The Goon Sax

Forster and Harrison started the Goon Sax when they were still in high school. The two began by collaborating on songs together in Harrison's bedroom. In March 2014, Jones joined the band after taking drum lessons for a month.[2] In September 2015, Chapter Music released their debut single, "Sometimes Accidentally," followed by their second, "Boyfriend," two months later. In early 2016, the band played at Laneway Festival in Brisbane. On 8 April 2016, they released their debut studio album Up to Anything.[3][4] They went on their final tour as the opening act for Snail Mail in the US, and UK in 2022.[5]

The band announced their break-up via their social media accounts on 13 July 2022.[6] In the statement, the band "promised" to play "one or two more shows in Australia before we finally say goodnight". As of June 2023, however, these shows never eventuated.

Up to Anything has a score of 82 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 8 reviews, indicating that it has received "universal acclaim" from critics.[8] In December 2016, Billboard included the album on their critics' list of the Top 50 albums of the year, putting it in 49th place. Billboard described the album as a "gorgeous collection of slacker-default rock".[9] Pitchfork Media's Maria Sherman gave the album a 7.0 score out of 10, writing, "Each song is well-structured and wise beyond its years while the messages are confused, delicate and very, very teenage."[1] NME's Matilda Edwards described the album as "near-flawless guitar pop".[4] Robert Christgau gave it an A−, writing that the band was "cruder than even the earliest Go-Betweens, who were a university band after all, and somewhat static at their worst. Usually, however, they're charming at least."[7]

We're Not Talking was included in Loud and Quiet's and Under the Radar's best-albums-of-2018 lists, respectively putting it at No. 34 and No. 92.

• The Goon Sax at Chapter Music's website
• The Goon Sax at AllMusic
• The Goon Sax discography at Discogs