The Golden Spike

{{about|the album by Sky Larkin|last spike of the transcontinental railroad|Golden Spike}}

{{Infobox album

| name = The Golden Spike

| type = Album

| artist = Sky Larkin

| cover = The Golden Spike.jpg

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| released = 2 February 2009

| recorded = Spring 2008 in Seattle

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| studio =

| genre = Indie rock

| length = 36.04

| label = Wichita

| producer = John Goodmanson

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| prev_year =

| next_title = Kaleide

| next_year = 2010

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = BBC

| rev1Score = (favorable){{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/b2xm/|title = BBC - Music - Review of Sky Larkin - the Golden Spike}}

| rev2 = The Guardian

| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jan/30/sky-larkin-the-golden-spike|title = Sky Larkin: The Golden Spike|website = TheGuardian.com|date = 30 January 2009}}

| rev3 = musicOMH

| rev3Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums/sky-larkin_0209.htm |title=Sky Larkin - the Golden Spike | album reviews | musicOMH |access-date=2009-02-07 |archive-date=2009-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205134632/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/sky-larkin_0209.htm |url-status=dead }}

| rev4 = NME

| rev4Score = 7/10{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/sky-larkin/10079|title = Sky Larkin|website = NME|date = 6 February 2009}}

| rev5 = Rock Sound

| rev5Score = 8/10{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/sky-larkin-the-golden-spike|title = Sky Larkin - the Golden Spike - Reviews}}

| rev6 = Yahoo! Music UK

| rev6Score = {{Rating|7|10}}{{Cite web|url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/090212/33/220kc.html|title = Celebrity Latest news and headlines | Yahoo News UK}}

| noprose = yes

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The Golden Spike is the debut album by English band Sky Larkin, released on 2 February 2009.