour of music, all carefully curated and gently mixed; a revolving spotlight of new and old songs, from one to the other and back again.
Episode One is available to listen to now: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
Lost Souvenirs is a new radio show from GoldFlakePaint. An hour of music, all carefully curated and gently mixed; a revolving spotlight of new and old songs, from one to the other and back again.
Episode One is available to listen to now: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
August 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
NEW ── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──
Lost Souvenirs is a new radio show from GoldFlakePaint. An hour of music, all carefully curated and gently mixed; a revolving spotlight of new and old songs, from one to the other and back again.
Episode One is available to listen to now: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
Lost Souvenirs is a new radio show from GoldFlakePaint. An hour of music, all carefully curated and gently mixed; a revolving spotlight of new and old songs, from one to the other and back again.
Episode One is available to listen to now: goldflakepaint.ghost.io/lost-souveni...
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"a mesmerising piece of work"
@goldflakepaint.bsky.social on Rebecca Schiffman's latest album, Before the Future, out now:
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/rebecca-schi...
@goldflakepaint.bsky.social on Rebecca Schiffman's latest album, Before the Future, out now:
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/rebecca-schi...
186: Rebecca Schiffman - Before The Future
It takes a little heart and a lotta guts to open your album with a meandering, even-paced nine-minute story song, but we're in safe hands here. Released just last week, Before The Future is the latest...
goldflakepaint.ghost.io
August 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
"a mesmerising piece of work"
@goldflakepaint.bsky.social on Rebecca Schiffman's latest album, Before the Future, out now:
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/rebecca-schi...
@goldflakepaint.bsky.social on Rebecca Schiffman's latest album, Before the Future, out now:
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/rebecca-schi...
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Thank you to @goldflakepaint.bsky.social for writing about the new Rebecca Schiffman album! <3
GFP is one of my go-to spots to read about new music. Highly recommended!
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/rebecca-schi...
GFP is one of my go-to spots to read about new music. Highly recommended!
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/rebecca-schi...
186: Rebecca Schiffman - Before The Future
It takes a little heart and a lotta guts to open your album with a meandering, even-paced nine-minute story song, but we're in safe hands here. Released just last week, Before The Future is the latest...
goldflakepaint.ghost.io
August 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Thank you to @goldflakepaint.bsky.social for writing about the new Rebecca Schiffman album! <3
GFP is one of my go-to spots to read about new music. Highly recommended!
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/rebecca-schi...
GFP is one of my go-to spots to read about new music. Highly recommended!
goldflakepaint.ghost.io/rebecca-schi...
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"The decade-long campaign against trans people is not about anyone’s safety. It is exactly what it looks like: an organised effort to drive a tiny minority from public life, back into the closet."
The fight for trans safety is a fight for everyone’s safety – MPs must have the chance to debate it | Freddy McConnell
The supreme court has made a mockery of gender recognition. Our politicians must not allow the EHRC to further shatter trans lives, says journalist Freddy McConnell
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 11:31 AM
"The decade-long campaign against trans people is not about anyone’s safety. It is exactly what it looks like: an organised effort to drive a tiny minority from public life, back into the closet."
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Check out a great Mal Devisa feature profile from writer Caroline Nieto! post-trash.com/news/2025/7/...
@topshelfrecords.com
@topshelfrecords.com
Not a Kiid Anymore: Mal Devisa | Feature Profile — POST-TRASH
Mal Devisa’s Palimpsesa — her first project since her debut Kiid — is a collection of songs written between 2015 and 2025 chronicling Deja Carr’s musical output at all ages and stages of express...
post-trash.com
July 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Check out a great Mal Devisa feature profile from writer Caroline Nieto! post-trash.com/news/2025/7/...
@topshelfrecords.com
@topshelfrecords.com