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PJ Golden
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Out of 9 votes - Similar Artists: Death Cab for Cutie, Pete Yorn, Bright Eyes, Afghan Whigs, The Replacements
Out of 9 votes
- Location: Portland, Oregon, United States
- Genre: Rock & Pop » Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Editor's review
The artist formerly known as Mission to Mars has shed his celestial moniker on his latest record, and the move seems fitting given the album's everyday, of-this-world themes. Like a more earnest version of Pete Yorn on "Musicforthemorningafter," the Golden of "Walk under and on" lets pop-rock hooks document a torturous love affair with his own daily life.
Biography
Philip Golden recorded 4 records as Mission to Mars between 1998 and 2004, two of which are available from Stereotype Records. After breaking up the band after the "Lasterday" tour in late 2004, he retreated to the studio to record what would become "Walk under and on" with the help of former bandmates and other Portland area musicians. Philip engineered and produced the tracks at Stereotype North studio in Portland with the idea of building on the musical ideas of 2001's "Rockandrollspidermanbasketball." The result is his most cohesive effort to date and is being widely called his best album yet.
After years of promising himself that he would do so, Philip finally managed to record an album whose tracks comprise one cohesive story. "Walk under and on" is a meditation on the forces within and without a person's control that shape his life path. The musical and lyrical themes that run throughout are some that should resonate with anyone old enough to have a bit of perspective on his or her life.
