Goodbye Blue Monday

Intricate, precise, and calculated. GBM derives emotion, bliss, anger, and intensity from a delicate mixture of rhythm, melody, and dynamics. GBM is in its purest form a truly explosive indie rock band. Rollercoaster rides wind us through avenues of distortion, anxiety, Jason Hooper’s pounding drums, and Demetrius Antuna’s needle like guitar work. Redemption follows in the warmth and attack of Dario Izarraras’ bass infused, cinematic backgrounds and shimmering waves of tranquil guitar harmonies. The brutal honesty and enigmatic obscurity of vocalist/guitarist Matthew Mournian’s lyrics recall lost years, drug abuse, emptiness, and finally the purity of new beginnings. This is a return to the wonder, sprawling emotion, and contrast of our long lost younger days. A tribute to fall afternoons and the newness of things we knew nothing about but were desperate to learn, the tingle and shiver of magic moments when every thing was beautiful and yet to be experienced. GBM shocks you, jars your consciousness a little, maybe even frightens a part of you but in the end brings you home and tucks you in when others wont give you a second look.

After a few lineup changes in its earlier forms GBM is now poised to make an incredible and unique mark on the international indie rock circuit. After emerging as one of San Diego’s most admired and respected rock bands along side acts such as Pinback, the Album Leaf, the Black Heart Procession, and even the legendary Drive Like Jehu, GBM is entering a new era… help is on the way.