AM Gold is the eleventh studio album by American
pop rock band
Train, released on May 20, 2022, through
Columbia Records. To date, AM Gold is the first Train album of original material not to chart on the
Billboard 200 albums chart.
Background
On February 16, 2022, Train released a single called "AM Gold" and announced that an album of the same name would be released on May 20, 2022.[1][2] They also uploaded a video to their YouTube channel showing
Ken Jeong promoting the album. Frontman
Pat Monahan says that, regarding the album, "writing songs is hard. It's difficult to create something that you love and then other people love as well. Writing songs for two and a half years in front of video screens instead of being in the presence of other humans has been a long, strange trip. And now here we are. It has to start with love. Love that goes into work comes out of work. We love (the title track), this album, and our fans. Thank you for waiting so long for us. I think it was worth it. AM Gold! Here we go!"[1]
Promotion
Other than the lead single, "AM Gold", the album was preceded by three promotional singles. These songs were "Running Back (Trying to Talk to You)", released on April 14, 2022, "Turn the Radio Up" featuring
Jewel, released on May 6, 2022, and "Cleopatra" featuring
Sofía Reyes, released on May 18, 2022.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of
AllMusic gave AM Gold a positive review, stating that "Train makes maximalist pop music, the kind designed to be heard and sold at big-box stores, a sensibility that's rare in 2022, which is why AM Gold delivers a very particular kind of retro good times.[3]
Tour
The band subsequently announced the AM Gold Tour with
Jewel and
Blues Traveler, with a few select shows with Thunderstorm Artis and Will Anderson.[4] The tour began on June 8, 2022, in
Mansfield, Massachusetts.[5]