Goodnight Nobody’s music melds the knotty rhythms and dissonance of noise and math rock with the melodic hooks of indie rock for a sound that contains multitudes. The trio’s self-titled debut (Sweet Cheetah Records), set to be released on September 18, and can be preordered here.
Goodnight Nobody guitarist/vocalist Jason Dean says, “Despite the nocturnal nature of the Goodnight Nobody name, the band’s debut self-titled album, co-produced with J. Robbins, represents an awakening. These eight songs are an amalgamation of disparate influences steeped in the past, but looking towards the future. This is the band’s first chapter. A dispatch on the current state of affairs of indie/math/post-punk/art rock circa 2026. Play it loud!”
The Vermont-based three-piece unleashes their self-titled debut from the Green Mountain State. Recorded at Magpie Cage studio in the aftermath of a rare Baltimore snowstorm in February 2026 with J. Robbins at the helm, these eight tracks incorporate a variety of influences. With songs that are at times melodic, angular, angry, and vulnerable, Goodnight Nobody brings together elements that recall the ’90s rosters of labels like Dischord and Kill Rock Stars while weaving in elements of second-wave emo plus 2000s indie and math rock.
Heavy riffs dissolve into pretty, atmospheric passages, tense interlocking layers explode into cathartic crescendos, unified by intricate but intuitive arrangements. Hailing from the wilds of northern Vermont, Dean, formerly of Seattle noise rock titans Mutiny Mutiny, brings the squalling noise atop the dynamic, flowing rhythmic foundation generated by Ben Glassman (bass) and Nicholas Kramer (drums).
Catch them live:
Thursday, September 17, 2026, Standing Stone Wine, Burlington, Vermont
Saturday, October 3, 2026, Monkey House, Burlington, Vermont
Photo courtesy of Goodnight Nobody.
