With their carefully sustained clandestine aesthetic and tendency toward darker but still deeply jubilant dance music, the Golden Filter are, in one sense or another, the NYC version of the Knife. And, yeah, in other senses their not. As far as Big Apple groups go, though, Penelope and Stephen do an admirable job of getting out there and going f...

The veiled, aesthetically rigorous NYC disco crew has announced its full-length debut Voluspa, out 4/26 on Brille. Hear a bit of the single "Hide Me" and watch a lovely mountain climb at thegoldenfilter.com.

The Golden Filter, who made beautiful music in the shadows of our CMJ party, maintain the mystery in this aesthetically tight (see "Sold Gold") Warran Wright-directed video for "Thunderbird." When we first posted the track, I thought it was helpful to offer up Penelope and Stephen's (or their label's) background thoughts on the song. It's worth ...

When you think of bands that are at opposite ends of the spectrum Bad Religion and Tenacious D might well fit the bill, but sandwiched between these two acts is Brooks Wackerman who serves as drummer for both.

Filter return to the airwaves with their new song "Fades Like A Photograph," which will hit Rock Radio this week.