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Great Good Fine Ok
OriginBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres
Years active2013–present
Labels
Members
  • Jon Sandler (vocals)
  • Luke Moellman (keyboards, keytar, MalletKat)
  • Danny Wolf (drums)
  • Carey Clayton (guitar)
Websitegreatgoodfineok.com

Great Good Fine Ok (abbreviated GGFO) is an American synthpop band based in New York City, United States. The band was founded by Jon Sandler and Luke Moellman in 2013.[1] Although both grew up in Upstate New York (Sandler in Niskayuna and Moellman in Saratoga Springs), they only met when living around the corner from each other in Brooklyn, NY.[2] In 2013, the duo released the song "You're the One for Me". Its overwhelming online popularity resulted in the song reaching number one on Hype Machine twice in one month.[3] Soon after their first seven shows at SXSW in the spring of 2013, the band signed with Neon Gold/Epic Records and Transgressive Records/Warner/Chappell Music publishing.[4]

Career

In 2013, Great Good Fine OK released a 4-song EP entitled Body Diamond which includes "You're the One for Me", "Not Going Home",[5] "By My Side", and "Say It All". In 2014, they released a second EP entitled 2M2H licensed by Ultra Music which reached No. 10 on the iTunes dance chart.[6] It includes "Too Much to Handle",[7] "Without You", "Carried Away", and "Something to Believe In" featuring St. Lucia, which premiered on Entertainment Weekly.[8][9]

In 2015, the DJ duo the Chainsmokers released the single "Let You Go" featuring Great Good Fine Ok, co-written and performed by GGFO which premiered on Billboard.[10] The track has been remixed by Tiesto and A-Trak.

In September 2015, the band independently released the single "Take It or Leave It" which garnered 1 million Spotify plays and 200k SoundCloud plays in one month.[citation needed] On March 1, 2016, the band released the single "Already Love" on Spotify and SoundCloud. Both singles appear on their 2017 EP, III.

In June 2017, the duo released a joint single "Find Yourself" with the sibling trio Before You Exit and performed at Bonnaroo Music Festival. In 2018, they embarked on a co-headline tour with Smallpools, and released three critically acclaimed singles: "Change", "Touch" and "Easy".

In 2022 Luke relocated to Los Angeles and the group continued working on new material. On September 8, 2023, the band released a new song "Midnight Rain", a cover of the 2022 Taylor Swift song. The group signed to Nettwerk and with a new EP on the way released a new original song "Will We Make It?" on October 6, 2023.

Tours

GGFO has performed shows supporting Tove Lo, X Ambassadors, the Griswolds, Bear Hands and Penguin Prison with 4 major US tours with Betty Who, Joywave, Magic Man, Smallpools, Vacationer and Panama Wedding. The band is augmented by Carey Clayton and Danny Wolf for live performances.

Remixes

Great Good Fine Ok has remixed tracks by artists such as X Ambassadors, St. Lucia, Foxes, Twenty One Pilots, Luxley, Little Daylight, and others.

Discography

  • Body Diamond (2013)
  • 2M2H (2014)
  • III (2017)
  • GGFOUR (2019)
  • Great Good Five Ok (2021)

References

  1. ^ Liz Rowley (2015-01-15). "Great Good Fine Ok 's Lead Singer Speaks On The Band's Rapid Assent". Best New Bands. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  2. ^ Angst, Hannah (2014-04-09). "GREAT GOOD FINE OK TALKS STEELY DAN, FROSTED FLAKES, SPIRIT ANIMALS". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
  3. ^ "The Windish Agency".
  4. ^ Transgressive Records. "Transgressive - New Signing - great good fine ok announce debut EP 'Body Diamond'".
  5. ^ "[Synth-Pop] Great Good Fine OK – Not Going Home".
  6. ^ "Great Good Fine Ok's Photos - Great Good Fine Ok - Facebook". Facebook.
  7. ^ "Great Good Fine Ok's 'Too Much to Handle': Exclusive Premiere - Billboard". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Hear 'Something to Believe In' by Great Good Fine Ok, St. Lucia - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly.
  9. ^ "Great Good Fine Ok's 'Too Much to Handle': Exclusive Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
  10. ^ "The Chainsmokers Premiere 'Let You Go' ft. Great Good Fine Ok: Exclusive Premiere - Billboard". Billboard.
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