Black Gold is a Brooklyn, New York, U.S. based music project with Eric Ronick (lead vocals, keyboards) and Than Luu (pronounced “Tahn” drums, guitar, percussions, vocals) formed in early 2006. The project was started after touring with M. Ward, Ambulance LTD, Rachael Yamagata, Panic! at the Disco, and Adam Franklin of Swervedriver. The formation followed with writing and recording at Ronick’s Thinman Studios in Brooklyn, that culminated in the release of their debut album, Rush, released on February 3, 2009.