Good Kid

Good Kid's first song, "Nomu", was released on October 13, 2015. It introduced the band's mascot, Nomu Kid, who was named after the song. In the following years, the band released more singles: "Atlas" on May 13, 2016, "Witches" on June 6, 2017, and "Tell Me You Know" on June 4, 2018. Their first EP, titled Good Kid, released on June 15, 2018.

In mid-2020, the band began releasing singles that would later be featured in their second EP: "Everything Everything" on July 20, "Drifting" on August 28, and "Down With the King" on September 2. Good Kid 2 was released on November 6, 2020. Its lead track, "Down With the King", was based on Donkey Kong Country; the lyrics describe the singer being stuck on the game and calling their friend for help.[1]

Following the release of Good Kid 2, Good Kid launched an alternate reality game on social media to promote a tie-in browser game called Ghost King's Revenge. The premise was that their mascot, Nomu Kid, had gone missing, and was captured by the antagonist of the game.[1] Ghost King's Revenge featured a soundtrack consisting of both original music and chiptune arrangements of every Good Kid song featured on Good Kid and Good Kid 2.

In late 2020, Good Kid experienced a surge of popularity with the Fortnite community. Fortnite streamers on sites like Twitch and YouTube would often play Good Kid music in their streams, introducing it to their viewers. This extended to high-profile players such as FaZe Clan and Bugha. The band members began participating in these streams, retweeting Fortnite montages that included their music. Fortnite players campaigned for Good Kid music to be added to the in-game radio.[1] In response, Epic Games asked Good Kid to send in two of their songs for inclusion; the band settled on "Witches", which was added that June, to positive reception by the band.[1]

In response to the controversy over DMCA claims, and the amount of people including their music in streams, Good Kid said it would not issue takedowns against streamers.[1][2] According to Tsafatinos, this reaction came from the band's observation that most streamers were young people who "just wanna play the music that they like on stream", and likely did not know about the DMCA system.[1]

In 2021, Good Kid released a single called "Orbit." The early stages of the song had been composed in 2018, but since it did not fit with Good Kid's style of music, it was shelved. However, it was revisited to bring it more in-line with the band's music.[1] Like "Witches", "Orbit" was also added to Fortnite's radio.[3][1]

Good Kid's next single, "No Time to Explain", was released on September 9, 2022.[4][5] The following month, "No Time to Explain" was added to Fortnite's radio.[6]

Good Kid released another single, "First Rate Town," on January 27, 2023.[7]

In 2023, they announced The Return of The Kid, their concert tour for the year.[8] The tour was for all ages and happened from May 6 to June 2. The locations were mostly in the United States of America, aside for one show occurring in Toronto.

On March 16, Good Kid released another single, "Mimi's Delivery Service".[9]

On April 14, Good Kid released their third EP, Good Kid 3.[10] It features two new songs, "Osmosis" and "Madeleine".[11]

On June 20th, Portugal. The Man announced Good Kid as a special guest for their Canadian tour running from November 6th to November 18th.[12]

On October 13, Good Kid released another single "Ground". [13]

Good Kid's initial work was inspired by 2000s indie rock and J-rock bands, such as The Strokes, Two Door Cinema Club, Bloc Party, and Kana-Boon.[14] In 2019, they cited their current influences as PUP, Peach Pit, and Last Dinosaurs.[14]

• Nick Frosst – lead vocalist
• Jon Kereliuk – drummer
• Michael Kozakov – bassist
• David Wood – guitarist
• Jacob Tsafatinos – guitarist[14]

EPs

• Good Kid (2018)
• Good Kid 2 (2020)
• Ghost King's Revenge (OST) (2020 chiptune/remix album)
• Good Kid 3 (2023)

Singles

• "Nomu" (2015)
• "Atlas" (2016)
• "Witches" (2017)[14]
• "Tell Me You Know" (2018)
• "Slingshot" (2019)[14]
• "Nomu x Animal Crossing" (2020)
• "Everything Everything" (2020)
• "Drifting" (2020)
• "Down With the King" (2020)
• "Orbit" (2021)[1]
• "No Time to Explain" (2022)
• "First Rate Town" (2023)
• "Mimi's Delivery Service" (2023)
• "Ground" (2023)[13]

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