Good Old War


Good Old War is an American indie folk band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, featuring former members of Days Away.

History

Good Old War is made up of Keith Goodwin, Tim Arnold, and Dan Schwartz. The band's name comes from the last names of the three members; Goodwin Arnold Schwartz. The band was started in 2008 after Days Away went on hiatus; Schwartz previously played in Unlikely Cowboy. They began by recording some free demos in a late night session at a recording studio, then played with Anthony Green, a fellow Pennsylvania musician, on a short stint of dates along the east coast as well as at the South by Southwest festival in Texas. Good Old War then signed with Sargent House, a label which also served as the band's management company.
The band recorded their debut album in May 2008 in Los Angeles with producer Rick Parker, who also produced the final EP from Days Away, entitled "Ear Candy for the Headphone Trippers." Good Old War then recorded Anthony Green's 2008 album Avalon as his back up band, and continued to perform as his band in addition to playing direct support as Good Old War with Person L for a nationwide headlining tour that began on August 6, 2008 and ran through September 14, 2008.
On November 4, 2008, Good Old War released their first album, Only Way To Be Alone. Anthony Green makes a guest vocal appearance on the track "Weak Man," along with Dave Davison from the band Maps & Atlases, who plays a guest guitar solo in "Weak Man".
Good Old War released their self-titled second album on June 1, 2010, which peaked at No. 150 on the Billboard 200. On April 22, 2010, the band released "My Own Sinking Ship," the first single from their sophomore album made available for free download.
On December 6, 2011, Good Old War debuted a new single entitled "Calling Me Names" from their latest album, Come Back As Rain, on the radio in the Philadelphia area. Good Old War released the entire album on March 6, 2012.
Arnold took a break from the band in 2014 to move to Atlanta in order to raise his family. Later in the year, on October 14, the band announced their return to the studio to record a new album.
In April 2015, Good Old War released their first single "Tell Me What You Want From Me" from the new album Broken Into Better Shape. Broken Into Better Shape, a 10-song collection, is the band's fourth album and was released one June 30, 2015 on Nettwerk.

Band members

Albums

Only Way To Be Alone
Track listing
  1. "Coney Island"
  2. "Just Another Day"
  3. "Looking For Shelter"
  4. "Weak Man"
  5. "I'm Not For You"
  6. "We've Come a Long Way"
  7. "No Time"
  8. "That's What's Wrong"
  9. "Maybe Mine"
  10. "Tell Me"
  11. "Window"
  12. "Stay by my Side"
Good Old War
Track listing
  1. "GOOD"
  2. "Here Are the Problems"
  3. "My Own Sinking Ship"
  4. "Making My Life"
  5. "OLD"
  6. "That's Some Dream"
  7. "Sneaky Louise"
  8. "Get Some"
  9. "While I'm Away"
  10. "Woody's Hood Boogie Woogie"
  11. "My Name's Sorrow"
  12. "World Watching"
  13. "I Should Go"
  14. "Thinking of You"
  15. "WAR"
Come Back as Rain
Track listing
  1. "Over and Over"
  2. "Calling Me Names"
  3. "Amazing Eyes"
  4. "Better Weather"
  5. "Can't Go Home"
  6. "Not Quite Happiness"
  7. "Touch the Clouds "
  8. "It Hurts Every Time"
  9. "After The Party"
  10. "Loud Love"
  11. "Present for the End of the World"
Broken Into Better Shape
Track listing
  1. "Tell Me What You Want From Me"
  2. "Fly Away"
  3. "Never Gonna See Me Cry"
  4. "Broken Into Better Shape"
  5. "Small World"
  6. "Broken Record"
  7. "One More Time"
  8. "I’m The One"
  9. "Dark Days"
  10. "Don’t Forget"

    EPs

Good Old War / Cast Spells Split EP
Track listing
  1. "Breaking Down "
  2. "Texas Blues"
  3. "All Brass"
  4. "Letters"
The Purevolume.com Sessions
Track listing
  1. "Coney Island"
  2. "I'm Not For You"
  3. "Tell Me"
  4. "We've Come A Long Way"
  5. "Window"
Part of Me
Track listing
  1. "The River"
  2. "Part of Me"
  3. "Only a Number"
  4. "How Did You Find Me?"
  5. "Oak Tree"
Part of You
Track listing
  1. "That Feeling"
  2. "In a Heartbeat"
  3. "What Does The Future Mean"
  4. "You Should Know
  5. "Take It How You Want To"

    Music videos