Goldspot biography
Goldspot is a New York-based band first introduced by tastemaker DJ Nic Harcourt on his morning show, KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic". The Sunday Times UK hailed Goldspot as "the best band to come out of America in years". Founded by singer/songwriter Siddhartha Khosla, the group has since received critical acclaim for its debut album "Tally of the Yes Men" (Tally) and sophomore release "And The Elephant is Dancing". HITS Magazine named Goldspot "Ones to Watch in 2010".
History
After a live performance on Harcourt's show, the band soon began playing shows across Los Angeles in venues like The Troubadour and Hotel Cafe. Harcourt championed the band, hailing them as his "favorite band of 2005", and began playing tracks from
Tally of the Yes Men in heavy rotation ("Rewind", "Time Bomb", and "Friday").
The band was founded by, and built around, singer/songwriter Siddhartha Khosla. The band signed a record deal in 2005 with a start-up, independent label Union Records, with distribution through ADA. Thanks to KCRW's heavy airplay they were able to sell 10,000 copies of their debut Tally of the Yes Men. Tally was co-produced by Jeff Peters and Goldspot. Respected NPR radio stations KEXP and WTMD, along with other indie radio stations across the country, began to play the record in constant rotation.
Eventually, the band signed a deal with major record label Mercury Records (Universal Music Group) in the United Kingdom. An alternate version of "Tally" was released in the UK in June 2007, featuring A. R. Rahman's Bollywood Orchestra, and received plaudits from UK press like Q magazine, the Sunday Times, and The Guardian. The Sunday Times hailed Goldspot as "the best band to come out of America in years".
"Tally" reached #10 in the alternative charts. The debut single "It's Getting Old" was the second most downloaded iTunes Single of the Week ever, behind Justin Timberlake. The follow-up single "Friday" was BBC Radio 2's "Record of the Week" and reached #21 in the UK airplay charts. The band also released a Hindi version of the same track which reached #4 in the BBC Asian Network Charts. "Friday's" video appeared in regular rotation on MTV, VH1, "The Hits", "The Box", Q, and Sky television networks. Khosla also performed the single in Hindi
"Tally" made several "Top Albums of 2007" lists. Goldspot was named the #4 best new act of 2007, and "Tally" was named in the Sunday Times' "Top Albums of 2007".
Goldspot also played the Glastonbury (headlined by The Arcade Fire and Bjork), O2 Wireless, and V Festivals throughout the summer of 2007. The band has opened for Travis, Death Cab for Cutie, Franz Ferdinand, and even Bon Jovi.
A new album "And the Elephant is Dancing", produced by Beach Boys engineer Jeff Peters and Siddhartha, was released digitally on 2 November 2009. A physical release date has yet to be set. Music supervisor and influential DJ Nic Harcourt (KCRW) recently hailed Goldspot as "one of my favorite bands of the moment", and called the band's new album "a classic and timeless gem...it's as if George Harrison never left India". The band appeared on NPR's "Tell Me More with Michel Martin" in April 2010 as well as influential radio shows KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic" with Jason Bentley and WTMD (Baltimore) in 2010, where they performed songs off the new album.
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