Good Boy

Artist info

Genre

Indie, Rock

Sounds like

King Krule, Dick Diver, White Denim

band members

Stu McKenzie - Drums Rian King - Bass, Vocals Tom Lindeman - Guitar

Unearthed artists we like

Jouk Mistrow

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Bio

One balmy Brisbane afternoon, Tom Lindeman began casually exchanging riffs on the couch with his best mate Rian King. Rian paused, put down his beer and picked up his bass to see what would complement it. They asked their drummer friend, Stu McKenzie, what he thought of it. When they glued all those parts together the final products ended up as their first two singles, ‘Transparency’ and ‘Waste Days or Ease Your Temper’.

The two songs have since garnered consistent radio play from various stations including Triple J, RRR, FBI and 4ZZZ and has taken them across the east coast selling out launch shows in celebration of their 7-inch single release. Along the way they’ve supported the likes of Viet Cong, Jonathan Boulet, British India, The John Steel Singers, and North East Party House. To cap off an incredible year they’ve have been hand picked by Triple J Unearthed to open the Brisbane leg of St Jerome’s Laneway Festival.

With their debut EP set to be released in the coming months and another tour in the mix, Good Boy are beyond keen for the year ahead. How good?!

Featured Artist

2016

Jan

Good Boy

Indie
Rock

Brisbane, QLD

Brissie three-piece Good Boy are one of the winners of our Laneway competition. Catch them opening the 'Good Better Best' stage of Laneway in Brisbane on Saturday, February 6.

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Tell us about your music. How did you develop your sound?

We didn’t really decide “this is going to be our sound”, we just sort of played what felt natural to us. We write what is fun to play and it stems from there. Our sound is constantly changing with each new song that we write. For example, a lot of our new songs are a bit faster and probably fits more within the “punk” genre.

What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?

Making music is just bloody fun. Nothing beats that feeling of creating and discovering a new track with ya mates. And of course sharing this music live on stage completes the experience. Also listening to what other bands are writing and getting involved with the local scene is awesome. The free beers are a big plus too.

You’re one of the winners of our Laneway competition. What can punters at the Laneway fest in Brisbane expect from the Good Boy live show?

How good?! We’re still trying to figure out our set list but we're definitely gonna throw in some new ones. We’ve got half an hour so we’re going to cram as much as we can into our time slot, so don’t expect too much chat to be thrown on stage. Also expect some very short shorts.

What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?

These Guy – Suburban Restaurant

These Guy are absolute legends and this song always gets the positivity flowing. Shout out to that incredibly catchy guitar riff.

What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?

The Drones – Shark Fin Blues

This track is bloody relentless.

You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?

Flowertruck - Sunshower

Definitely in our top 10 songs of the year.

What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?

The last show we all went to was The Good Sports at The Foundry. We’ve never seen them before and they certainly didn’t disappoint. We also loved Sydney lads Greenwave Beth who were up earlier in the night.

Tell us about the bands or people in the Brisbane music community that inspire you.

We’ve always had a big list of bands that we wanted to play with and made us love the local scene. Bands like Morning Harvey, The John Steel Singers, Blank Realm, Rolls Bayce, These Guy and Tempura Nights to name a few. We could go on forever but there is so many local acts putting on great shows that more people need to know about.

What are your plans for 2016?

2K16 is looking like it’s going to be busy – a lot of writing, recording and playing shows. We’re also looking to release our first EP very shorty which will include some touring!

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