Goodbye Nautilus - Quirkolet of Sound

Before I begin, yes, Quirkolet is a word.

So why do I write about Goodbye Nautilus? Because they're actually pretty freakin' good. And not the "oh, at least they don't suck" type of good, they're talented, creative and energetic.

Goodbye Nautilus does what few bands can do: they don't limit the sound of their music. You want something to rock to, they've got it; you into something more folky, it's here; you feeling a bit like 50's bubble-gum pop (yes, 50's bubble-gum pop), they got that too; and how about some dance your ass off, they'll play you some of the most intricate up-tempo beats you've heard in quite some time (think Killers with rhythmic jams of the Police).

Given the fact that they've only formed about a year ago, it's quite amazing that they've managed to write almost 30 songs, allowing them to constantly refresh their sets.

"Songwriting in GBN has been a fairly organic process where the song can really originate from anyones idea. Eric is our key songwriter, so some [songs] come in like 80% done, but others such as the dancier tunes usually start from one riff on bass or guitar and then they develop from just jamming in the moment," states Nick Volkart. "We develop and complete the songs collaboratively. The songs are so varied probably because of the different ways they are written and because we [each] have many different influences."

Ask any musician, even the most talented and they'll tell you that

So how do they make so much good music?
Eric Shawn: Front man, singer, lead guitarist, song-writer extraordinaire.
Nicholas Volkart: Bassist, 15 year music veteran, played in the Shakerz, toured the West Coast.
Jeremy Gekov: Guitarist and musical engineer.
Dayne Wood: Drumming mad man and musical engineer in training.



Check out some upcoming shows of theirs:
January 10th - Kimo's, San Francisco
January 14th - Stork Club, Berkeley