goodbyemotel are a collective of artists who immerse themselves in music, art and film. The band combine music, film and photography to create a unique musical and visual live show experience. The band features members who are directors, editors, producers and photographers, but most of all, passionate musicians.

The band perform live shows backed by a lighting and video show that they created themselves to add to the live performance experience. Each show has a theme attached to it which inspires the media content created for the show. The current show is called “end of excess”. As well as these shows goodbyemotel also play straight live shows without the production extravaganza.

While film is certainly relevant, writing great music is at the heart of the band. goodbyemotel’s music features crescendos, sparse arrangements and rich melodies combined with pop sensibilities to great something original.

2009 has so far seen goodbyemotel start to tour the “end of excess” live show as well as finish recording their debut album, which will be released later in the year.

Storm Thorgerson, the album designer, who created album sleeves for Led Zepplin, Muse, Peter Gabriel and most of Pink Floyd’s covers including “Darkside of the moon” has agreed to do goodbyemotel’s artwork for their debut album. Being huge Pink Floyd fans this was a major coup for the guys who are incredibly proud to be working with Storm.