The Goodbye Party is the stage name of American

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musician Michael Cantor. Cantor is based in

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History

Cantor was originally a member of the band The Ambulars, who released one album on

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in 2012. He released his first album under the moniker The Goodbye Party in 2014, titled ''Silver Blues'', through Salinas Records. Cantor did not release new music with the project until 2020, when they announced a new album. The album, ''Beautiful Motors'', was released on

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on October 9, 2020. In 2021, Cantor released his third album as The Goodbye Party, titled ''Stray Sparks''. The album received positive reviews, and in 2023 Joey Doubek of

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included it in their list of "10 essential Philadelphia records".

The Afterglows

Cantor also plays in a band called The Afterglows with Sam Cook-Parrott of

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. They have released two albums, ''The Afterglows'' in 2016, and ''The Sound of The Afterglows'' in 2022.

Discography

As ''The Goodbye Party''

With ''The Afterglows''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodbye Party Living people Musicians from Pennsylvania Year of birth missing (living people)