Larsen West Carried Stevie Nicks Aura and Riot Grrrl Voltage Through the Brashy Rock Contours of Fool’s Gold –

Larsen West’s indie rock stripes show as more than just accolades in an EPK in Fool’s Gold, an expansively lush, viscerally unfeigned single where big, brashy vintage rock swagger collides with noir-Americana shadow and art-punk voltage. Fronted by Lauren Warner, former vocalist of Austin Chronicle’s 2022 Best Rock Band winners The Dead Coats, the project arrives with history, force, and a voice built for myth.

West’s vocals encompass the vindication of 90s Riot Grrrl and grunge while keeping the performance far from hollow pastiche posturing, turning Fool’s Gold into the kind of kinetic, stadium-ready anthem that leaves the power of the lyrics soaring through your own ribcage as something inside catches fire to the cascades of rock n roll euphoria; they come in waves. The classic rock guitar solo in the middle eight sends the track into a spiral of molten release, lifting the analog warmth into full-bodied catharsis.

Recorded at Point West Studios with Charles Godfrey, whose credits include Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Brand New, Fool’s Gold carries the bite of underground rock with the scale of Stevie Nick’s legacy, the raw magnetism of Courtney Love, and the haunting grace of Siouxsie Sioux.

Fool’s Gold is now available to stream on all major platforms, including Spotify.

 Review by Amelia Vandergast