Goldminds formed in 2019 consisting of members Courtney Constantinou, Brendan West, Jordan Barczak and Nic Symons. They quickly established themselves as an exciting new live act amongst music fans as they made regular appearances performing in venues around Melbourne including The Old Bar, Lulie Street Tavern, The Tote and Cherry Bar. The band tracked their debut album midway through 2019 at Hot House Studios in St Kilda with the help of producer Michael Badger. The album titled ‘Signals’ was released in October 2020 and received positive reviews from publications including NME, Tonedeaf and Rolling Stone, with Tonedeaf describing the album as ‘blistering’ and Rolling Stone featuring the single Deadwood as a ‘song you need to know.’ The album was nominated for the Australian Music Prize 2020 album of the year award and has had over 250k streams on Spotify. Tracks from the album gained national radio airplay throughout Australia on community radio, Triple J and Triple M, as well as international broadcasters throughout New Zealand and the US.
The band’s sound has been described as a cross between 70’s inspired punk rock and garage, drawing comparisons to artists such as Iggy Pop, The Saints, The Kills, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and PJ Harvey.