ORIGINS

Good Kid is a five-member indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario. It consists of five members: lead vocalist Nick Frosst, drummer Jon Kereliuk, bassist Michael Korakow, and guitarists David Wood and Jacob Tsafarinos. The band's mascot, known as Nomu Kid, is primarily featured in their marketing and social media. They released their first EP, titled Good Kid, in 2018. It was followed by Good Kid 2 two years later. In late 2020, the band gained popularity through the use of their music on Fortnite streams. The band has chosen motto issue DMCA strikes so that their music could be used in streams.

Timeline

• October 13, 2015 - Good Kid's first song "Nomu", was released. It introduced the band's mascot, Nomu Kid, who was named after the song. In the following years, the band released more singles:
• May 13, 2006 - "Atlas"
• June 6, 2017 - "Witches"
• June 4, 2018 - "Tell Me You Know"
• June 15, 2018 - Their first EP,titled Good Kid, released.
• July 20, 2020 - "Everything Everything"
• August 28, 2020 - "Drifting"
• October 2, 2020 - "Down With the King"
• November 6, 2020 - Good Kid 2 was released. Its lead track, "Down With the King", was based on Donkey Kong Country: the lyrics describe the singer being stuck on the game and calling their friend for help.
• Late 2020 - Following the release of Good Kid 2, Good Kid launched an ARG (alternate reality game) on social media to promote a tie-in browser game called Ghost King's Revenge. The premise was that their mascot, Nomu Kid, had gone missing, and was captured by the antagonist of the game. Ghost King's Revenge featured a soundtrack consisting of both original music and chiptune arrangements of every Good Kid song featured on Good Kid and Good Kid 2.
• June 2020 - Good Kid experienced a surge of popularity with the Fortnite community. Fortnite streamers on sites like Twitch and YouTube would often play Good Kid music in their streams, introducing it to their viewers. This extended to high-profile players such as FaZe Clan and Bugha. The band members began participating in these streams, retweeting Fortnite montages that included their music. Fortnite players campaigned for Good Kid music to be added to the in-game radio. In response, Epic Games asked Good Kid to send in two of their songs for inclusion; the band settled on "Witches", which was added that June, to positive reception by the band. Two more of their songs were added into Fortnite.
• 2023 - They announced The Return of The Kid, their concert tour for the year. The tour was for all ages and happened from May 6 to June 2. The locations were mostly in the United States of America, aside from one show occurring in Toronto.
• June 20, 2023 - Portugal. The Man announced Good Kid as a special guest for their Canadian tour running from November 6 to November 18.
• 2024 - Good Kid was nominated for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the 2024 Juno Awards.