For the past three years, Vienna-born, Los Angeles-resident Marlon Rabenreither has been creating dark but captivating folk with some of the most heart-pounding lyrics. His talents were noticed early on by the great Lucinda Williams, who encouraged Rabenreither to continue writing as well as to open for her on some shows. Under the moniker Gold Star, Rabenreither released his critically acclaimed LP, Dark Days, last year. However, it got all started in 2012 when he released Gold Star – EP. On that terrific record is “Against the Wall” that is a minimalist but haunting folk tune. It recalls the excellence of another contemporary folk artist, Zachary Cale.