William Fitzsimmons - Gold in the Shadow

William Fitzsimmons - Gold in the ShadowWilliam Fitzsimmons is equal parts songwriter and psychotherapist, creating captivating music which uniquely melds depravity, honesty, and autobiography into a counter intuitively seamless whole. While previous releases have been a detailed and agonizing retelling of events, Gold in the Shadow is about Fitzsimmons' personal regeneration in the aftermath of those experiences. He describes the songs as a real and long coming confrontation with personal

overlapping in a multicolored melange

at the same time

Although created half a year pre-pandemic

and Robyn Hurder

" The collaboration came together effortlessly and the result is two beautifully psychedelic funk tunes made for dancing time

It rewards the patient ear and deserves a proud spot in any thoughtful vinyl collection

But one can say

Gloomlord brought the band to wider attention and the Floridian funeral doom contained within has since amassed a cult-like following of it's own

which remind us of Aquaserge's taste for melodies

" "Stood a Chance

The album ends with no end to it's narrative

as well as a host of awards