Stay Gold (First Aid Kit album)
Stay Gold | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 6 June 2014 | |||
Studio | ARC (Omaha, Nebraska)[1] | |||
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Length | 38:25 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Mike Mogis | |||
First Aid Kit chronology | ||||
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Singles from Stay Gold | ||||
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Stay Gold is the third studio album by Swedish indie folk duo First Aid Kit, released on 6 June 2014 in mainland Europe and on 13 June elsewhere. The album was produced by Mike Mogis, who worked on the band's previous album, The Lion's Roar.
According to an interview with Sveriges Television, the album revolves more about their own life than their previous ones. "That one has to learn appreciate what is and that all flows, that nothing stays".[2] Stay Gold introduced new elements to First Aid Kit's music, such as a 16-piece orchestra, arranged and orchestrated by Nathaniel Walcott. Their previous albums had been produced in such a way that would allow the band to perform with three people on stage; however, these limitations have been lifted to give the band a bigger, more fulfilling sound.
The title of the album is a reference to the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost. The title track echoes several lines from the poem.
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.4/10[3] |
Metacritic | 80/100[4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
The Daily Telegraph | [6] |
The Guardian | [7] |
The Independent | [8] |
Los Angeles Times | [9] |
NME | 8/10[10] |
Pitchfork | 7.3/10[11] |
Q | [12] |
Rolling Stone | [13] |
Spin | 8/10[14] |
The album received acclaim from many music critics, gaining an overall metacritic score of 80, indicating generally favorable reviews.
A few critics however gave the album a mixed review. Randall Roberts of the Los Angeles Times found that "the group often sounds more derivative than it does inspired", not helped by its "clumsy lyrics".[9]
On 10 July, Billboard listed "My Silver Lining" as one of the ten best songs of 2014 (so far) in their Mid-Year Music 2014 list.[16]
In November 2014,
Jessica Goodman and Ryan Kistobak of
On 25 February 2015, the album won the Swedish Grammis award for 2014 "Album of the Year".[23] On 3 February 2016, First Aid Kit received special Best Selling Americana Album of 2015 award for their album Stay Gold from Americana Music Association UK.[24]
On 22 November 2019 Stay Gold album was listed at number six in the Paste magazine's 40 best folk albums of the 2010s list.[25]
Commercial performance
Stay Gold debuted at number one on the
By December 2014, the album had sold nearly 200,000 copies worldwide.[32]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Klara and Johanna Söderberg
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "My Silver Lining" | 3:35 |
2. | "Master Pretender" | 3:47 |
3. | "Stay Gold" | 4:11 |
4. | "Cedar Lane" | 4:43 |
5. | "Shattered & Hollow" | 4:04 |
6. | "The Bell" | 3:28 |
7. | "Waitress Song" | 4:04 |
8. | "Fleeting One" | 3:14 |
9. | "Heaven Knows" | 3:18 |
10. | "A Long Time Ago" | 4:01 |
11. | "Brother" (Japanese edition bonus track) | 3:30 |
Personnel
- Klara Söderberg - vocals (1–10), guitar (1–10), percussion (2)
- Johanna Söderberg - vocals (1–10), keyboard (1–10), autoharp (1–10), percussion (2)
- Benkt Söderberg - bass (1–9), percussion (2)
- Niclas Lindström - drums (1–9), percussion (1–9)
- Brian Sherwood - viola (1, 3, 4, 7, 10)
- Jeffery King - violin (1)
- Mike Mogis - bass (1, 2), percussion (1–3, 5–9), pedal steel (2, 4, 7), Marxophone (2), electric guitar (2, 4, 9), lap dulcimer (2), mandolin (2, 9), programming (3, 5), autoharp (3), acoustic guitar (6)
- Nathaniel Walcott - string and woodwind arrangements, piano (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10), organ (2, 5, 6, 7, 9), electric piano (5), trumpet (7)
- Paul Ledwon - cello (1, 3, 4, 7, 10)
- Susanna Gilmore - violin (1)
- Ben Brodin - Mellotron (2), vibraphone (8)
- John Klinghammer - clarinet (2–4, 6, 8), bass clarinet (2–4, 6, 8)
- Leslie Fagan - flute (2–4, 6, 8), alto flute (2–4, 6, 8)
- Anna Söderberg - percussion (2)
- Isak Söderberg - percussion (2)
- Dan Fletcher - violin (3, 4, 7, 10)
- Frank Seligman - violin (3, 4, 7, 10)
- Judy Divis - viola (3, 4, 7, 10)
- Juliet Yoshida - violin (3, 4, 7, 10)
- Keith Plenert - violin (3, 4, 7, 10)
- Phyllis Duncan - violin (3, 4, 7, 10)
- Scott Shoemaker - violin (3, 4, 7, 10)
- Thomas Kluge - viola (3, 4, 7, 10)
- Tim Strang - cello (3, 4, 7, 10)
- Tracy Dunn - violin (3, 4, 7, 10)
- Will Clifton - upright bass (3, 10)
- Produced, mixed and engineered by Mike Mogis at ARC Studios, Omaha, NE
- Assistant engineer: Ben Brodin
- Mastered by Doug Van Sloun at Focus Mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Sweden (GLF)[27] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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- ^ a b Roberts, Randall (9 June 2014). "First Aid Kit's 'Stay Gold' is earnest but often derivative". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
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- ^ Walters, Barry (10 June 2014). "Sister Act First Aid Kit Are Resplendently Winsome on 14-Karat 'Stay Gold'". Spin. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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