This past weekend, Goodnight Moonshine, the duo of singer Molly Venter and guitarist Eben Pariser, shared Business Unusual, a record forged in the abrupt stillness that followed years of constant touring. When live music vanished in 2020 due to the pandemic, the couple found themselves deep in domestic life, raising three kids, including newborn twins, while wrestling with the logistical and emotional weight of staying creative under pressure.
These songs dive straight into the heart of tension: devotion collides with exhaustion, ambition wrestles with duty, and love weaves through the haze of fatigue. They reveal the bittersweet paradox of finally living the life you imagined, yet struggling to stay afloat. Musically, the album builds on folk foundations with a restless jazz spirit. Eben Pariser paints with sound, favoring texture and improvisation, while Molly Venter’s vocals are rooted and raw. Most tracks are captured live, pulsing with the tight chemistry of Adam Chilenski on bass and Ryan Sands on drums. Grammy Award–winner David Seitz’s, co-mix keeps the music’s soul intact, letting every detail shine. ‘Kitchen Table‘ that leans into pop melodies transforms everyday moments into vivid vignettes, and ‘Stars‘ closes the record with otherworldly harmonies and subdued instrumentalization that settle like a well-earned peace.
Before anyone could stream it, Goodnight Moonshine hand-delivered close to 1,000 copies directly to supporters, sidestepping impersonal algorithms in favor of real contact. Business Unusual reframes the mundane as evidence of quiet strength, acknowledging what gets lost in transition while insisting something tougher and more grounded can emerge.
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