GOODGRIEF

Current Release:
LP: love birds
Released Sept. 1, 2023

Past Releases:
Single: two wheel drive
Released Jul. 21, 2023

Single: this one’s about you
Released Jan. 6, 2023

Label: Rue Defense
Genre: Indie Rock
Sounds Like: Low, Built to Spill, Drop Nineteens, My Bloody Valentine
Location: Portland, OR

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love birds

(LP - Released Sep. 1, 2023)

two wheel drive

(Single - Released Jul. 21, 2023)

this one’s about you

(Single-Released Jan. 6, 2023)

Press Contact: Graham Bell
253.948.7647
whoisruedefense@gmail.com

Booking Agent: 
ezekielrudick@gmail.com

Licensing:

whoisruedefense@gmail.com

Press:
Various Small Flames - ‘love birds’ Review
Willamette Week - Show Review
Various Small Flames - ‘two wheel drive’

Various Small Flames - ‘this one’s about you’

Bio:

“I was in sad bands, now I’m trying to make happy-sounding sad music.”

The new project from prolific Northwest songwriter Ezekiel Rudick, goodgrief draws inspiration from the depths of memory and the gray skies of Seattle in equal measure. Written, performed, and produced by the artist in his home studio, the first single, “this one’s about you” draws inspiration from the early ‘90s shoegaze sounds of bands like Drop Nineteens and Low while infusing it with the same rich poetic and sonic depth Rudick has brought to both his long-running project Young Elk and his collaborative effort with Starover Blue’s Kendall Sallay, The Slow Sound.

The debut LP, ‘love birds’ mines the depths of emotional turmoil and nostalgia in equal parts. These melancholy aspects act as a foil to Rudick’s energetic performances and catchy riffs that seem looser and more free than his work in previous projects. ‘love birds’ was released on Sept. 1, 2023 on Rue Defense.