Gray Days and Gold is where the mellow wallows, with a new hour of music that sounds like autumn: warm, comforting, and slightly sad. markfgriffin.com/2021/09/gray-d…

Gray Days and Gold is back with another hour of new autumnal art-pop—plus an interview with UK artist Alex Pester about his forthcoming album Lover’s Leap. markfgriffin.com/2021/10/gray-d…

Hello, friends. Gray Days and Gold is back with a sampling of the best new music on offer, focused as always on our ‘M4’ pledge of maximum melody and moderate melancholy. markfgriffin.com/2021/11/gray-d…

Gray Days and Gold rounds out the year with a selection of choice new musical finds, plus some items from earlier months that we hadn't yet found a chance to include, and a little tribute to the late, great Mike Nesmith. markfgriffin.com/2021/12/gray-d…

Hello friends. January was a bit of a hot mess, so no new ep. of Gray Days and Gold this month. To compensate, here's the Best of 2021 roundup, accompanied by a playlist and buy links. markfgriffin.com/2022/01/gray-d…

Trying not to take it personally that people were ok with Spotify when they thought it was only hurting artists

Gray Days and Gold returns after a five month absence to bring you a new hour of the choicest cuts, plus a world premiere Cleaners from Venus track! markfgriffin.com/2022/05/gray-d…

Hello friends. Things are tough out there. Spending an hour drifting into a hazy, sun-dappled reverie while discovering some excellent new music might be just the ticket. There will be flutes. It's the June 2022 edition of Gray Days and Gold. markfgriffin.com/2022/06/gray-d…

Hello, friends. Bit of a scorcher, huh? When it’s too hot for anything and the time goes summertime slow, allow Gray Days and Gold to spirit you away to a more refreshing place with an hour of the best new adventurous, genre-blurring music on offer. markfgriffin.com/2022/07/gray-d…

Hello, friends. Psychedelic-art-chamber-electro-soul-pop-icália: if it defies any description but “new music with maximum melody (and moderate melancholy),” it must be the latest installment of Gray Days and Gold. Tune in now! markfgriffin.com/2022/08/gray-d…

date idea: we sit and listen to my playlist in complete silence and you stand up and applaud me when it’s finished

Hello, friends. Gray Days and Gold returns with another hour of what we do best: rounding up this month’s most adventurous and tuneful new music that you’re not likely to hear on your radio. Maximum melody & moderate melancholy, guaranteed. markfgriffin.com/2022/09/gray-d…

Hello, friends. Autumn is when Gray Days and Gold doubles down on our melancholy mood, so if you’re comforted by new music that reminds you how everything decays then you’re in the right place. Tune in now! markfgriffin.com/2022/10/gray-d…

Hello, friends. Who has the art to stun you with bolts of melody? Why, Gray Days and Gold—your monthly, ad-free, artisanally-crafted, hour-long mix of the most interesting new music that isn’t being played on your radio or insipid Spotify playlist. markfgriffin.com/2022/11/gray-d…

Hello, friends. Neither a holiday special nor a year-end round-up, this episode tries to give overdue airplay to artists whom time constraints caused me to omit from previous shows, plus tributes to Terry Hall and Angelo Badalamenti. markfgriffin.com/2022/12/gray-d…

Hello, friends. Reading the music magazines’ predictable year-end roundups has left me so disappointed that I’ve finally gotten off the stick and prepared my own. Herewith, the Gray Days and Gold Best of 2022. markfgriffin.com/2023/01/gray-d…

I never expected PIL to make me cry, but here we are

Hello, friends. No ads, no algorithms, just an hour of the best new music you’re not hearing on the radio. It’s the February 2023 edition of Gray Days and Gold. markfgriffin.com/2023/02/gray-d…

Hello friends. Gray Days and Gold is back with another hour of fascinating new music you're not likely to hear on the radio, plus a little appreciation of De La Soul. No ads, no algorithms, just press play and enjoy. markfgriffin.com/2023/03/gray-d…