Thunderbird

VINYL FORMAT. Backed by "The Hardest Button to Button." The Golden Filter are a disco-pop band from New York made up of Penelope and Stephen. Last names aren't really that important. They began making music in the summer of 2008 as The Golden Filter and became quite famous on the back of a spectacularly excellent song called "Solid Gold," and a series of exemplary remixes. "Thunderbird" began as a mega-rigid, chunky DAF-esque stomp, and though the overt aggression may have been lost in evolution, we think its muscle and kick remain. The Thunderbird of the title refers to a bird of Native American mythology when used in chant ceremonies symbolizes purification and healing. There are several theories about the origin of the Thunderbird, but the most common is that it is a Condor, a gigantic breed of vulture that once flew over the West Coast of the Americas, and now only lives in Chile. A few places where the song will probably sound great include somewhere very high just before dawn breaks, somewhere very cold and very bright, or at night anywhere the Northern Lights can be expected.