Goodbye June
{{Short description|American rock band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Goodbye June
| image = File:Goodbye June Dive Bar.jpg
| caption = Goodbye June in Nashville Dive Bar. From left to right; Brandon, Tyler and Landon.
| image_size = 250
| origin = Nashville, Tennessee, United States
| genre = {{hlist|Hard rock|blues rock}}
| years_active = 2009–present
| label = {{flatlist|
- Cotton Valley Music
- Earache
- Interscope
}}
| website = [http://goodbyejune.com Goodbyejune.com]
| current_members = Landon Milbourn
Tyler Baker
Brandon Qualkenbush
}}
Goodbye June is a rock band from Nashville, Tennessee.{{cite web|title=Steam Feed|url=http://www.steamfeed.com/nashville-band-goodbye-june-wins-grand-prize-in-unsigned-only-music-competition/}} The band is composed of cousins Landon Milbourn (lead vocals, tambourine), Brandon Qualkenbush (rhythm guitar, bass, drums, backing vocals), and Tyler Baker (lead guitar).{{cite web|title=Live On The Green: The Head and the Heart, Wild Cub, Goodbye June (8/21/14)|url=http://breakonacloud.com/2014/08/21/week-two-live-on-the-green-the-head-and-the-heart-wild-cub-goodbye-june-august-21-2014/|website=Break On A Cloud|accessdate=21 August 2014}}
History
Goodbye June was formed after the death of lead guitarist Tyler Baker's brother.{{cite web|title=Article.wn.com|url=http://article.wn.com/view/2014/08/12/Interview_with_rock_band_Goodbye_June_chat_about_sentimental/}}{{cite web|title=Rockandrollarmy.com|url=http://rockandrollarmy.com/magazine/magazine/entrevistas/10031-goodbye-june-entrevista.html|accessdate=30 October 2015}} Eventually named Goodbye June in memory of Baker's brother who passed in June, the band released their independent debut album Nor The Wild Music Flow on CVR in 2012, followed by Magic Valley on Cotton Valley Music / Interscope Records in May 2017,{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/magic-valley-mw0003033213|title=Goodbye June Magic Valley|work=All Music|accessdate=17 May 2017}} Community Inn in 2019, and See Where The Night Goes in 2022, both on Earache Records / Cotton Valley Music.
The band has toured throughout the United States as well as the UK, Germany, Sweden, Finland, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, France, and Spain.{{cite web|title=Nashville band Goodbye June pays tribute Family, rock and roll with Nov. 22 concert|url=https://www.army.mil/article/138546/Nashville_band_Goodbye_June_pays_tribute_Family__rock_and_roll_with_Nov__22_concert|website=U.S. Army|access-date=30 March 2017}}{{cite web|title=Nashville's Goodbye June Wins Unsigned Only Music Competition|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/133502|website=All Access Music Group|accessdate=30 March 2017}}{{cite web|title=Goodbye June|url=http://mpmf.com/alumni-2014/bands/goodbyejune|website=MidPoint Music Fest Cincinnati|accessdate=30 March 2017}}
Goodbye June's music has been used in Madden 17, NFL, WWE and ESPN College Football broadcasts among others.{{cite web|title=MADDEN NFL 17 SOUNDTRACK|url=https://www.easports.com/madden-nfl/news/2016/madden-nfl-17-soundtrack|website=EA Sports|accessdate=28 September 2016}}{{cite web|title=Goodbye June serves up Southern comfort, gridiron grit|url=https://barstoolblues.wordpress.com/2016/09/07/goodbye-june-serves-up-southern-comfort-gridiron-grit/|website=Barstool Blues|accessdate=28 September 2016}}{{cite web |title=WWE on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/WWE/status/960641751554936838 |website=www.twitter.com |accessdate=24 July 2018 |language=en}}
Goodbye June achieved a US Top 30 Mainstream Rock single with "Oh No" in 2016. In 2022, their album See Where The Night Goes achieved a #33 placement in the UK Albums Chart and a #1 position in the UK Rock Chart.{{Cite web |title=Official Charts: Goodbye June |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/56568/goodbye-june/ |access-date=February 28, 2022 |website=Official Charts}}{{Cite web |date=February 25, 2022 |title=Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/rock-and-metal-albums-chart/ |access-date=February 28, 2022 |website=Official Charts}} They also achieved a Top 20 in the Offizielle Deutsche Charts with See Where The Night Goes, debuting at #20.{{Cite web |title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Goodbye June |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-398992 |access-date=February 28, 2022 |website=Offizielle Deutsche Charts}} On the Billboard charts they placed at #12 on the Current Hard Music chart, #18 on the Top New Artist chart and #128 on the Billboard 200 chart.{{Cite magazine |title=Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/ |access-date=March 3, 2022 |magazine=Billboard}}
