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Fool's Gold

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Studio Sessions

Fool's Gold.

November 2, 2011 The band assembles fragments of a broad cultural sensibility to create music that's utterly joyful.

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Interviews & Profiles

Fool's Gold founding members Luke Top (second from left) and Lewis Pesacov (center) discuss the changes they've made on the band's latest album, Leave No Trace.

August 6, 2011 The L.A. band's founding members discuss their new approach to creating a culturally diverse sound.

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Reviews

"The Dive" typifies the way Fool's Gold retrofits African guitar-based dance music as viable indie rock.

October 18, 2011 "The Dive" retrofits African guitar-based dance music as viable rock.

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More Stories

The new video for "The Dive" uses varied layering techniques to portray the main character's synethesia.

April 12, 2012 A lonely scientist is tempted to take the plunge (literally and figuratively) in the band's video.

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Chopin

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Gillian Welch

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Spoon

Spoon

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Rodrigo y Gabriela

Rodrigo y Gabriela

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Bon Iver

Bon Iver

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Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus

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Emerson String Quartet

Emerson String Quartet

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

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Wye Oak

Wye Oak

Exclusive performances from the pop duo from Baltimore.

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M.I.A.

M.I.A.

Music and news from the Sri Lanka-born hip-hop artist and producer.

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Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire

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  • Album: Leave No Trace
  • Artist: Fool's Gold
  • Label: Iamsound
  • Released: 2011