The Goon SaxBest The Goon Sax Albums Ranked

We're Not Talking

loudandquiet

9.0

“The Goon Sax’s debut album ‘Up To Anything’ dabbled in teenage vulnerability without ever sounding naive. The trio’s propensity for world-weary indie pop was filled with warmth and promise, but it’s elicited on ‘We’re Not Talking’ with more confidence and conviction. Here, the enthusiasm of youth collides with darker sounds and more sophisticated lyrical themes, but without smothering their impuls”

Up to Anything

thelineofbestfit

9.0

“The Goon Sax's Up To Anything is as perfect a pop album you’re going to get in these times”

We're Not Talking

pastemagazine

8.4

““I’m so scared to get out of here / But I really want to get out of here.” It’s a line from “Strange Light”—a late standout from the sophomore LP by The Goon Sax—and I’m not sure there’s a lyric that better sums up the feelings of late adolescence. Those prime years when your conflicting instincts are all fucking with each other, and the endless possibilities preached at you from childhood become ”

Mirror II

nme

8.0

“In 2016, Brisbane’s The Goon Sax released their debut album, ‘Up To Anything’, while all three members – Louis Forster, James Harrison and Riley Jones – were still in high school. That record’s charm lay in its earnest simplicity, all punchy indie-pop ruminating on the details of teenage life: nascent relationships, crushes, anxieties and insecurities, the uncertain future. Comparisons to The Go-B”

Mirror II

pitchfork

7.5

“The Brisbane trio immerses itself in cavernous, eerie post-punk to soundtrack the uncanny horror of young adulthood.”

We're Not Talking

pitchfork

7.2

“The Brisbane guitar-pop trio infuses conversational vocals with deep emotional resonance on a sophomore album that spotlights the refreshing contributions of drummer Riley Jones.”