Description

Goon is the project of LA-based musician and visual artist Kenny Becker. With a medical condition that periodically deadens his sense of smell and hearing, Becker began writing songs as a means of making the most of his life when those symptoms were absent.

In October 2017 Goon released their Happy Omen EP, which has gained praise from Noisey, Stereogum, BBC Radio 6 and even Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear, who recently placed the bands single She at the top of his Favourite Songs Of 2017 list.

Happy Omen is the follow up to the bands first EP Dusk Of Punk (2016), which saw the completely independent band break through the indie rock noise, receiving high marks from Rolling Stone, Spin, The FADER, Indie Shuffle and DIY Mag, eventually landing them supporting slots for Grandaddy, Lucy Dacus, The Lemon Twigs and Starcrawler and performing at FADER Fort during SXSW, with NPR naming them one of their Artists To Watch.

The first two EPs from Goon, Dusk Of Punk (2016) and Happy Omen (2017), on vinyl for the first time, collected on one LP. Two previously unreleased songs have been added.

The band will be touring the UK and Europe towards the end of 2018.

Right down to its name, Goon captures the essence of 90s college radio. NPR

(Dizzy) is pure stoned-Weezer goodness, an image of SoCal summer painted in golden sludge. Rolling Stone

Rising grunge-gaze heroes Goon have been bringing the scuzz back to LA guitar music for a good year now the band and its sludgy, sprawling sound has been a relentless presence on stage and playlists alike. Noisey

Scrappy psych-pop track Ten Tables follows the slow, acoustic driven melodies on the other two singles, Chaka and She, with a slightly quickened pace and heavier layering. The twangy guitar, whooshing harmonies, and reference to childhood memories remind me somewhat of Alex G. Stereogum