Goon (Tobias Jesso Jr. album)
| Goon | ||
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| Studio album by Tobias Jesso Jr. | ||
| Released | March 17, 2015 | |
| Genre | ||
| Length | 46:33 | |
| Label | True Panther Sounds | |
| Producer | JR White, Ariel Rechtshaid, Patrick Carney, John Collins | |
| Singles from Goon | ||
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Goon is the debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Tobias Jesso Jr. released on March 17, 2015 in the United States and Canada. The album was preceded by the two singles "How Could You Babe" and "Hollywood".
The album was a short-listed nominee for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize.[1]
Musical style
Jesso's music has been compared to singer/songwriters of the 1960s and 1970s from Randy Newman to Harry Nilsson and Emitt Rhodes. Even though he was a bassist and guitarist for years, his new music was written by him on the piano—an instrument he started playing at the age of 27.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[4] |
| Consequence of Sound | A-[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
Goon received universal acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 25 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[2]
Will Hermes of Rolling Stone noted "his debut LP gathers 12 beautifully lean ballads sung in a vulnerable tenor, with vintage studio touches blended by sharp producers including JR White, Patrick Carney and Ariel Rechtshaid."[8]
Accolades
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paste | 50 Best Albums of 2015 | 2015 | 22[9] |
| Pitchfork | The 50 Best Albums of 2015 | 2015 | 46[10] |
| Rough Trade | Albums of the Year 2015 | 2015 | 18[11] |
| Time Out | Best Albums of 2015 | 2015 | 8[12] |
Track listing
| Standard edition | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Can't Stop Thinking about You" | 3:53 |
| 2. | "How Could You Babe" | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Without You" | 5:09 |
| 4. | "Can We Still Be Friends" | 3:23 |
| 5. | "The Wait" | 2:14 |
| 6. | "Hollywood" | 6:08 |
| 7. | "For You" | 3:08 |
| 8. | "Crocodile Tears" | 2:22 |
| 9. | "Bad Words" | 4:28 |
| 10. | "Just a Dream" | 4:45 |
| 11. | "Leaving LA" | 4:24 |
| 12. | "Tell the Truth" | 2:47 |
Total length: |
46:33 | |
Personnel
- Tobias Jesso Jr. – vocals, piano, guitar, bass
- Danielle Haim – drums on track 3
- Technical personnel
- JR White - production
- Ariel Rechtshaid – production on track 1
- Patrick Carney - production
- John Collins - production
- Chris Coady - mixing
References
- ↑ http://polarismusicprize.ca/blog/2015-polaris-music-prize-short-list/
- 1 2 "Goon – Tobias Jesso Jr.". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Goon – Tobias Jesso Jr.". Allmusic. 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
- ↑ "Amid heartbreak, Tobias Jesso Jr. breaks down the confines of pop".
- ↑ Corcoran, Nina (March 6, 2015). "Album Review: Tobias Jesso Jr. - Goon". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
- ↑ Petridis, Alexis. Tobias Jesso Jr.: Goon – review. The Guardian. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ Richardson, Mark. Tobias Jesso Jr.: Goon. Pitchfork Media. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- 1 2 Hermes, Will. Tobias Jesso Jr.: Goon. Rolling Stone. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2015". pastemagazine.com. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2015". Pitchfork. December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Albums of the Year 2015". roughtrade.com. 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- ↑ "Best Albums of 2015". timeout.com. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2016-01-04.