Latest single- 'Fear The Worst' released May 29th 2020

The Good Minus (album)

The Good Minus

The Good Minus will launch their debut album at The Wesley Anne, Northcote on October the 11th 2019.

Official album release date: 27/09/19

Mechanical Shark is the first single from their upcoming album. It will be launched at The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick on Friday July 5th.

The Good Minus are an all-singing, instrument-swapping power trio.
The Good Minus will launch their debut album at The Wesley Anne, Northcote on October the 11th 2019.

Official album release date: 27/09/19

Mechanical Shark is the first single from their upcoming album. It will be launched at The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick on Friday July 5th.

The Good Minus are an all-singing, instrument-swapping power trio. Their songs feature intricate three-part vocal harmonies with a style described as Grizzly Bear reimagining the songs of Elbow.

Matt Welch, David Kean and Stu Hazelman blend wildly different influences to create multi-layered arrangements, with obscure yet groove-laden time signatures.

Their debut album was recorded at Tender Trap Studios in Melbourne and engineered by David Kean. David also mixed many of the album’s tracks. The band had the honour of Greg J Walker (Machine Translations) mixing I’ll Decide For You and Rohan Sforcina (Head Gap Studios) mixing Blood Brothers, Shadow Love and Catch Us Up. Their record was mastered by Alan Douches of West West Side Studios (NY).

"(The Good Minus) have succeeded in creating a perfect indie song.”
- We Love That Sound

“A gorgeous piece with faultless production and a great sonic mix of musicians… a stunning piece of work.” - Ultraviolet

"Lush harmonies…. Johnny Greenwood/Radiohead-esque lead guitar parts.”
- Divide and Conquer Music 
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Previous events

Date Event Location
The Good Jump Rope/The Good Minus/Olie Downes @ The Old Bar The Old Bar, Fitzroy (Melbourne) The Old Bar, Fitzroy (Melbourne)
Mordi Fest Jam Cafe Stage @ Mordi Fest (Mordialloc Food, Wine and Music Festival), Mordialloc (Melbourne Jam Cafe Stage @ Mordi Fest (Mordialloc Food, Wine and Music Festival), Mordialloc (Melbourne
MAIORANO + The Good Minus @ Some Velvet Morning Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill Some Velvet Morning, Clifton Hill
The Good Minus w/ Joe Jacobson & Joyce Prescher @ The Retreat Hotel The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick
The Good Minus Album Launch The Wesley Anne, Northcote The Wesley Anne, Northcote
The Good Minus Some Velvet Morning Some Velvet Morning
Brewers Feast Abbotsford Convent Abbotsford Convent
The Good Minus w/ Harry Permezel and Susy Blue The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick The Retreat Hotel, Brunswick
The Good Minus with Jess DeLuca The Post Office Hotel, Coburg The Post Office Hotel, Coburg
Stringybark Festival Stringybark Festival Stringybark Festival
The Good Minus Reverence Hotel, Footscray Reverence Hotel, Footscray
The Good Minus and David Cosma The Pinnacle, North Fitzroy The Pinnacle, North Fitzroy

Latest News

Recording New Songs

After winning the Judges Award for the Sing Sing East songwriting competition we'll be recording some new material at Sing Sing East studios in January 2020. 

Debut Album Out Now

Download from: http://thegoodminus.bandcamp.com or Stream on Spotify/everywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/0rIMdUUT5mHfViEL8q5EVP

Album Launch- Friday October 11th @ The Wesley Anne

The album was launched on Friday October the 11th at The Wesley Anne. It was a great night with  Anna Cordell joining us on the night and performing an amazing set. 

Radio and TV Appearances

Wednesday 2nd October- 3RRR 102.7 FM- 'The Golden Age of Piracy' 11pm - Dave and Stu discuss songs that inspired our songwriting

Thursday 3rd October- ABC Radio Melbourne- 'Evenings' with David Astle- Live unplugged performance and interview @ 9:30pm

 Wednesday 9th October- 3MDR 97.1FM- radio phone interview on program- 'The 80-20 Rule'

 Sunday 20th October- 88.3 Southern FM Live Sunday Session- Full Band Performance Live in the studio at 88.3 FM

Wednesday 30th October Channel 31- Program 1700- Live band performance at 5pm