A short entry because not much can be found about this band (but only for now I’m sure).
Golden Ocean
Justin Miner was the lead singer of a band called “Fight From Above”. But at a certain point in his musical career he realised that this just wasn’t it. So he decided to do this:
“I built a little studio in my home from parts cobbled together on Craigslist and recorded just about everything in a small bedroom in Silver Lake, slowly going mad between flashes of inspiration and Pro Tools crashes. I spent two weeks listening to nothing but Neil Young. I bought a tambourine. I have more shakers that you can shake a stick at. I taught myself the banjo. I wrote the first quarter of twenty songs, then threw away seventeen of them and wrote five more. I recruited other Miners and friends to sing and stomp. I read Kerouac and wandered California's central coast seeking enlightenment in the redwoods, meditated in a room filled with other musicians in West Hollywood, then roamed Central America and listened to no music at all except the sound of the Caribbean. Then, as if by magic, I realized I was almost done.”
(Taken from his entry on kickstarter.com)
What do we have now: a band called Miner with an amazing first EP “Hey Love”.
I have read that some people see them between The Avett Brothers and The Lumineers. Not a bad place to be. :-)
Hey Love
So come on, keep on “mining” and you will find some jewels in the future.
P.S. Free download of “Hey Love” on their homepage:
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