Ethan Gold is a songwriter and performer, and an occasional poet, videographer, and film composer. His most recent album Earth City 1: The Longing, the first part of the Earth City trilogy, contains perennials “Our Love is Beautiful” and “Pretty Girls.” Earth City 2: Nightfolk, a song cycle of modern nightlife, will be released in September 2025, with new singles coming throughout the year.
He will be starring alongside his brother Ari in the new feature film Brother Verses Brother, premiering at the SXSW festival in March 2025.
“Essential New Music.” – The Sunday Times
“Emotions delivered with an unfiltered, glaring legibility.” – Pitchfork
“A voice for the introverts.” – British Thoughts
“In these fractured and divided times perhaps it is time to use music again to be the first step of a healing process. And Ethan Gold not only does that but does so in the heightened yet compelling way that the likes of John Lennon were so adept at. Ethan Gold’s message is simple. How can you not love it? How can you not warm to its charms? How can you not follow its gentle and obvious advice? How indeed?” – The Swindonian UK
“His music fosters connection and unity for his fans around the world.” – GQ South Africa
“As a music critic, but moreover as a fan, I must say that it really doesn’t get much better.” – Skope Mag
“Beauty in the darkness.” – Fatea Records
“A needed boost in the increasingly grim and bleak dystopia that seems to be gripping the future by the neck.” – American Songwriter
“My nominee for record of the year.” – Vents Magazine
“Charming stuff with an innocent, pre-sequencer, handcrafted feel push primitive analogue instruments to their sound-warping limits.” – Uncut
“Some wide-eyed, sun and acid-baked LA wunderkind (which he kinda is).” – Electronic Sound
“Delicate, subtle and moving.” – The Music Swamp
“Eclectic, unique, strange & awesome journey into the darker sides of life. As a complete body of work this might be the most interesting record I’ve listened to in the past 5 years.” – Rock N Roll Experience
“Folk rock with a melodramatic twist. The climaxes in some of these songs are really quite amazing. Will certainly get stuck in your head, but you won’t mind because it’s really that good.” – Revolt
“If you take the time to get to know this man’s music, you will be rewarded. Stands up to dozens upon dozens of spins. TOP PICK.” – BabySue
“One massively talented dude.” – Ghettoblaster Magazine
“You should definitely own if your music library is lacking in the “fucking awesome singer/songwriter” category.” – Budget Fashionistas
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