matthew mournian- voice/guitar
jason hooper- drums/guitar
demetrius antuna- guitar
dario izarraras- bass/voice
影響
take offs/landings.
loss of time.
awkward silences.
tragedy.
the indecipherable music of the human mind.
those beautiful and fleeting moments of complete clarity.
風格近似
Like a jet-plane, Goodbye Blue Monday has the glorious roar, the attention getting muscle, the sky-bound ambition. But like a snake, it knows quiet, how to be smart, and move and writhe with an efficient twitch. Goodbye Blue Monday is San Diego’s new guard. The band’s second album, Help is on the Way, released by Loud + Clear Records (Manuok, Comfortable For You, Via Satellite), is as big and heavy as it is agile, a vigorous mix of subtlety and power.
Songs like “Tonight the World Will Know Your Name” have all the outrageous dance complexity vis-a-vis minimal funkiness of Franz Ferdinand, but never anything retro foolish or conjuring up anybody’s high school glory days. It’s all modern, all new, not touched by the gooey nostalgia and young/old man sentiment rampant in indie rock. (The band may list groups like The Cure as influences, but that’s where it stops.)
“This is Your Four Leaf Clover” begins with a tangled, thorny thicket of guitar riffs that reveal a bit of the band’s past, of guitarist Demetrius Antuna’s last group, The Dropscience. But a minute and a half in, it’s almost radio friendly—if the radio lived in the proverbial Perfect World of all good stuff/zero crap. Singer Matt Mournian cries out “I’ll Survive!” and suddenly you’re sweaty, zonked out of your mind, totally fucking losing yourself on the dance floor.
From there on out, the band just cooks: dropping raw Interpol beats into a sizzling, hissing wok; baking succulent Godspeed You Black Emperor slow-builds, then icing them with the late-night sex beats of Blonde Redhead.
But comparisons are just that—lazy. The record is in and of itself a singular piece of originality. Guitars honk and bleed—technical but ragged—Dario Izarraras’ (lowcloudcover) bass groans out the heartbeat of the album, but knows when to hush up for Jason Hooper’s sinewy drum breaks. (Somewhere in the audience, unofficial fifth member Rob Queenin, the band’s photographer, roadie, driver, etc, is snapping photos maniacally, changing film canisters like gun clips.) Then Mournian comes on—eyes closed, leaning into the mic, guitar pulled tight to his chest—right when you’re ready, and in that moment, you realize that help has indeed found you. –Adam Gnade
Song: The World Won't Listen
Director: Grant Reinero
Song: Help is on the Way
Director: Ryan Renteria
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Its been a long time, probably high time we updated this in some fashion...so here you go, if anyone is wondering what GBM has been up to for the past little while here's a quick run down:
April 2007- GBM is featured on MTV2's On the Rise along with the video for "The World Wont Listen"
February 2007, or was it March? GBM records "Everyone is Satisfied" for the Black Box Studios compilation CD.
GBM won awards for "Best Alternative" at the San Diego Music Awards in 2006 and 2005.
5 of the 7 tracks on "Help is on the Way" have been being used by MTV on shows such as The Real World and Why Cant I Be You. (thank$, BMI).
New Material is constantly being written... most of a new album is either recorded or in the process of being put together as the weeks go by. Many of you have asked at our shows who will be putting it out and when this will happen. Right now nobody knows. Stay tuned...its only a matter of time.
So much cool stuff has happened/is happening, I can never remember all of it....check back from time to time.
Intricate, precise, and calculated. GBM derives emotion, bliss, anger, and intensity from a delicate mixture of rhythm, melody, and dynamics. GBM is in its purest form a truly explosive indie rock band. Rollercoaster rides wind us through avenues of distortion, anxiety, Jason Hoopers pounding drums, and Demetrius Antunas needle like guitar work. Redemption follows in the warmth and attack of Dario Izarraras bass infused, cinematic backgrounds and shimmering waves of tranquil guitar harmonies. The brutal honesty and enigmatic obscurity of vocalist/guitarist Matthew Mournians lyrics recall lost years, drug abuse, emptiness, and finally the purity of new beginnings. This is a return to the wonder, sprawling emotion, and contrast of our long lost younger days. A tribute to fall afternoons and the newness of things we knew nothing about but were desperate to learn, the tingle and shiver of magic moments when every thing was beautiful and yet to be experienced. GBM shocks you, jars your consciousness a little, maybe even frightens a part of you but in the end brings you home and tucks you in when others wont give you a second look.
After a few lineup changes in its earlier forms GBM is now poised to make an incredible and unique mark on the international indie rock circuit. After emerging as one of San Diegos most admired and respected rock bands along side acts such as Pinback, the Album Leaf, the Black Heart Procession, and even the legendary Drive Like Jehu, GBM is entering a new era
help is on the way.
Hey whats new on your end? Text Tony V at 619-961-8492. Check out the upcoming events. September 25th is going to be a HUGE night!! So come through and see the location, and the Artists performing in the event. Also, check out sodeeponline.com whether you are a fan of ours, a friend, or just a fan of music. Join the website today. Come through to our page and sign the guest book, comment some pics, and the page and we will come through and do the same!! Tony V. So. Deep SD
Static Lounge is throwing a singles party this Friday September 4th for all the lonely hearts out there.
WEAR RED and come early: Cover before 10 pm is $ 15, afterwards it’s 20!!! Dj Steez will be spinning top 40 and Hip Hop, so come and dance, smoke hookah, and enjoy a hearty setting!!!
The whole club will be covered in hearts! Get your friends together and dance onstage! Our cupid gogo girl always welcomes extra help.
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I think u'll enjoy this one. It's pretty cool but also a little creepy too LOL. You'll need to follow these directions EXACTLY to get the proper results. Put the followwing into the address-bar of your web-browser. Type ur favorite number between 1 and 999 & then type a dot & then type your favorite color & then type a dot & then type one word that best describes your mood & then type a dot & then type the word retwistic & then type a dot & then type com & then click enter. Let me know how it turns out for you.
I think u'll enjoy this one. It's pretty cool but also a little creepy too LOL. You'll need to follow these directions EXACTLY to get the proper results. Put the followwing into the address-bar of your web-browser. Type ur favorite number between 1 and 999 & then type a dot & then type your favorite color & then type a dot & then type one word that best describes your mood & then type a dot & then type the word retwistic & then type a dot & then type com & then click enter. Let me know how it turns out for you.
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