Uppers & Downers

Marlon Rabenreither began his solo project as Gold Star in 2013.

"What artists do is reactionary to what they did before," he reasons. "I wanted to do the opposite of my previous LP, Big Blue, and make this record a collection of songs." Hence the title, which isn't a strictly literal reference to different mental states, or even medication, but rather to the diversity of song styles."The idea was to achieve a deeper scope, a more dynamic range: slow songs, fast songs, less genre specific, capturing all the moods."

'Uppers And Downers' is a collage that winks at classic eras, but with a modern bite and twist.