Goodshirt
Goodshirt | |
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Mike, Rodney, Gareth and Murray | |
Background information | |
Origin | Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand |
Genres | |
Years active | 2000 | –2005 , 2012–present
Labels | CEMENT Records, Hark Entertainment |
Associated acts | Rodney Fisher & The Rest |
Website |
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Goodshirt are an alternative/pop/rock band from Auckland, New Zealand.
History
The band went on hiatus in 2005, but in early 2012 they began playing again with support gigs for Hall & Oates and Icehouse as part of the A Day on the Green festival. In May 2012 Goodshirt released the new EP Skinny Mirror and including the singles "So Charming" and "Out of Our League".[1]
Music videos
Five videos were directed by Joe Lonie, including some that were shot in a single take.[2] Lonie notes that at the height of their close creative relationship, "they even talked about me being an unofficial fifth member of the band."[3]
Year | Music video | Director | Notes |
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2000 | "Green" (version 1) | Florian Habicht | Set at a beach, the band are buried up to their necks in sand, surrounded by hula-hooping schoolgirls. Filmed in black and white. |
2001 | "Green" (version 2) | Joe Lonie | Filmed in one continuous take and upside down and sped-up. The band take turns using the sink in a bathroom, with all objects and liquids falling up.[4] |
"Blowing Dirt" (version 1) | Set at a car wrecker and filmed backwards and in one continuous take, Rodney sings while a Mazda 929 is "un-smashed-up" in the background.[3] | ||
"Blowing Dirt" (version 2) | Set at a car wrecker and filmed backwards and in one continuous take, Rodney sings while an Austin 1300 is "un-smashed-up" in the background.[5] | ||
"Place to Be" | Shot in a continuous take and slowed down, the camera follows Rodney through an old building as he eats fruit while singing, coming across a series of unusual situations.[6] | ||
2002 | "Sophie" | Filmed in a continuous take, a young woman listens to music on headphones, unaware that burglars (played by Goodshirt) are behind her, stealing everything in her flat.[7] "Sophie" won Best Music Video at the 2003 New Zealand Music Awards.[8] | |
"Monotone" | Shot in a continuous take, with the camera circling a badminton court. The band are dressed as "Good" and "Evil" teams of badminton-playing beekeepers who seem unable to score a point.[9] | ||
2003 | "Buck it Up" | Kezia Barnett | A bullied schoolboy experiences strange visions one day at school. "Buck It Up" won Best Group Video at the 2004 Juice TV Awards.[10] |
2004 | "Cement" | After pursuing his Rapunzel-like dream woman, Gareth finds himself trapped in a domestic gothic nightmare.[11] | |
"Fiji Baby" | Wade Shotter | Filmed primarily in a single hotel room set. Rodney checks into a fleabag hotel and messes around for a few hours.[12] | |
"Lucy" | A current affairs show host (played by former 60 Minutes host Amanda Millar) profiles three men who are smitten with Lucy, a famous model.[13] | ||
2011 | "So Charming" | Helena Brooks | Dressed in sharp suits, the band members commit a number of anti-social acts and misdemeanours.[14] |
2012 | "Out of our League" | Rodney Fisher | Rodney plays a man whose two young children build a giant kite around him and fly him in the sky, with Goodshirt playing the "pro kite champions" team.[15] |
2014 | "Sierra Leone" | Tim Brown | Depicts a man struggling through a nightmarish, psychedelic desert environment. Heavily stylised and a departure from their previous video styles, combining film and animation techniques, with a nod to the original music video by Coconut Rough. |
Discography
Albums
Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications |
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NZ[16] | ||||
2001 | Good |
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5 |
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2004 | Fiji Baby |
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5 |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
EPs
Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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NZ[16] | |||
2002 | E.G. |
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2012 | Skinny Mirror |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album |
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NZ[16] | |||
2000 | "Green" | 12 | Good |
"Blowing Dirt" | 13 | ||
2001 | "Place To Be" | 50 | |
"Sophie" | 1 | ||
2003 | "Monotone" | 31 | |
2004 | "Buck It Up" | 14 | Fiji Baby |
"Cement" | — | ||
"Fiji Baby" | 25 | ||
"Lucy" | — | ||
2012 | "So Charming" | — | Skinny Mirror |
"Out Of Our League" | — | ||
2014 | "Sierra Leone" (Cover) | — | — |
Featured appearances
Goodshirt has appeared on many compilations and soundtracks in both New Zealand and Australia.
- 2001 - Starf(Star)Ckers Cyber Garage Music from Planet Aotearoa (Antenna Recordings/EMI) - "Everyday"
- 2001 - Channel Z The Best Of Vol. 2 (Warner Music) - "Blowing Dirt"
- 2001 - 100% Kiwi Rock (Warner Music) - "Green"
- 2002 - Top Of The Pops 2002 Vol. 2 (Universal Music) - "Sophie"
- 2002 - Channel Z: The Best Of Vol. 3 (Universal Music) - "Green"
- 2003 - The Strip Soundtrack (Loop Recordings) - "Sophie"
- 2003 - Coleman Sessions Recorded Live At York Street (Warner Music) - "Green"
- 2004 - Hot Wheels: Hot Hits 4 (Shock Records) - "Blowing Dirt"
- 2004 - State of the Nation (EMI) - "Buck It Up"
- 2004 - Big Day Out 04 (Universal Music) - "Sophie"
- 2004 - Now That's What I Call Music 16 (EMI) - "Fiji Baby"
- 2004 - Triumph (Sony Music) - "Sophie"
- 2005 - Top Of The Pops 2005 (Universal Music) - "Buck It Up"
- 2005 - Lazy Sunday 5 (EMI) - "My Racing Head"
- 2005 - Triple J - Like a Version: Vol. 1 (ABC Music) - "Gouge Away" (Pixies cover)
- 2006 - More Nature (Sony BMG) - "Sophie"
- 2007 - Outrageous Fortune Westside Rules (WM New Zealand) - "Buck It Up"
External Links
References
- ↑ "Goodshirt take a look in the mirror". The Press. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ↑ "Goodshirt". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- 1 2 "The Secret Life of Music Video Directors". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ↑ "Goodshirt - Green". Fish 'n' Clips. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ↑ "Goodshirt - Blowing Dirt". Hark Music NZ. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ↑ "Goodshirt - Place To Be". Hark Music NZ. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ↑ "Goodshirt - Sophie". Fish 'n' Clips. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ↑ "2003 Winners". NZMA. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ↑ "Goodshirt - Monotone". Joe Lonie. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ↑ "Buck It Up". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ↑ "Goodshirt - Cement". Hark Music NZ. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ↑ "Goodshirt - Fiji Baby". Fish 'n' Clips. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ↑ "Goodshirt - Lucy". Hark Music NZ. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ↑ "Goodshirt - So Charming". Hark Music NZ. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ↑ "Goodshirt - Out Of Our League (Official)". Hark Music NZ. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- 1 2 3 "GOODSHIRT IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
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