Name: Barnyard
Brand: Good Morning

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

PRC440LP

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Colour

Blue

Colour details

 Seafoam Coloured Vinyl.

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Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-10-22

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

644110044013

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / blue

Artist

Good Morning

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Polyvinyl

Good Morning is a two-piece recording project hailing from Melbourne, Australia. Comprised of Stefan Blair (Gemini) and Liam Parsons (Aries), the duo formed in 2014. With two EPs, Shawcross and Glory, along with various singles and their debut album "Prize//Reward," Good Morning has made their mark on the music scene.
When performing live, they are joined by James Macleod (Libra) and John Considine (Sagittarius). Together, they have captivated audiences in the United States, as well as the east coast of Australia and Ballarat. Notable career moments include being compared to *Mac DeMarco* frequently and having Urban Outfitters request to play their music in stores.
If you enjoy artists such as Loving, Brad stank, infinite bisous, Banes World, No Vacation, Crumb, Jakob, RICEWINE,
Boyscott, Cosmo Pyke,Mild High Club The Buttertones Mellow Fellow TEMPOREX Triathalon HOMESHAKE Michael Seyer Travis Bretzer Inner Wave or Hector Gachan then Good Morning's unique sound will surely resonate with you.

Polyvinyl is an independent label based in Champaign, Illinois. Founded in 1996 by Matt Lunsford and Darcie Knight Lunsford, the label has become a respected name in the music industry. With a diverse roster of talented *artists* and *performers*, Polyvinyl has established itself as a hub for innovative and boundary-pushing music.

Over the years, Polyvinyl has released albums from a wide range of genres including indie rock, pop, punk, electronic, and more. The label's commitment to quality and artistic integrity is evident in every release they put out. They have consistently championed emerging artists who push the boundaries of their respective genres.

In addition to releasing music, Polyvinyl also offers a variety of merchandise options for fans to support their favorite *artists*. From vinyl records to t-shirts and posters, there is something for everyone. The label's online store provides a convenient way for fans to discover new music while directly supporting the artists they love.

Good Morning, the Melbourne duo of Stefan Blair and Liam Parsons, are rulebreakers. Not in a sexy, flamboyant way — more in a casual, resigned kind of way. Accidental and incidental rulebreakers. They are friends first, band second, business third, often in spite of function, and often at their own expense. Every time the machinations of the industry have zigged, Good Morning have zagged.

In late 2019, after the release of The Option and Basketball Breakups, with a lengthy American tour looming, Good Morning decided to go back to basics — to record as a duo again, as they had on 2014's Shawcross and 2016's Glory. Over the course of the year, they demoed any number of songs in their Collingwood studio space, meeting up every Tuesday to write and record together as they always had. In November, as their American tour wrapped up, the pair decamped in Chicago, to properly record the demos they had amassed at Wilco’s famed studio, The Loft, with Tom Schick, the studio’s in-house engineer.

Despite how quietly epochal Barnyard is — a milestone in the history of Good Morning — it’s also the band’s most meditative record, thoughtful and careful in its evocations. Barnyard is world-weary, concerned with the state of things in a loose, unfocussed sort of way. In other words, like we all are — frustrated both with the way things are and with everyone’s general inability to fix any of the many issues endemic to our society.

In spite of the appropriately bleak vibe, these songs feature some of Good Morning’s catchiest and most distinctive productions. The spritely groove and easygoing harmonies of “Depends On What I Know” belie its frustration-ridden lyrics; the gripping, awesome propulsion of “Country” persists in spite of its appeal to return to a simpler, easier way of being. Thoughtful, melodic, and idiosyncratic, Barnyard is all the things one might love about Good Morning, this time around presented with the fat trimmed and the edges sharpened, loose ends tied and ducks all in a row. 

Barnyard

Music GB

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