A Dirty Dozen with GOOD NIGHT MOON – February 2026

According to a recent press release: “South Florida favorites Good Night Moon have returned with their first release in nearly 20 years. The band has announced their forthcoming self-titled EP, set to be released on January 23, 2026. The five song collection has been re-recorded and updated for a whole new generation of fans to discover, including production by Matt Marino (Fame on Fire, MGK) and Ian Marchionda (Suck Brick Kid, Superbloom), mixing by Aaron Marsh (Copeland), and mastering by Jonathan Berlin (Underoath, Anberlin). Two decades after their rise through Florida’s early 2000s music scene, Good Night Moon has returned with a fully re-recorded version of their original record, available soon on all music streaming platforms. The 5 song EP captures the nostalgic energy and emotional depth that defined an era of grassroots post hardcore and emo music revitalized for a new generation.” We get the band to discuss new music, influences, and more…

1. Tell us a little about your latest release.  What might a fan or listener not grab the first or second time they listen through?  Are there any hidden nuggets you put in the material or that only diehard fans might find?

We re-recorded our favorite songs from 20 years ago—keeping the same emotion from 2006 but updating the songs with more modern production. Die hard fans from 2006 will recognize the singalong “One Hour, One Minute One Second to Go” lyrics in “We Cure the Hearts,” but singer / lyricist JB Corey added a new breakdown to the ending with new lyrics screaming “Oh god this stress keeps coming…”Tying into the original song while bringing in feelings that relate to the stresses of adulthood in the world we’re living in today.”

2. What got you into music, and can you tell us about the moment you realized you wanted to be a musician?

JB’s first concert was seeing the local band Further Seems Forever who later became Dashboard Confessional. After that, he raced to get a guitar and started his first band “The Offbeats” in 2002. Drummer / Producer Rob Clark first started playing drums at age two, using his Italian grandmother’s spaghetti spoons and a small toy drum; rhythm has always flowed through him.

3. Building on that, is there a specific song, album, performer, or live show that guided your musical taste?

Looking back, the Florida music scene that we grew up with in the early 2000’s, was one of the most influential music scenes in the world for this style of heavier, emotional rock music. We were lucky to grow up around some of our favorite bands like A Day to Remember, Copeland, Dashboard Confessional, Anberlin and Underoath. At the time, we didn’t recognize how influential our local scene was to the creation of this genre, but we were truly one of the music Meccas of the time. We opened for bands like Bayside, The Sleeping and A Day to Remember in a small, smoky dive bar called “Ray’s Downtown Blues” in West Palm Beach and now we see these bands playing massive venues around the world.

4. If you could call in any one collaborator to do a song with, who would it be, and why?

We were lucky to achieve that with this record when we brought in Aaron Marsh from Copeland to mix this EP. Aaron is a true musical genius as a songwriter, composer, and frontman of Copeland, one of our favorite Florida bands. Bringing in his musicality and production skills to take these songs to the next level was something super special for us.

5. What is your favorite activity when out of the studio and/or not on tour?  What do you like to do to unwind?

JB is an avid tennis player who competes in several charity tennis tournaments around the Orlando area. Rob is a big foodie and loves exploring the diversity of the Los Angeles food scene.

6. How would you describe your music to someone who’d never listened to you before? What is the one comparison a reviewer or fan has made that made you cringe or you disagreed with?

Our sound has progressively gotten heavier; today, we’d most closely associate our sound with bands like Senses Fail, Story of the Year and Bayside. Historically, we cringed at the term “emo,” which has meant different things throughout the years. Today it’s cool to see bands embracing the term as “Elder Emos” to define a wide range of music from Post-Hardcore and Pop-Punk to the broad definition of Alternative Rock.

7. When your band is hanging out together, who cooks, who gets the drinks in, and who is first to crack out the acoustic guitars for a singalong?

We are a bi-coastal band these days with members primarily in Los Angeles and South/Central Florida. We don’t spend nearly as much time with each other off-stage as we did in the early years in West Palm. JB, the band’s former bartender, is a big bourbon fan. Rob, the foodie would be cooking. Guitarist Zack Matevia is the first to break out the acoustic for sure.

8. When was the last time you were starstruck and who was it?

Living in Los Angeles, Rob sees celebrities in the wild all the time. At a smoothie shop called Sun Life in Malibu Rob ran into famed producer Rick Rubin. Rob’s wife asked, “Who was that random, scruffy, bearded man?” not knowing he was a music god.

9. What is the best part of being a musician? If you could no longer be a musician for whatever reason, what would be your dream job?

We are lucky to already have our dream jobs outside of music!

10. What is one question you have always wanted an interviewer to ask – and what is the answer? Conversely, what question are you tired of answering?

We’d love for interviewers to ask more questions about our community involvement outside of music. JB focuses on raising money for education and youth sports around Central Florida, while Rob and his wife focus on supporting Mental Health around Los Angeles. We’re tired of folks asking if emo was just a phase… Of course it was never a phase…

11. Looking back over your career, is there a single moment or situation you feel was a misstep or you would like to have a “do over,” even if it didn’t change your current situation?

We disbanded around 2009, each band member prioritized finishing college in different parts of the country. We would have loved to continue on to do a summer of Warped Tour etc. Our momentum could have continued.

12. If you could magically go back in time and be a part of the recording sessions for any one record in history, which would you choose – and what does that record mean to you?

It would have been fun to be in the room in 2003/2004 when Underoath was recording They’re Only Chasing Safety. We don’t think they knew at the time how influential that record would become for so many people. We were definitely blasting the CD with the windows down racing down I-95 in West Palm Beach when it first came out. Going back further than that, being in the room with the Beatles for a record like Abbey Road would have been incredible. Rob has been lucky enough to spend some time with George Martin’s son Giles Martin who works on all of the new Beatles / Paul McCartney releases, and he heard some amazing stories from that time.

GOOD NIGHT MOON LINKS:

OFFICIAL SITE

INSTAGRAM

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