Lyrics from The Pan

Goodnight Loving are a band from Milwaukee, WI named after a cattle-running trail from the 1860’s that extends from Texas to Wyoming. The group combines folk-rock, country, garage rock, blues, and other influences to create their unique brand of music. The group was formed in 2003 as an acoustic side project by Zach Byrne (vocals, guitar) and Andy Kavanaugh, two local musicians whose bands often collaborated together. Eventually the group became an electric five-piece with the addition of Andrew Harris (guitar, bass, vocals) Colin Swinney (guitar, bass, vocals) and most recently Ryan Adams (drums). The group’s critically acclaimed debut album Cemetery Trails was released in 2006 on Baddlepoat Music. Their second LP Crooked Lake was released in 2007 and was followed shortly after by the band’s self-titled third album in early 2008. In early 2009, Zach Byrne left the Goodnight Loving, before the group’s fourth album The Goodnight Loving Supper Club, which was released by Dirtnap Records in 2010.