Goodshirt


Goodshirt are an alternative/pop/rock band from Auckland, New Zealand. The band formed when keyboardist Gareth Thomas left his computer recording setup with the Fisher brothers, Rodney and Murray, for safe keeping.
After the band, then still a three piece, submitted their song Green to a track competition run by radio station 9inety6dot1, then station manager Grant Hislop became their manager. Subsequently, drummer Mike Beehre joined the band.
Their fourth single from their debut album Good, Sophie, was a number one single in New Zealand. Good was released in Canada, Australia, and Japan.
A second album, Fiji Baby, was released in 2004. Like its predecessor, it reached number 5 in the New Zealand charts.
The band went on hiatus in 2005 when Rodney Fisher moved to London to work with Breaks Co-Op, but reunited in 2011, and in early 2012 they began playing again with support gigs for Hall & Oates and Icehouse as part of the A Day on the Green festival. In May 2012 Goodshirt released the new EP Skinny Mirror and including the singles "So Charming" and "Out of Our League".
In 2014, the band released a cover of "Sierra Leone" originally by Coconut Rough. It was made available as a free download through their SoundCloud band page, along with the release of an official music video on YouTube.

Members

Five videos were directed by Joe Lonie, including some that were shot in a single take. Lonie notes that at the height of their close creative relationship, "they even talked about me being an unofficial fifth member of the band."
YearMusic videoDirectorNotes
2000"" Florian HabichtSet at a beach, the band are buried up to their necks in sand, surrounded by hula-hooping schoolgirls. Filmed in black and white.
2001"" Joe LonieFilmed in one continuous take and upside down and sped-up. The band take turns using the sink in a bathroom, with all objects and liquids falling up.
2001"" Joe LonieSet at a car wrecker and filmed backwards and in one continuous take, Rodney sings while a Mazda 929 is "un-smashed-up" in the background.
2001"Blowing Dirt" Joe LonieSet at a car wrecker and filmed backwards and in one continuous take, Rodney sings while an Austin 1300 is "un-smashed-up" in the background.
2001""Joe LonieShot in a continuous take and slowed down, the camera follows Rodney through an old building as he eats fruit while singing, coming across a series of unusual situations.
2002""Joe LonieFilmed in a continuous take, a young woman listens to music on headphones, unaware that burglars are behind her, stealing everything in her flat. "Sophie" won Best Music Video at the 2003 New Zealand Music Awards.
2002""Joe LonieShot in a continuous take, with the camera circling a badminton court. The band are dressed as "Good" and "Evil" teams of badminton-playing beekeepers who seem unable to score a point.
2003""Kezia BarnettA bullied schoolboy experiences strange visions one day at school. "Buck It Up" won Best Group Video at the 2004 Juice TV Awards.
2004""Kezia BarnettAfter pursuing his Rapunzel-like dream woman, Gareth finds himself trapped in a domestic gothic nightmare.
2004"Fiji Baby"Wade ShotterFilmed primarily in a single hotel room set. Rodney checks into a fleabag hotel and messes around for a few hours.
2004"Lucy"Wade ShotterA current affairs show host profiles three men who are smitten with Lucy, a famous model.
2011"So Charming"Helena BrooksDressed in sharp suits, the band members commit a number of anti-social acts and misdemeanours.
2012""Rodney FisherRodney plays a man whose two young children build a giant kite around him and fly him in the sky, with Goodshirt playing the "pro kite champions" team.
2014""Tim BrownDepicts a man struggling through a nightmarish, psychedelic desert environment. Heavily stylised and a departure from their previous video styles, combining film and animation techniques, with a nod to the original music video by Coconut Rough.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Featured appearances

Goodshirt has appeared on many compilations and soundtracks in both New Zealand and Australia.