Family Ties
Born out of the loss of a family member, our band of cousins Goodbye June rise from the Bourbon- soaked music city of Nashville , Tennessee, home of country. Using their familial bond to strengthen and gel their creativity, it comes as no surprise that they are making their mark on a weathered and worn out generation. We all struggle, we find a comfort in music, it speaks our language, it speaks from the heart.
We begin with a little bar room boogie my friends, it’s time to shake the dust off your cowboy boots and get on down to ‘Rolling Off My Tongue’ as we journey into Kings Of Leon, Blackberry Smoke territory. a bit of hippy chic, free love an’ all that, these guys have got it bad folks.
‘Oh, honey you barely scratch the surface’ from the ginormous ‘Universal Mega Love’ with its deliciously stirring riff at 2.33, catches you unawares, and leaves you squealing for more.
The bluesy ‘Secrets In The Sunset’ is untamed, running wild and free, and at 3.01 we are treated to another stunner of a riff.
They say the family that plays together, stays together, and this record is testament to their values, their moral compass and sustainability. The title ‘Community Inn’ is evocative of that homely vibe, soothing, relaxing and where everyone is welcome.
Singer Landon Milbourn has that down- home country voice, reminiscent of Tom Kiefer ( swoon…) and complimenting the rooster strut guitars perfectly.
The gospel feel chorus to ‘Be Yourself’ will have you soaring heavenwards, oh Lord have mercy on our souls, as we syphon off some more gasoline replenish our emptiness.
‘Joan And Dylan’ probably my stand-out track, glides along swimmingly, shaking hands with everyone that it meets. Over here my friends for some ‘sipping libations’ as we travel ‘Anywhere The Wind Blows’ and with the click, click, clickety-click, toe-tapping, hand clapping ‘ like a knife in the dark, she’s a switchblade heart’ we take another swig of the bottle, and slow things down for ‘ I Don’t Mind’ and the closer ‘Free Child’. Musically and lyrically like your favourite comfy jumper, fitting neatly, reciprocity is natural, uncompromising and not inhibited, you just know it is right.
Bartender, clear the area, watch me slide across the bar like a penguin, everyone gimme a hell yeah!