'Gold Rush City' by Treasures: Riffs For Days, Rock From Decades

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Michael Bang of Tell Me Tell Me

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'Gold Rush City' (the debut album by kick ass San Francisco rock band Treasures) opens with a growl, both literal and instrumental. After a snarling guitar riff singer Jack Friel howls at us to join him in his titular rock and roll “Hot Rod”. A propulsive 70s banger, we hang on tight as Treasures speeds us through a 30-riff tour across our minds, occasionally rolling down the window to shout “Baby, babaaaay! Don’t you close my eyes”. Jack’s voice sprints from guttural yell to sultry croon to passionate wail at breakneck pace.

​As we race through the album we hear decades of rock riffs in a mosh pit together. Here there’s a light on its feet grunge tune. There goes a parade of riffs and yowls. The title track starts as a meditation before ascending from why-oh-why to terrible acceptance. On “Kali (On The Run)” we spend some time in Smashing Pumpkins territory, desperately trying to find out who Kali is and what they’re on the run from. Fan favorite “Cinnamon Lover” rips licks out of the sky and hurls them around the room at us, their new cinnamon lovers. 

Have you seen them live? They throw down! Recommended pairings include Alvie & The Breakfast Pigs, Lazer Beam, and Periscope. Go see them if you like rocking out, belting choruses, and more riffs than you can carry home. You’ll hit the jackpot faster than that dude [Travis Kasperbauer of Lucky Recording Studio] on their album cover playing slots by the wind turbines. Cha-ching!
​5/5 🎰🎰🎰🎰🎰