Gold closes Jinx's Book of Colors trilogy.
It feels like he finally stops running from what the first two records started. Written between 2016 and 2017 but held back until 2022, Gold plays like a sealed time capsule that Jinx only opened once he was ready to sign his name on the ending.
Sonically it sits between the cold minimalism of Black and the frantic edge of Sanguine, but with warmer light and more room to breathe. The drums stay tight while the melodies stretch out, letting the writing land without rushing the tension.
The mood swings are the point: manic lift-offs, sudden drop-outs, and lines that hit harder the more casual he pretends to be. From the opener "Anthony" (with Cryptic-X at the producer's chair) and the crooked sunrise of "Good Morning," through the adrenaline of "Blast," "Ride," and "Ride pt. 2," into the late-night fog of "Staring at the Television" and the long, spiraling closer "Suffering Succotash," Gold sounds like forward motion with every ghost still attached.
Where Black was numb and Sanguine was rage, Gold is the aftermath: bright on the surface, haunted underneath, and final in a way that doesn't ask permission. It’s the point where the story stops surviving and starts owning its ending.
Gold also reads like a studio diary: small details, specific places, and the sound of someone translating late-night thoughts into hooks. It’s reflective without going soft, the kind of record that changes depending on the hour you hear it.
