Interviews About Albums: Good Night Moon - Good Night Moon (2026)

In this new interview, we sat down with the American Rock/Post-Hardcore band, Good Night Moon, to ask questions about their album "Good Night Moon". 

1. What can you tell us about your upcoming EP?

We’re a band from South Florida that originally released an EP about 20 years ago. We grew up in the same scene as New Found Glory, Further Seems Forever, A Day to Remember, and Poison the Well, and we had the opportunity to open for many of those bands, as well as other national touring acts like Taking Back Sunday and My Chemical Romance, when they came through South Florida.

Twenty years later, we revisited our old songs and completely re-recorded them with the help of Matt Marino from MGK and Fame on Fire on production and mixed by Aaron Marsh of Copeland. The goal was to breathe new life into these songs and hopefully introduce them to a much wider audience. Even if you didn’t grow up listening to us or seeing us play, we hope the EP still hits that same nostalgic spot for anyone searching for that sound of the early 2000's emo/post hardcore wave.

2. What is the meaning of the EP title? What made you decide to make it a self-titled release?

The EP is a collection of songs written across different periods of our band, some from our original release and others written over the years. We only kept the songs that felt like they truly withstood the test of time, and because of that, a self-titled release felt like the most honest representation of who we are.

3. Who did the majority of the writing on the EP? If it were a group effort, describe the dynamic.

It was very much a group effort involving both current and former band members who now live everywhere from Los Angeles to Orlando to Boston and even Berlin. Most of the instrumentals were recorded in Los Angeles, vocals were tracked in Orlando, and the final mixes were completed by Aaron Marsh in Lakeland, Florida. Despite the distance, the collaboration came together easily. Something like this would have been impossible to do 20 years ago. We used to have to hunker down in our drummer's home studio, and it would take us weeks to get tracks done with all of us there waiting for our turn.

4. If you had to pick one song on the EP to share with new listeners, which one would it be?

Music Is My Medicine. It’s a song almost anyone can relate to, especially those who have leaned on a favorite song to get them through hard times. That is exactly what this song is about. It is not our heaviest track and only includes some screaming, but it really shows our range by blending melody with heavier moments that you will see in other songs.

5. What do you hope listeners get out of this EP? Is there a message within it?

We hope people looking for a newer band with an authentic early 2000s sound discover us. We are not kids trying to recreate a sound. We lived it. These songs were written and shaped in the early 2000s, and we are grateful to finally be able to share them with a wider audience.

6. What are some of your favorite lyrics on the EP?

The ending of We Cure the Hearts is my favorite, especially with the choir singing "One hour, one minute, one second to go" layered over the screamed lines "Oh God, this stress keeps coming, this weight is so damn numbing, and I keep running out of time." As a father and spouse working every day to provide, those lyrics still hit me every single time I hear them.

7. Which inspirations have been important for this album? Anyone you’d love to thank?

This project brought music back into my household. Before restarting this process, I had not picked up a guitar in over a decade. Now my kids are interested in learning instruments, have memorized every song on the EP, and ask to listen to it on the way to school. I do not know how long they will think it is cool that their dad was in an early 2000s post-hardcore band, but I am enjoying it while it lasts.

8. Anything else you’d like to add?

This EP shows that 20 year re recordings are not just for big bands that are doing it. It is a call to all hometown hero bands that never reached the next level and do not have their music out there anymore to go back and re-record the songs that meant something to their scene. There are so many bands we grew up listening to that still do not have music on Spotify or Apple Music, and I wish I could hear those songs one more time. I find myself deep diving into YouTube to try and find some old footage from my old favorite local venues I grew up going to. Hopefully, this inspires others to do the same.