Gold (Metro Station EP)

Gold is an EP by American pop rock band Metro Station, released independently on October 14, 2014.[1] The EP was made available for streaming exclusively via Billboard magazine on October 8, 2014.[2] It was the band's first release after Trace Cyrus' return to the group in 2014.[3]

Gold
EP by
Metro Station
ReleasedOctober 14, 2014
Recorded2013–2014
Genre
Length16:39
LabelMetro Station Music
Metro Station chronology
Middle of the Night (EP)
(2013)		 Gold
(2014)		 Savior
(2015)
Singles from Gold
  1. "Love & War"
    Released: August 12, 2014 (2014-08-12)
  2. "She Likes Girls"
    Released: September 9, 2014 (2014-09-09)

Background

Gold was recorded between 2013 and 2014 with roughly 30 songs recorded before the band finalized the 5 tracks for the EP.[4] Trace Cyrus said that the EP has a "more mature sound."[3] "Love & War" was released on August 12, 2014, as the lead single along with an accompanying music video.[5] "She Likes Girls" was released on September 9, 2014, as the second single.[6] Speaking about the song, Cyrus said, "It's something a little different for us to write about. We definitely haven't written about something this risqué, I don't think." Mason Musso added, "I just thought it was an interesting idea and I've definitely heard of that scenario before. I just thought it really worked."[4] The music video was released on October 31, 2014.[7]

The group went on a co-headlining tour with the Ready Set in 2014 called "The Outsiders Tour" with supporting acts from the Downtown Fiction and Against the Current.[6]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
idobi Radio[8]
Rock Sound[9]

The EP was received with mixed reviews. Alyson Stokes of idobi Radio gave the album a 6/10 stars. She states, "Gold is great by Metro Station standards and serves as a promising step forward for the band, but there’s definitely room for more variety." She ends off remarking, "Gold ups the ante for Metro Station as a band, but overall boasts nothing more than good dance tracks.[8] Andy Biddulph of Rock Sound magazine calls the EP, "half-decent, half teeth-grindingly awful."[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Trace Cyrus and Mason Musso

No.TitleLength
1."Love & War"3:04
2."She Likes Girls"3:57
3."Gold"3:29
4."Forever Young" (featuring The Ready Set)2:47
5."Play It Cool"3:22
Total length:16:39

Personnel

Credits for Gold adapted from AllMusic.[10]

Metro Station

  • Trace Cyrus – vocals, lead guitar, keyboards, bass guitar
  • Mason Musso – vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar, synthesizers

Additional musicians

  • Spencer Steffan – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • the Ready Set - featured artist

References
  1. "Gold – EP by Metro Station on iTunes". iTunes. Apple. October 14, 2014. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  2. Crane, Matt (October 8, 2014). "Listen to Metro Station's new EP, 'Gold'". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  3. Leight, Elias (October 8, 2014). "Reunited Metro Station Premiere New EP 'Gold'". Billboard. Billboard. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  4. Patrick Ryan (September 8, 2014). "Song premiere: Metro Station's 'She Likes Girls'". USA Today. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  5. Crane, Matt (August 12, 2014). "Metro Station reunite, release new single". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on August 16, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  6. Crane, Matt (September 9, 2014). "Metro Station stream new song, "She Likes Girls"". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on September 17, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  7. Matt Crane (October 31, 2014). "Metro Station release "She Likes Girls" music video". Alternative Press. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  8. Alyson, Stokes (October 15, 2014). "Album Review: Metro Station – Gold | idobi Network". idobi. idobi. Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  9. Biddulph, Andy (November 5, 2014). "Metro Station – Gold – Reviews – Rock Sound Magazine". Rock Sound. Freeway Press. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  10. "Gold – Metro Station Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
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