“Goodnight Owl write great literate pop songs in the modern way. Eddie and Joe’s arrangements are full of gorgeous synthetic detail and laptop bravado and are executed with a curious mix of confidence and fragility. They are a good band. ”
-Nick Huggins (Producer of Whitley’s ‘The Submarine’, Seagull’s ‘Goodbye
Weather’)
Goodnight Owl can lead the way in two directions, an embrace of the dawn, or an adventure into the dark. Make it what you will, Central Australian born Eddie Alexander has developed his song writing to take the listener on a journey lyrically and musically.
After attending university in 2007, he deffered in 2008 to create and develop what has become the basis for Goodnight Owl. Living away from friends and family in Melbourne, song writing became a way of controlling and channeling emotions such as anxiety, depression, homesickness, love and loss. These themes are apparent in each of the songs, but are undertones of the bright and melodic story told, one looking upon or reflecting on their past surroundings.
The development of Goodnight Owl’s sound was significantly inspired by the electronic work of Joe Walker, and now the talented Bella Walker on piano. Eddie, Joe and Bella grew up together in Alice Springs from the tender age of six, and re-connected in Melbourne.
Goodnight Owl’s debut EP was recorded in November of 2008 with producer Nick Huggins, using a studio, a church, and a bedroom in the inner city suburbs of Melbourne. It’s now available through myspace.com/goodnightowl, and is set to warm the winter in the woods.
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GOODNIGHT OWL ON TRIPLE J TV!!
Watch the whole thing... or skip along to 4:05!
Hey there, Special Patrol are going to be in Melbourne this Saturday the 24th to launch our brand new album The Stranger's Dozen. Come down to the John Curtin Band Room (city end of Lygon St) and have a beer with us! Cheers, SP
All is well with me, just busy getting everything finalised for a music event i'm organising. Hope you're all good?
And yep, heading over your way next year, going to college studying band management and i'll possibly be managing Young Werther, and just basically getting more involved in the aus music scene. :)
