4 time Juno Award winning singer, songwriter, Matthew Good is a multi-
platinum selling Canadian recording artist, best known for his signature
vocal style, guitar-driven melodies, and cinematic lyrics.

He began his career as the frontman for the Matthew Good Band, one of
the most successful Canadian alternative rock bands during the 1990s and
early 2000s.

Rock radio staples such as “Hello Timebomb,” “Everything Is Automatic,”
“Indestructible,” “Apparitions,” and “Load Me Up” made the group a
household name, selling out shows throughout Canada over seven years
and four full-length album releases. Along the way, the group picked up
Juno Awards for Best Group (2000) and Best Rock Album for Beautiful
Midnight that same year.

After disbanding in 2002, Good started writing and recording his first solo
record, 2003’s Avalanche, which marked a creative departure from his
earlier work but had no trouble finding an audience. Hailed as a masterful
work of emotional and intellectual depth, the album struck a chord with
critics and audiences alike and set Good’s solo career on a rapid, upward
trajectory.

Avalanche clocked in at just under 70 minutes long, making it clear he had
plenty to say, and audiences were ready to listen. With long, complex
melodies to get lost in and in-your-face protest rock, his solo work would
prove to be the cure to the short and vapid pop songs of the early 2000s,
almost prophesying the darker times to come.

With his award-winning 2009 record Vancouver, Good countered the
corporate patriotism of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics by shining a light on
those in the margins of the major Canadian city, seemingly swept under the
rug to make way for parades and celebrations. Indeed, Good’s music has
often given a voice to the under-represented.

To date, Good’s body of work includes thirteen full-length studio albums,
four EPs, two compilation LPs, and one live album. He has been nominated
for 21 Juno Awards throughout his career, with solo wins for Rock Album of
the Year for Vancouver and Video of the Year for 2003’s “Weapon”. He has
also garnered eight Top 10 radio singles in Canada as a solo artist,
including “Weapon,” “In A World Called Catastrophe,” “Alert Status Red,”
“Born Losers” and “Last Parade.” New music from Matthew Good is slated
for release in 2025.

He has never been one to shy away from pushing musical boundaries.
Through his music, Good’s defiant spirit anchors a vulnerable, unapologetic
outlook on life while offering glimpses of hope and reminding us there is
beauty in the world. Never one to bite his tongue, his hyper-awareness of
the world around him, including political, socio-economic, and mental health
issues, has earned him accolades for his thoughtful and deliberate
approach.

As the world, politically and culturally, continues to spiral into seemingly
darker and darker places, Good has been there in lockstep, to hold up a
mirror to society’s adoration of violence, the hypocrisy of those in power,
and the injustices everywhere that permeate his music.

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