The Gold Sounds was a garage-rock trio from Deer Park, within the Houston metropolitan area. Contemporary accounts of performances at The Mink and Walter’s on Washington described a forceful blend of sixties garage textures, blues-based riffs, and glam-inflected rock, driven by bass-led vocals and heavy drums. The album Seismic Love received a Houston release show in 2010, documenting the group’s move from local live sets into a fuller recorded statement. Its history broadens the geography of Houston independent rock beyond the inner-city clubs where many of its performances were reviewed.
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Held artifact from Westheimer Block Party, fall 2009, an edition the act played. General poster for the November 14–15, 2009 Westheimer Block Party, printing Dead Prez and Japanther and 250+ local and regional bands. Artwork by Shelby Hohl. Free Press Houston Archive holding.
One appearance documented on a Free Press Houston bill. Records are kept to the lineup sources the archive holds; nothing beyond them is stated.
“Way down at the other end of Shepherd Drive at Aztecas you've go the Summer Jammie Jam, with a whole slew of local acts: Spain Colored Orange, (You)genious, Dizzy Pilot, Neon Collars, The Gold Sounds, Ellypseas, Magnetic, Alkari, Cavernous, Las Imagenes Ocultas, The Journey Agents, and Blak Cyence.”
