The Goner
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The Goner is a psychedelic folk rock
band from Sweden
. Starting out as a solo project of Daniel Westerlund in 2008, the lineup quickly expanded and now consists of a six piece live band playing an eclectic range of instruments including banjo, violin and effect treatments.
The Goner debuted in 2008 with a series of EPs dubbed the H-Trilogy on Daniel Westerlund's own CD-R label Svarta Marknaden: Halartrallar, Hind Hand and Haven.
These limited releases garnered some interest and collectively secured the #1 spot on It's a Trap! Scandinavian Music Journals top album list of 2008.
The following year, Hind Hand and Haven were reissued as the double album HH on US-based label Deep Water Acres
.
Featuring The Goner in full band mode, the release of Behold A New Traveler in 2010 drew further attention including a favorable review by Julian Cope
, author of Krautrocksampler
.
Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
band from Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Starting out as a solo project of Daniel Westerlund in 2008, the lineup quickly expanded and now consists of a six piece live band playing an eclectic range of instruments including banjo, violin and effect treatments.
The Goner debuted in 2008 with a series of EPs dubbed the H-Trilogy on Daniel Westerlund's own CD-R label Svarta Marknaden: Halartrallar, Hind Hand and Haven.
These limited releases garnered some interest and collectively secured the #1 spot on It's a Trap! Scandinavian Music Journals top album list of 2008.
The following year, Hind Hand and Haven were reissued as the double album HH on US-based label Deep Water Acres
Deep Water Acres
Deep Water Acres is a US-based independent webzine and record label dedicated to experimental music. Originally a physical magazine called Deep Water, the Internet publication features musical commentaries, reviews, artist profiles and interviews as well as Australian campfire recipes...
.
Featuring The Goner in full band mode, the release of Behold A New Traveler in 2010 drew further attention including a favorable review by Julian Cope
Julian Cope
Julian Cope is a British rock musician, author, antiquary, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator...
, author of Krautrocksampler
Krautrocksampler
Krautrocksampler: One Head's Guide to the Great Kosmische Musik - 1968 Onwards, written by musicologist and former The Teardrop Explodes singer, Julian Cope, is a book describing the underground music scene in Germany from 1968 through the 1970s. The book was first published in the United Kingdom...
.
Releases
- H-Trilogy
- Halartrallar (Svarta Marknaden, 2008)
- Hind Hand (Svarta Marknaden, 2008)
- Haven (Svarta Marknaden, 2008)
- HH, reissue of Hind Hand and Haven (Deep Water AcresDeep Water AcresDeep Water Acres is a US-based independent webzine and record label dedicated to experimental music. Originally a physical magazine called Deep Water, the Internet publication features musical commentaries, reviews, artist profiles and interviews as well as Australian campfire recipes...
, 2009) - Behold A New Traveler (Deep Water AcresDeep Water AcresDeep Water Acres is a US-based independent webzine and record label dedicated to experimental music. Originally a physical magazine called Deep Water, the Internet publication features musical commentaries, reviews, artist profiles and interviews as well as Australian campfire recipes...
, 2010) - Bitemarks EP (Sideways Through Sound, Dying For Bad Music, 2010)
Compilation appearances
- Det Grymma Svärdet #5, magazine with 10-inch vinyl (Lystring, 2010) "Backwards Crawl Relay"