The official slogan of the state of Ohio is “The Heart of it All,” which is as much a statement of hard geographic fact as it is romantic self-regard. If you’re east of the Mississippi and looking to get from whatever here to whichever there, you’ll likely have to reckon with Ohio's crucial collection of arteries. Two of them pass through the middle, through the heart of the heart: here, bisected by interstates 70 and 71, lies the ever-modest metropolis of Columbus. Here is the hometown of the mighty Golomb.
Formed in 2020 by high-school sweethearts Mickey and Xenia along with Xenia’s astonishing kid-brother-drummer Hawken, Golomb's jagged, churning, relentlessly melodic noise-rock - like the Vaselines fronting Unwound - hit the local scene like a brick of bottle rockets. Playing venues the front-couple had only recently become old enough to drink in (and having to make special allowances for the then-underage Hawken), they soon established themselves as the Buckeye State’s most exciting trio since, depending, perhaps, on your own age, Times New Viking or fIREHOSE (who were, after all, only one-third from Ohio). After a self-released debut, they turned out a second full-length, The Beat Goes On, and an EP of remixes - featuring contributions by both Sonic Boom and Laraaji - for Philadelphia's stalwart No Quarter.
Their forthcoming full-length will be their first for Third Man; also, like their home state, full of heart and damn near as crucial to reckon with. The band will head to the UK and EU next month for a string of dates in support of the signing. Watch this space for US tour news and expect to hear new music soon.
