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Today’s request comes from April.
The Features
“Love Is Golden”
Live @ 12th & Porter
November 8th, 2003
This song was one of the more polarizing Features songs when it debuted in November 2003. Features songs rarely have such a dark driving force behind them and the perversely beautiful chorus claiming that “love is golden” sure doesn’t help lighten the mood. “Golden” and “Foundation’s Cracked” were the first two songs debuted after the Exhibit A-era ended (which was when “Harder To Ignore” debuted, so you can follow my weird logic) and marked a drastic change in the band’s song structure. The simpler pop gems of yore had evolved into post-punk masterpieces.
“Love Is Golden” debuted on November 7th, 2003 during the all-request show at 12th & Porter. It was then played with much more efficiency and urgency during the second part of their two-night-stand at 12th & Porter on November 8th. It’s interesting to note that “Love Is Golden” debuted with mostly complete and possibly final lyrics. “Love Is Golden” was regularly played at Features shows from November 2003 until April 2004. The song then popped up a couple more times during 2004 until it was played for the last time during the band’s trip overseas in December of that year. The song has become another of the band’s buried treasures, hopefully waiting to be dug up again when the time is right.
Yep, this Tumblr now includes pirate metaphors.
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The Features are a Nashville, Tennessee based rock band. The purpose of this Tumblr is to provide a comprehensive and interactive database
of the Features' music. The blog is named after the Features song "The Damage Is Done."
If you would like any of the unreleased songs featured on this site, you can download them yourself or email me for copies. I am not able to send every Features song I own in one go, mainly because I don't have a way of hosting all the files, and I also gotta keep some song tricks up my blog sleeve. Specific song requests are the easiest ones to fulfill. It might take a little while to respond but I will try my best. I will not send songs that have been officially released in any capacity, so buy their albums.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
BRETT WHITE is a New York City-based comedian who has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman and written for Wizard Magazine. He is currently a writer on the Upright Citizens Brigade sketch team Thunder Gulch. He performs improv comedy with the groups Iron Ruckus and Daddy. He is also the author of the web comic Tales To Diminish and contributes to the nerd-humor site Topless Robot.
His obsession with the Features began when he first saw them on October 18th, 2001. His college years were spent posting on the Features message board under the name DigsySlattery. He has seen the Features over 50 times in concert and never makes a mix CD without including at least one Features song.
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