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Rockwood Music Hall with Hundred Hounds photography by Howard Shiau

On April 22nd we had a blast performing for such a welcoming crowd, opening for our brothers Hundred Hounds who killed their set.

We want to thank everyone who made it out to the show from far and wide. Always great to make new friends!

Here are a few select shoots from the night:

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April 22nd 2016 Dave of goodbyemotel screeching rockwood music hall
April 22nd 2016 Paul of goodbyemotel smashing rockwood music hall
April 22nd 2016 Scott of goodbyemotel breathing rockwood music hall

Hope to see you at the next show,

Stay tuned and check the Tour section of our website for show updates.

Love from us to you.

Join our new 'iF' pledge campaign!

Merry Christmas to all of you, we want to inform you that we've just launched a pledge campaign here: www.pledge.com/goodbyemotel to create some vinyl for our new album 'iF'.

We love the tactile experience of listening to music on vinyl with the full scale artwork at hand, and we to share this you all. We also want to give tribute to Storm Thorgerson who created the artwork for 'iF', a man who's created some of the most icon artwork in music for Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. So if you head over to our pledgemusic site, you'll be able join our campaign, and receive your own copy of 'iF' on vinyl. There are also a bunch of other packages you can pledge to receive on our site. 

JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN HERE:

WWW.PLEDGEMUSIC.COM/GOODBYEMOTEL

 


Nashville, TN's "A&R Ready" listed as a Featured Artist

Music Blog "A&R Ready" has listed us as a featured artist this month. Thank you!

Read the full article here:

http://ar-ready.com/goodbyemotel/

 


iF - The New Album is Out Now!

After two years in the making, finished across 3 continents, we present to you our new album: iF. Produced by Kevin Killen (Peter Gabriel/ Tori Amos), Engineered by Andy Baldwin (Björk/ St.Lucia) and mixed by Ken Thomas (Sigur Rós/ M83).

Now available on iTunes Worldwide:
http://bit.ly/goodbyemotel-if-itunes-worldwide

MusicTimes.com is currently hosting a full preview of "iF" To hear the album in full:

http://bit.ly/musictimes-exclusive-preview-goodbyemotels-if

Thank you to all who have supported us this far,
we're super excited to finally share this collection of songs with you.

NEW ALBUM OUT IN 2 DAYS!

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We're stoked to announce our new album "iF" will be released in only two days - Nov 18th. This album we've worked on for quite sometime with friend and produced Kevin Killen (U2, Peter Gabriel, Tori Amos), engineer Andy Baldwin (Bjork, St. Lucia) and mixing engineer Ken Thomas (Sigur Ros, M83), and are excited to finally share it with you all.

The album artwork was completed by Storm Thorgerson, who has created some of the most outstanding album artwork in the last four decades. Having completed the artwork for Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" and Led Zeppelin's "House's of the Holy" as well as many other great pieces.

This Tuesday the album will be available to buy on iTunes!

 

 

CMJ 2014 - What a Blast!

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What a week its been. CMJ 2014 was an absolute blast for us. We want to thank anyone who's made it out to a show in the last few days to Passenger Bar, Spike Hill, Rockwood Music Hall or The Delancey for the Sounds Australia Aussie BBQ.

Also a special shout out to Siren Sounds Pr, Pancakes & Whiskey, and Sounds Australia for all the support. 

Next up is Bowery Electric on November 1st in New York City. 

 

 

The McKittrick Hotel, Home of "Sleep No More"

Tomorrow night we are heading over to the McKittrick Hotel in Chelsea to play at the Manderley Bar. The McKittrick Hotel is most well-known for its hosting of the theatrical expeirence "Sleep No More".

We'll be in the Manderley Bar at 10.30PM tomorrow night. It's free.



Livewell's Latest - Interview with goodbyemotel

Recently, Gustaf did an interview with Shannon Livewell from Livewell's Latest about our move to the US and what we discovered playing here. Read the full interview here:

http://bit.ly/livewellslatest-goodbyemotel

"Their music resonates with you visually, conceptually, musically, in every way possible, and that is something that sure has inspired me, and I hope will inspire you too." - Livewellls Latest 2014


Tomorrow we hit the road up to New Haven, Connecticut and will be playing at The Space at 8pm. Event details here: New Haven - The Space CT - 8PM.

Friday we head to Philly! Can't wait. We'll be at Kong Fu Necktie at 9pm! Event Details here:

Philadelphia - Kong Fu Necktie - 9PM.




Philly - These Aussie's are Coming!

goodbyemotel - Philadelphia tour date - 3rd October - Kong Fu Necktie, with Widow Maker Social Club & You You Dark Forest.

goodbyemotel - Philadelphia tour date - 3rd October - Kong Fu Necktie, with Widow Maker Social Club & You You Dark Forest.

On Friday we'll be on the road to Philadelphia. This will be our second time playing in the city, and we'll be hitting the stage at Kong Fu Necktie on Friday the 3rd of October.

8PM --// Widow Maker Social Club
9.15PM --// goodbyemotel
10.15PM --// You You Dark Forest

We'll be playing our new single "Hurricane" and will have CD's for you when we arrive.

Can't Wait!

Thank You Adelaide!

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We want to thank all of you who we saw and shared moments with in Adelaide over the weekend. Saturday night we had the experience of playing to the biggest crowd we've played to yet = 50,000 People at the Adelaide Oval. Also, thank you to friends and family who came to see us at the South Australian Single launch of Hurricane at Pirie & Co. on Sunday night.

Great times to say the least!

Now on to New York City,

next show in Brooklyn at Cameo's with Animal Talk

IT'S OFFICIAL! goodbyemotel to play at SXSW 2014!!!

We have just been confirmed to perform at SXSW 2014. SPINN Magazine and Vans have partnered up this year, and we will be performing on Wednesaday 12th of March, at the House of Vans, in Austin, Texas. We're super stoked!!!

"A take-off on the original House of Vans in Brooklyn, NY, the House of Vans at the Mohawk will feature some of the world's best emerging bands and iconic talent for five days and nights at one of Austin’s most beloved and eclectic music venues – the Mohawk – located in the heart of Austin’s music scene." -  (VIBE.com/Vans2014SXSW)

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INDOOR STAGE
12:15 - 12:45 p.m. goodbyemotel
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Casual Sex
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Lydia Loveless
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Until The Ribbon Breaks
4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Angel Olsen
4:45 - 5:30 p.m. Deap Vally

OUTDOOR STAGE
12:30 - 1:00 p.m. Eagulls
1:15 - 1:45 p.m. DJ Rashad
2:15 - 2:45 p.m. Kelela
3:15 - 3:45 p.m. Charli XCX
4:15 - 4:45 p.m. Dum Dum Girls
5:00 - 5:45 p.m. Pusha T

Related Media:

http://www.spin.com/articles/spin-house-of-vans-sxsw-pusha-t-dum-dum-girls-angel-olsen/

http://www.vibe.com/article/vibe-vans-2014-sxsw-showcase-slaughterhouse-yg-jim-jones-ty-dolla-sign-yo-gotti-guests