Bio

A cinematic post-rock ensemble

Formed in Milan in 2012, Goodbye, Kings are a ten-piece instrumental collective blending cinematic post-rock, contemporary composition, ambient and psychedelia. Built around guitars, piano, synths, rhythm section and brass, their music unfolds through long-form narratives, moving from near-silence to orchestral peaks.

Praised as “one of the most accomplished post-rock acts out there today” and “one of the most visionary forces in the contemporary scene,” Goodbye, Kings create immersive, image-rich music — a soundtrack to memories that never happened.

The orchestral scale recalls Godspeed You! Black Emperor, the detail of Grails and the expressive freedom of Mogwai, while retaining a distinctly Milanese elegance.

Press

“One of the most accomplished post-rock acts out there today.”Heavy Blog Is Heavy

“One of the most visionary forces in the contemporary scene.”Rock Nation

“A massive art-rock orchestra, illuminating the entire spectrum of post-rock.”Luminous Dash, on The Cliché of Falling Leaves

“An act of resistance in an increasingly accelerated and frantic world.”Radioaktiv, on Transatlantic // Transiberian

“Their finest document yet.”A Closer Listen, on Transatlantic // Transiberian

“The kind of music that makes you think of foggy nights, empty streets, and long vanished cities.”Heavy Blog Is Heavy, on A Moon Daguerreotype

The ten members of Goodbye, Kings standing in a park at night

Discography

2027
Upcoming new album
2025
Transatlantic // Transiberian
Two five-part suites and 45 minutes of music. A ship crossing the Atlantic and a train traversing Siberia become a score for migration, motion and memory.
2022
The Cliché of Falling Leaves
A single symphonic poem in five parts, accompanied by a film with contemporary dancers.
2019
A Moon Daguerreotype
A journey through early photography, the camera obscura and the attempt to reconnect with the sky.
2016
Vento
Myths, legends and poems about wind shaped into a particularly heavy instrumental record.
2014
Au Cabaret Vert
The debut album, inspired by Toulouse-Lautrec, Arthur Rimbaud and Masaoka Shiki.