Gold Horatio

On Gold Horatio, Jon Mckiel and producer Jay Crocker of JOYFULTALK gently bend folk and pop into new shapes, using nimble reel-to-reel engineering, vintage electronics, dub logic, revisionist grooves, and quietly virtuosic playing.

It follows the path of 2020’s Bobby Joe Hope, which Aquarium Drunkard called “an unlikely masterpiece,” and 2024’s Hex, praised by Pitchfork as “oddly affecting” and “unexpectedly beautiful.”

Here, Mckiel sharpens his singular song world into something vivid and open: a portal, a mirrorworld, where the language of the mind can sing with real clarity. Gold Horatio feels alive and dynamic, driven by organic musicianship, searing guitar lines, crisp drum breaks, rich tones, and a real gift for melody.