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Golden State is an
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band from
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. Band members include former Paloalto vocalist James Grundler (vocals/guitar), Marc Boggio (guitar), Kemble Walters (drums), and Elias Reidy (bass), formerly of
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Biography

Vocalist James Grundler is known for heading Los Angeles-based band Paloalto. Paloalto's two studio albums were produced by
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and released through American Recordings. James was also in San Luis Obispo, California-based band The Din Pedals. Golden State has two singles that were featured on the Discovery Channel show '' Deadliest Catch'': “All Roads Lead Home” and “Bombs.” “All Roads Lead Home” was also featured on episodes of the Canadian TV series '' Flashpoint'', and ''
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''. "Save Me", from their debut album ''Division'', has another version recorded and released separately that features
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on vocals and is the theme song to webseries ''Wendy'' (starring
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). Their song "Till the End" was used as the official theme for the
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's coverage of the 2011 Royal Wedding of Prince William & Catherine Middleton. The band's song "Bombs" was featured as the opening song of an episode of the TV series ''
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''. Their song "Take Me Out" is featured in the trailer and soundtrack for the film ''
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Line-up

;Current * James Grundler – lead vocalist * Marc Boggio –
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* Elias Reidy –
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* Kemble Walters – drums ;Former * Fern Sanchez – drums * Kameron Waters – drums * Robb Torres – guitar * Tommy Black – bass guitar * Noah Stone – guitar * Alex Parnell – bass guitar *
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– bass guitar


Discography


Studio albums


EPs


Singles

* "Destroyer" (March 11, 2011) * "All Roads Lead Home" (July 19, 2011) * "Bombs (End This War)" (May 11, 2012) * "Rocket" (January 26, 2013) * "Love Song" (feat. Holly Conlan) (January 27, 2013) * "A Triumphant Return" (May 7, 2013) * "Take Me Out" (January 5, 2014) * "Take Me Home" (June 24, 2014) * "Wolves" (July 15, 2014) * "Head On" (February 8, 2015) * "Gold" (June 10, 2015) * "Race" (March 25, 2019) * "Eyesore" (October 13, 2020)


References


External links


Official Golden State Band WebsiteGolden State Facebook websiteGolden State MySpace websiteRon Paul "iTunes Bomb" organized by the band
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