Fool's Gold is a
Los Angeles collective that weaves together
Western pop aesthetics with
African rhythms and melodies. The group started as a side project of musicians
Luke Top (a vocalist and bassist) and
Lewis Pesacov (lead guitarist), who set out to explore their shared love of various forms of
African music (specifically
Congolese,
Ethiopian,
Eritrean and
Malian),
Krautrock, and 1980s dance influenced pop music.