the golden filter

We're psyched to premiere the visuals for "Connector", the darkly mesmeric new single from Penelope Trappes' forthcoming album Penelope Two, due next week on Fabric's Houndstooth label. In tandem, the song and its striking accompanying visuals -- which were directed by Penelope with Agnes Haus, and are intended to be an "isolating and direct personification of Penelope's search to b

The Golden Filter + Norwegian director Kristoffer Borgli's collaborative short film SYNDROMES officially drops today, and you can still pick up the special ultra-limited vinyl and art edition (300 copies) with an exclusive poster hand-signed by TGF here...

Here's the intriguing trailer for a new short film from The Golden Filter + Norwegian director Kristoffer Borgli called S Y N D R O M E S, coming on 10/10/2011 on the band's own new label, Perfectly Isolated. Centered on a "a young girl with mysterious talents that finds herself unwillingly entwined in an elite underworld that only the ailing wealthy are ever aware of," the film's sound

New mix by the Golden Filter for oki-ni, featuring songs about death and love from Nico, Glass Candy, Françoise Hardy, and more. Listen/download below, and check the full tracklist at oki-ni or after the jump... The Golden Filter - SUICIDE

Here's an early Christmas gift from the Golden Filter, in the form of this twinkling cover of Psychic TV's creepy '80s Christmas lullaby "White Nights," which cribs some of its lyrics from the Rev. Jim Jones' infamous death tapes. Listen + download for your holiday mixtapes below, and watch an unofficial video here: The Golden Filter :: White Nights (Psychic TV cover)

Here's the second Morning Benders remix in as many days, in which the Golden Filter extends the group's Spector-inspired love song "Excuses" into a much darker/slightly spooky throbbing electro-disco jam. Listen here, and download below in exchange for one e-mail address: The Morning Benders :: Excuses (The Golden Filter remix)

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mp3: Voluspa is out June 15 in the U.S. Stream the album in its entirety at the band's website. ******

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A few updates/details on our collaborative SXSW event with Mexican Summer Records: the party kicks off at noon on Friday March 19 at Klub Krucial, on 6th St. next to Emo's. The day party is FREE and open to the public (NO badge/wristband required), while the evening showcase is an official SXSW event...