ARTIST: M.I.J.
TITLE: The Radio Goodnight (Remaster 2026)
LABEL: Thirty Something Records
GENRE: Rock
SOURCE: WEB
BITRATE: 320 kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 37:24
RELEASE DATE: 2026-00-00
RIP DATE: 2026-10-04
ENCODER: LAME
URL:https://mijforever.bandcamp.com/album/the-radio-goodnight-remaster-2026
Track List
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1. Say It In Words (Remaster 2026) 3:15
2. The Radio Goodnight (Remaster 3:58
2026)
3. Right Downtown (Remaster 2026) 4:34
4. West (Remaster 2026) 2:22
5. Sometimes In Sleep (Remaster 5:15
2026)
6. The Last Time Was (Remaster 4:32
2026)
7. The Swingtown Piedge (Remaster 3:52
2026)
8. Do You Miss (Remaster 2026) 3:04
9. Your Stories (Remaster 2026) 3:32
10. Again Today (Remaster 2026) 3:00
Release Notes:
Recorded in the summer of 1999 at Dead Space Studio in Lincoln, Nebraska, with
engineer A.J. Mogis, whose work during that era included The Faint, Bright Eyes,
and Cursive, The Radio Goodnight represents the culmination of the years M.I.J.
spent growing up together as a band from three middle-school friends learning
songs in Wisconsin basements to a sound that had become increasingly melodic,
atmospheric, and emotionally direct.
The album captures the range the trio had developed by that point: loud and
propulsive in places, restrained and intimate in others, anchored throughout by
Jeff Hanson s unmistakable voice and the dynamics of a three-piece that had been
playing together for nearly a decade.
The record also provides a glimpse of what would come next for Hanson. Two
songs, Sometimes In Sleep and Again Today, were Jeff s compositions,
pointing toward the quieter, more intimate songwriting he would soon pursue in
his solo career.
Originally released by Caulfield Records in 2000, The Radio Goodnight was the
final M.I.J. album. More than 25 years later, Bernie McGinn was able to unearth
the original Radio Goodnight master tapes tucked away in storage, opening the
door to a new edition of the record.
For the 2026 reissue, Dan Coutant at Sun Room Audio remastered the album from
the original tapes. For the first time since its original release, The Radio
Goodnight is available on two limited-edition colored vinyl variants, pressed on
heavyweight 180-gram vinyl. The album is also available on CD in a digisleeve
package and, for the first time ever, on cassette.
All artwork for these new editions has been adapted from scans of the original
artwork by Simon Tripcony, carefully prepared for the new physical releases.