Broken Gold (No Cover!)

Broken Gold emerged naturally with inspiration stemming from front man, Ian MacDougall's (guitarist for The Riverboat Gamblers) oftentimes-tragic personal experiences. Taking a negative – being stranded on the streets of New York with no shoes in the middle of winter – and turning it into a positive the likes of the energetic anthem "Locked out," Broken Gold provides a soundtrack to recovery from life's catastrophes.

The band's debut album, Recovery Journal, deals with events that span from heartbreak and addiction, to rebellion and life at home. At times, the album offers lyrics pulled directly from MacDougall's own recovery journal that he kept following a traumatic accident in October of 2009 – he was hit by a car while riding home on his bike – that left him hospitalized and with major injuries that threatened to end his career as a guitarist.

Take the emotional unrest that was the result of that extremely close call and throw in the styling of long-time friends, Patrick Lillard (bassist and previous member of The Riverboat Gamblers) and Richard Cali (drums), and the result is the kind of strong yet unforced sound that only comes with shared experiences and years of jamming together.

With major support pouring out of the streets of their hometown, Austin, Texas, Broken Gold is now answering the call from devoted locals for a full-length album.

Rock, pop, punk – Broken Gold pays homage to a hefty assortment of influences, which include The Clash, Big Star, The Who, The Smiths, Stone Roses and New Order. The band's powerful vocals rip through the heavy blare to grab your shoulders and shake you into submission.