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SURPRISE! We’re playing Hart Bar with our friends @cr_nones next Thursday 5/21. And we’re dropping the final single from our long-awaited album ‘you don’t find out in the middle’ on the very same day. Will we see you there??

📷 by @tomkubrak

📷 by @tomkubrak

📷 by @tomkubrak

📷 by @tomkubrak

dreams are what you wake up from 8-28-25

Listen wherever you get your music

Special thanks:
• @south_american_scum for his sensational photography
• @skylarrossrecording for his brilliant mastering

For immediate release

For immediate release

For immediate release

For immediate release

We’re playing live for the first time in a looooong time and we would simply love to see you there.

Ticket link in our bio.

Our new single, In a Different Time, is out today. You know the drill.

In a Different Time was part of a furious period of recording in winter 2024 that yielded 16 new songs, and we’re psyched to begin sharing this next chapter with you.

Unconscious People doesn’t stand a fucking chance in your algorithms. These songs are not designed to sound like some shit you’ve already listened to. They are just designed to sound like what’s in my head. I make the music that I wish existed and if I was doing anything other than that, there would be absolutely no point.

This music celebrates rawness and polish equally. It embraces meticulous attention to detail, improvisation, and happy accidents all at once. I love how it sounds because it’s exactly what I want it to be.

For anyone who’s weird enough to care about any of this, I sincerely believe you’ll be richly rewarded if you take a listen.

New single: For a Moment

Life-affirming shoegaze

Out now on Spotify, Apple Music, etc.

Part 3 is the first single off Unconscious People and it’s out in a week. That is, unless you head on over to Bandcamp and pre-order Unconscious People, in which case it’s out right now.

I’m incredibly excited to announce the next Commons 2 album, Unconscious People. Like Brian Wilson without any of the fans or money, I was engrossed in making this record for months and have labored over every detail.

Regardless of anything else, I can say with certainty that this is by far the truest representation of the music that’s in my head that has been put to tape (so far). And to be honest, that’s the only thing I really care about. I truly hope you’ll have the chance to listen. - JG

Massive shoutouts to:
- @josesoroeta Bass Guitar
- @brickbybrickstudios Engineering (drums)
- @skylarrossrecording Mastering

Friends, we’re very excited to be back on stage at the illustrious @arlenesgrocery on July 19.

We’d be honored to have you join us for some wistful tunes new and old. Tickets available today at the link in our bio.

Real Life is, among other things, a song about the struggle of believing in music as art in a culture that overwhelmingly sees it as a cheap commoditized product. It’s also a bit of a diss song about people who purport to have “taste” but in reality lack the open-mindedness and imagination that they try so hard to convince people they possess. (There, I talked about my lyrics.)

My immensely talented best friend @kylecoultervids shot and produced this music video in Greenville, South Carolina in March. The video has little to do with the aforementioned lyrical themes, but it’s cool as hell. And now you can all watch it.