“Gold Streets are part melancholy dirge, part hard-hitting guitar rock in the vein of new wave alternative bands such as The Smashing Pumpkins. Sonically rich with throbbing basslines and pulsing waves of guitar, Gold Streets’ new EP, “Red,” also evokes fellow New York bands such as Straylight Run and stellastarr*.”
- Deli Magazine, Snack of the Day
“…fellow Brooklyn peeps of Gold Streets harken back to the days when 4AD was running things.”
- Village Voice
“Vino trades off lead vocals with drummer TIFFANY ALMY while bassist GISELLA OTTERSON is the glue that holds the trio together as Gold Streets bridge the gap between early ‘90s UK shoegazer scene or something on 4AD and early to mid ‘90s indie-pop. Most of this new CD, their debut full-length, is taken up by the more upbeat tunes in their catalog, but the hazy and atmospheric is never far out of sight.”
- Matthew Berlyant, The Big Takeover
“New York City’s the Gold Streets have something to celebrate as they take top honors in this week’s CMJ SonicBids Spotlight. With dueling male/female vocals, the Gold Streets deliver both frantic and ethereal sounds, all the while creating rich and dream-like soundscapes. the three-piece act will release an EP, Red, as well as their full-length debut Looks Like Fireflies (8×8), in May.”
- Taylor Mason, CMJ.com
A well-conceived and eloquent review of the album from StereoactiveNYC is here.
“With chugging guitars and dreamy harmonies, this Brooklyn trio makes silk-sweet, atmospheric indie Pop that occasionally shows its teeth. Cute, but hardly vapid, the group’s label debut for 8×8 Recordings, Looks Like Fireflies, was released early this year. Dig it: Mates of State with less keys, more guitars.”
- MB – City Beat, Cincinnati, OH
“An album that starts with a bass line sounding like Peter Hook after he drank far too much in the bar with Kim Deal, that’s Love Like Fireflies by the Gold Streets, a Brooklyn trio specializing in new wave tinged soundscapes. This is the kind of band that music critics rave about, but who are ignored by the general public. Screw the public.”
- Hans Werksman, Here Comes the Flood