Goon and Daunt weather the damage on the restless, immersive 'COLD FRONT'

There's a point in winter when the cold stops feeling temporary. It settles into the walls, follows you into the car and turns every quiet moment into an invitation to revisit what should have been left behind. And on their new album 'COLD FRONT', Boorloo/Perth collaborators Goon and Daunt use that emotional chill as the setting for an expansive record about romantic fallout, destructive habits and the difficult work of becoming somebody capable of moving on.

Across eighteen tracks, the pair construct a world that shifts between hip-hop, R&B, house and fractured electronic music without losing its internal identity. Daunt’s production can feel loose and understated one moment, then suddenly become dense, volatile and bass-heavy. While Goon provides the human centre, delivering close, reflective writing that repeatedly examines how pain can be intensified by pride, dependency and poor decisions.

The album’s division into two halves gives those themes a clear dramatic shape. Its opening stretch remains caught inside the damage. Relationships collapse, old choices return with consequences attached and self-awareness offers no immediate protection against repeating familiar patterns. The writing doesn't treat heartbreak as something imposed entirely from outside. Goon is equally willing to consider the ways people participate in their own unhappiness, whether through avoidance, addiction or the impulse to reach again for something already known to hurt.

Later, the atmosphere begins to shift. Acceptance arrives gradually, making the movement towards resilience feel credible. The past is not erased, but it loses some of its authority. That progression gives 'COLD FRONT' greater weight than a collection of songs centred only on romantic disappointment; it becomes a study of what happens after somebody finally recognises the pattern.

Daunt’s production is essential to that transition. The calmer house textures create moments of suspended thought, while the more aggressive electronic passages give shape to anxiety and emotional overload. His first recorded vocal appearances on ‘Yearning’ and ‘Address’ deepen the sense of partnership, allowing him to step inside the narrative rather than remaining solely behind the boards.

Guest appearances from Wesley Black, Nxlly, Lil Ducky and Lozza widen the album’s perspective while grounding it within Perth’s wider creative community. Even so, the defining relationship remains the one between Goon’s words and Daunt’s sound.

In all, 'COLD FRONT' is well suited to its seasonal framing. It belongs to heater-lit drives, dark rooms and nights when reflection becomes impossible to avoid. Yet beneath its frozen surface lies a persistent spark.

Goon and Daunt aren't pretending that recovery feels warm from the beginning. They show it starting as movement, and then the decision to stop standing still inside the same storm.