Good Morning Release New Singles "Real I'm Told" and "One Night"

Photo: Pooneh Ghana

Good Morning, the Australian duo of best friends Stefan Blair and Liam Parsons (who recently wrapped up a run of tour dates with Frankie Cosmos) have released two new singles, “Real I’m Told” and “One Night” via Polyvinyl.

The two new songs mark a subtle but distinct shift for the long-running indie rock project. Propelled by a playful, buzzing percussion, the pastoral “Real I’m Told” contends with repetitive mistakes and the challenges of clawing out of a personal rut. It’s philosophical but down-to-earth, recalling Wilco or Kurt Vile in its earthy reflections. ”One Night” is more expansive and ethereal, an after-hours reverie that imagines a barfly spin on Carole King. It’s a showcase for the band’s growing mastery of studio techniques and resounds with a woozy, warming countenance.

Over the past decade, Good Morning have carved out a peculiar, hard-to-define indie career for themselves, amassing a global cult fanbase and hundreds of millions of streams despite (or perhaps because of) their defiantly DIY approach. The band name is intentionally impossible to Google but hasn’t gotten in the way of them getting shouted out by Tyler, The Creator, sampled by A$AP Rocky, going viral on TikTok (for their 2015 track “Warned You”), or touring the globe (including the US, Mexico, China, Japan, Thailand, and beyond).

Listen to the new tracks below or buy/stream it here.