Golden State is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Bush, released on 23 October 2001 through Atlantic Records.

The liner notes of Golden State cite the album in memory of Ian Lowery, founder of Folk Devils.

Following the raw, Steve Albini-produced Razorblade Suitcase (1996) and the electro-tinged hard rock of The Science of Things (1999), Golden State was considered by Stephen Thomas Erlewine to be a return to the band's style from 1994, when they released their debut album Sixteen Stone.

[5] Nigel Pulsford later expressed disappointment at the final mix of the album: Golden State suffered from too much Pro Tools and I don't think it sounds very good: all the life was produced out of it.

[8]The song "Headful of Ghosts" also featured a lyric change when performed live, substituting the word terrorist for maverick, for the same reason.

Bush co-hosted the 22 October 2001 edition of Channel One News to promote the album and give away an autographed copy,[9] an act which critics of the educational program derided.

[10] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave a mainly positive review, considering Bush "comfortable and powerful, rocking hard" and to be "turning out songs that are not only catchy, but that hold together and cohere over the course of an album.

"[2] Jenny Eliscu of Rolling Stone was, however, more dismissive, commenting "Today, the group could be criticized for imitating itself... Gavin Rossdale's delicious rasp is still unequivocally sexy, but his melodies are rote versions of the same old song."