Goodshirt are an alternative/pop/rock band from Auckland, New Zealand. The band formed when keyboardist Gareth Thomas left his computer recording setup with the Fisher brothers, Rodney and Murray, for safe keeping.[1]
Goodshirt | |
|---|---|
 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 |
While still a three piece, the band submitted their song "Green" to a track competition run by radio station 9inety6dot1. Subsequently, station manager Grant Hislop became their manager, and the band was rounded out with drummer Mike Beehre joining the fold.[1]
"Sophie", the fourth single from their debut album Good, was a number one single in New Zealand.[2] Good was released in Canada, Australia, and Japan.[3]
A second album, Fiji Baby, was released in 2004. Like its predecessor, it reached number 5 in the New Zealand charts.[4]
The band went on hiatus in 2005 when Rodney Fisher moved to London to work with Breaks Co-Op,[5] but reunited in 2011,[6] and 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".[7]
In 2014, the band released a cover of "Sierra Leone" originally by Coconut Rough. It was made available as a free download through their SoundCloud band page, along with the release of an official music video on YouTube.[8][9]
Members edit
- Rodney Fisher – guitar and vocals
- Murray Fisher – guitar
- Gareth Thomas – keyboards/bass and vocals
- Mike Beehre – drums
Music videos edit
Five videos were directed by Joe Lonie, including some that were shot in a single take.[10] Lonie notes that at the height of their close creative relationship, "they even talked about me being an unofficial fifth member of the band."[11]
| Year | Music video | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[12] |
| "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.[11] | ||
| "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.[13] | ||
| "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.[14] | ||
| 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.[15] "Sophie" won Best Music Video at the 2003 New Zealand Music Awards.[16] | |
| "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.[17] | ||
| 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.[18] |
| 2004 | "Cement" | After pursuing his Rapunzel-like dream woman, Gareth finds himself trapped in a domestic gothic nightmare.[19] | |
| "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.[20] | |
| "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.[21] | ||
| 2011 | "So Charming" | Helena Brooks | Dressed in sharp suits, the band members commit a number of anti-social acts and misdemeanours.[22] |
| 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.[23] |
| 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 edit
Albums edit
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZ[24] | ||||
| 2001 | Good |
|
5 |
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| 2004 | Fiji Baby |
|
5 |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
EPs edit
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ[24] | |||
| 2002 | E.G. |
|
— |
| 2012 | Skinny Mirror |
|
— |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Singles edit
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ[24] | |||
| 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 edit
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"
References edit
- ^ a b "Goodshirt – AudioCulture". www.audioculture.co.nz. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "charts.nz – Goodshirt – Sophie". charts.nz. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ Screen, NZ On. "NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "charts.nz – Goodshirt – Good". charts.nz. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Album review: Rodney Fisher, Songs From The Backyard". 3 May 2012. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Goodshirt end six-year hiatus". Stuff. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Goodshirt take a look in the mirror". The Press. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Goodshirt cover kiwi classic 'Sierra Leone'". www.muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Video premiere: Goodshirt's Sierra Leone". 6 October 2014. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Goodshirt". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ a b "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.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "Goodshirt – Place To Be". Hark Music NZ. Retrieved 23 January 2013.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Buck It Up". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Goodshirt – Cement". Hark Music NZ. Retrieved 23 January 2013.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "Goodshirt – Fiji Baby". Fish 'n' Clips. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Goodshirt – Lucy". Hark Music NZ. Retrieved 23 January 2013.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "Goodshirt – So Charming". Hark Music NZ. Retrieved 23 January 2013.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "Goodshirt – Out of Our League (Official)". Hark Music NZ. Retrieved 23 January 2013.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ a b c "GOODSHIRT IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 October 2014.