GOLDEN FEATURES: Unveils ‘XXIV’ EP; Australian Artist to Make U.S. Debut This Summer

DT:      JULY 15, 2015

FR:      LIBBY COFFEY/MSO PR

GOLDEN FEATURES UNVEILS ‘XXIV’ EP

AVAILABLE NOW AS A FREE DOWNLOAD FOR AN EXCLUSIVE SEVEN-DAY PERIOD ON SOUNDCLOUD IN ADVANCE OF RELEASE
(Listen Here)
(Warner Music Australia)

OFFICIAL SINGLE “NO ONE FEAT. THELMA PLUM” PREMIERES

AUSTRALIAN ARTIST WILL DEBUT TO U.S. AUDIENCES:

7/31 – WEBSTER HALL – NEW YORK, NY
8/2 – HARD SUMMER- LOS ANGELES, CA
8/7 – Q NIGHTCLUB – SEATTLE, WA
8/8 – TATTOO – TORONTO, ON

GOLDEN FEATURES at Splendour In The Grass: http://msopr.com/files/splendour.jpg

XXIV
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“Aussie artistic genius.”
—DANCING ASTRONAUT

Having dominated since arriving on the Australian music scene a year ago,artist, producer and songwriter GOLDEN FEATURES has unveiled his new EP XXIV which is available starting today, July 15 for an exclusive seven day period as a free download on Soundcloud, prior to release next week. XXIV will be officially released Friday, July 24 and available on iTunes,Spotify, and viaWarner Music in Australia.

XXIV expands on the darkly beautiful electronic beats GOLDEN FEATURES has become known for in his native country. Listen toXXIV(here). XXIV features tracks “Baxter,” “Telescope Ft. K. Flay,” “Do You?” and his official single“No One Feat. Thelma Plum.” Listen to the deep, sexy track which spansLondon, Berlin and Detroit dance influences and yet, is purely and uniquelyAustralian (here). Influential British DJ Pete Tong is playing the song on hisBBC Radio 1 show “Essential Selection,” French DJ Tchami added the single to his Spinnin’ sessions late last week and the song is now on high rotation at Triple J Radio Australia. Tune-in to Dancing Astronaut tomorrow,Thursday, July 16 to hear the HARD SUMMER mixtape from GOLDEN FEATURES.

Following the release of the EP, GOLDEN FEATURES aka TOM STELL is currently in the midst of his biggest national headline tour to date including five sold-out shows in Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide and two consecutive nights inSydney. After his Australian tour, GOLDEN FEATURES will debut to U.S. audiences with performances on July 31 at Webster Hall in New York City,Sunday, August 2 at HARD SUMMER in Los Angeles–alongside The Chemical Brothers, Porter Robinson and Jack Ü and many more–and onAugust 7 at Q Nightclub in Seattle as well as August 8 at Tattoo in Toronto. For ticket information, visit: www.goldenfeatures.com.

Recorded in GOLDEN FEATURES‘ studio in Kings Cross, Sydney, the XXIVEP–which follows his critically acclaimed self-titled 2014 debut EP (see soundbites below)–is entirely self-produced. “The idea behind this EP was to elaborate on the first release,” says Sydney’s masked producer, GOLDEN FEATURES aka TOM STELL. “I decided to create a set of guidelines to work within and the goal was to create a body of music more refined and thoughtful. Its purpose is to end a chapter and depart from strict club format.”

In March 2014, GOLDEN FEATURES dropped his self-titled debut EPbrimming with originality and teeming with brooding touches to create an inimitable wall of sound. In the year that followed, he was named as one of In The Mix’s Top 25 producers and MTV Australia’s “Artist To Watch,” he performed at major music festivals including Splendour in the Grass, Beyond the Valley and Field Day. GOLDEN FEATURES quickly became recognized by his EDM peers, including Porter Robinson. LESSTHAN3 described his remix of Porter’s “Years Of War:”  “Golden Features effortlessly transforms ‘Years of War’ from a breezy, floating ballad into a fist-pumping, floor-busting machine. Holding on to the vocal work from Breanne Duren, the Aussie producer swaps out Porter’s airy, ethereal mix with his signature style of teasing beats and heavy bass. The Australian mystery man has been a known favorite of Robinson’s since releasing his self-titled EP back in March.” (12/16/14)

Expect big things to come for GOLDEN FEATURES who has already won the 2015 In The Mix’s “Best Breakthrough Artist in Australia” award. Catch him on tour in the U.S. this summer:

GOLDEN FEATURES
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:
7/31- WEBSTER HALL – NEW YORK, NY
8/2 – HARD SUMMER – LOS ANGELES, CA
8/7 – Q NIGHTCLUB – SEATTLE, WA
8/8 – TATTOO – TORONTO, ON

Critical praise for GOLDEN FEATURES:

“Golden Features has only been around for a year, so it’s pretty amazing to see this kind of hype -let’s hope that this is only the beginning for the thrilling Aussie producer.”
–HOWL & ECHOES

“..Sydney talent Tom Stell is one of the biggest things in local dance music.”
–IN THE MIX

“…it’s next to impossible to contain our collective enthusiasm for the Sydney based artist..”
–THE MUSIC NINJA

www.goldenfeatures.com

Get XXIV now on Soundcloud.
1. Baxter
2.    No One Ft. Thelma Plum
3.    Telescope Ft. K.Flay
4.    Do You?