"There’s an alluring kinetic energy to this recording, whether it be Gold’s electric guitar power-playing, his acoustic guitar and its whispered textures, or the folk-tinged vocals blending perfectly that are a welcome delight." - UK Vibe
"This Chicago-based guitar trio have an engaging sound and wield their own succinct brand of distorted Americana." - Jazzwise Magazine
Matt Gold is a guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer based in Chicago, IL. His work pulls from diverse traditions of electric and acoustic music. Matt has performed across six continents and contributed to over fifty recordings as a collaborator and instrumentalist, garnering critical praise from Pitchfork for playing “one of the most exhilarating guitar solos of recent memory, in any genre.”
His own recordings have been praised for being “accessible, yet healthily unconstrained by genre and sure of its own identity” (UK Vibe) and for "effortlessly embodying his own dialect—defined by varied, spacious soundscapes, innovative improvisational flourishes and rich harmony" (Downbeat Magazine). Gold’s debut solo release Imagined Sky (Whirlwind Recordings) displays his penchant for concise melody and an exploratory palette of abstracted Americana; Midnight Choir (Ruination Recording Co.) delves more explicitly into Gold’s deft songwriting and imaginative production. His collaborative LP with Resavoir, Horizon (International Anthem), further highlights his multi-instrumentalist and production instincts across the record’s orchestral palette.
Gold has several long-running collaborative bands spanning jazz, folk, experimental, and chamber music including Sun Speak, Storm Jameson, and Tin. He performs and records with an array of creative artists including Makaya McCraven, Marquis Hill, Jamila Woods, Natalie Merchant, and Greg Ward. Gold co-curates the record label and concert series Flood Music.