The Big Pink have definitely got that anthemic, hook-driven song down pat. "Stay Gold" is bombastic in its idealism: Forgive your lovers, but don't forget their names/ And let their spirit remain...Shine the light for the rest to follow. AraabMuzik trips up that dogged positivism, isolating the refrain and turning it into more of a cryptic mantra, like a koan begging to be pondered. But by taking it down a notch and driving the song with his own slow, marching beat, he really ups the proverbial ante. The Big Pink's new album, Future This, is out January 2012
Download: The Big Pink, "Stay Gold" (AraabMuzik Remix)