Golden Blue is an album by St. Christopher

St. Christopher (band)

St. Christopher are a British indie pop band formed in York in 1984, who released several records on Sarah Records in the late 1980s, and have continued to release records since.-History:...

 released on Parasol Records

Parasol Records

Parasol Records is an American independent record label based out of Urbana, Illinois. The label was founded by Geoff Merritt as an outgrowth of the catalogue Parasol Mail Order ....

 in 2000. The album received mixed reviews, with Martin C. Strong in The Great Indie Discography calling it "an album too far". Allmusic's Stewart Mason was a little more complimentary, picking out "The First or the Last" (which he described as having a "glorious fuzztone and reverb guitar sound") and "Low", which he called "a neo-psychedelic gem", although he describes listening to the album as "a rather frustrating experience". The Philadelphia Weekly

Philadelphia Weekly

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 writer Elisa Ludwig rated the album D+, commenting "most of these tunes are simply not strong enough to carry their load of maudlin, syrupy excess". PopMatters

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David Fufkin was more impressed, stating "again, Parasol has a winner".

Tracklisting

1. "North Wind"
2. "Riverbank"
3. "Majestic"
4. "The Devil from Nowhere"
5. "Old and in the Way"
6. "Chemical King"
7. "The First or the Last"
8. "Black Girl"
9. "Low"
10. "Weird Things"
11. "Tell Me There's a God"