Q with Tom Power How Good Kid built a band with the internet — and what AI means for music
Mar 24, 2026
Jacob Tsafatinos, songwriter and community-builder for Toronto indie band Good Kid. Nick Frosst, Cohere co-founder and band frontman who bridges AI and music. They discuss building a massive online following via gaming streams and Discord. They recount recording an album in LA amid wildfires and how confinement shaped songs. They debate AI’s role as augmentation in the creative process.
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Confinement Can Accelerate Creativity
- Confinement can both heighten creative tension and accelerate output by forcing people to focus on the work together.
- Good Kid found that being trapped in close quarters led to finished songs, heightened emotions, and closer band relationships.
L.A. Wildfires Shaped The Recording Sessions
- Good Kid recorded their debut album in an L.A. Airbnb while wildfires made it unsafe to go outside.
- The confinement intensified focus and tension, producing unexpectedly finished songs and emotional acoustic moments the band still remembers.
Ritualized Band Practice Builds Authenticity
- Good Kid's band ritual of regular practice created a consistent social fabric that underpins their music and community.
- They held band practices twice weekly for a decade, often just hanging out, which reinforced authenticity and collaboration.