Goon
Right down their name, Goon captures the essence of ’90s college radio. An image of SoCal summer painted in golden sludge.
Right down their name, Goon captures the essence of ’90s college radio. An image of SoCal summer painted in golden sludge.
Goon began as Kenny Becker’s solo project in 2015. At a friend’s encouragement, Becker compiled the best of his tracks and released them as an EP, 2016’s Dusk of Punk. He recruited bandmates from his college buddies and released a second EP, all the while working on the band’s first full-length, 2019’s Heaven is Humming on Partisan Records, followed by the self-released Paint By Numbers 1, a collection of his mid-pandemic home recordings. The evolution of Goon has come to full fruition on their last album, Hour of Green Evening. The record conjures the nighttime suburban world of Becker’s youth, a mix of concrete and cookie-cutter homes with the lush beauty of California landscapes. Goon is signed to Philly-based record label, Born Losers, and are currently in the studio working on their new LP to be released in 2025. They released their latest single “Death Spells” in December 2024.