Musical style
Influenced by AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Kings of Leon, The Black Keys, Jimi Hendrix among many other rock bands, Goodbye June's music has been described as "blues-infused rock with hard-driving beats, blistering guitars, and down and dirty vocals".{{cite web|title=Spotlight On GOODBYE JUNE – 'Danger In The Morning'|url=http://soundwavesreview.com/spotlight-on-goodbye-june-danger-in-the-morning/|website=Sound Waves Review}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
- Nor The Wild Music Flow (2012-2013 / CVR)
- Magic Valley (2017 / Cotton Valley Music / Interscope Records)
- Community Inn (2019 / Earache Records / Cotton Valley Music)
- See Where The Night Goes (2022 / Earache Records / Cotton Valley Music)
- Deep In the Trouble (2024)
=Extended plays=
- Danger In The Morning (2016 / Interscope Records)
- Secrets In The Sunset (2018 / Suretone / Cotton Valley Music)
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of single plays, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US Main. Rock {{cite magazine|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/goodbye-june/|title=Goodbye June – Chart History|accessdate=March 22, 2016}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | "Oh No"
| 2016 | 30 | Magic Valley (+1) |
| scope="row" | "Danger In The Morning"
| rowspan="4"| 2017 | — | rowspan=2| (1) Danger In The Morning (EP) |
| scope="row"| "Man Of The Moment"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Daisy"
| — |rowspan="3"| Magic Valley |
| scope="row"| "Good Side"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Bamboozler"
| rowspan=3| 2018 | — |
| scope="row"| "Blindly Follow Blindly"
| — | rowspan=2| Secrets In The Sunset (EP) |
| scope="row"| "Get Happy"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Secrets In The Sunset"
| rowspan="2"| 2019 | — |rowspan="4"| Community Inn |
| scope="row"| "Anywhere The Wind Blows"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Universal Mega Love"
| rowspan="2"| 2020 | — |
| scope="row"| "Lonely Beautiful People"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Step Aside"
| rowspan="3"| 2021 | — |rowspan="5"| See Where The Night Goes |
| scope="row"| "Three Chords"
| 38 |
| scope="row"| "See Where The Night Goes"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Stand And Deliver"
| rowspan="2"| 2022 | — |
| scope="row"| "What I Need"
| — |
| scope="row" | "The Hard Way"
| rowspan="3"| 2024 | — | rowspan="3"| Deep In the Trouble |
| scope="row"| "Riding Through"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Pile of Bones"
| — |
Videos
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of music videos, showing year released and directors ! scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Director(s) |
| scope="row" | "Oh No"
| rowspan="4" | 2016 | rowspan="4"| Tyler Dunning Evans |
|---|
| scope="row" | "Darlin'" |
| scope="row" | "Danger In The Morning" |
| scope="row" | "Man Of The Moment" |
| scope="row" | "Daisy"
| rowspan="2"| 2017 | Josh Forbes |
| scope="row" | "Good Side"
| Tyler Dunning Evans |
| scope="row" | "Anywhere The Wind Blows"
| 2019 | {{Unknown}} |
| scope="row" | "Step Aside"
| rowspan="2"| 2021 | Tyler Dunning Evans |
| scope="row" | "See Where The Night Goes"
| Brandon Qualkenbush |
| scope="row" | "Three Chords"
| 2022 | {{Unknown}} |
| scope="row" | "The Hard Way"
| rowspan="4"| 2024 | rowspan="2"| Jordan Wolfbauer |
| scope="row" | "Riding Through" |
| scope="row" | "Pile of Bones"
| rowspan="2" {{Unknown}} |
| scope="row" | "Heart Still In It?" |
Members
- Landon Milbourn: Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
- Tyler Baker: Lead Guitar, Vocals
- Brandon Qualkenbush: Guitars (Rhythm/Bass), Vocals