Goon (Tobias Jesso Jr. album)

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Goon
Tobias Jesso Goon.jpg
Studio album by
Tobias Jesso Jr.
ReleasedMarch 17, 2015
Genre
Length46:33
Label True Panther Sounds
Producer Chet "JR" White, Ariel Rechtshaid, Patrick Carney, John Collins
Singles from Goon
  1. "Hollywood"
    Released: November 17, 2014
  2. "How Could You Babe"
    Released: January 20, 2015

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".

Contents

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
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.8/10 [2]
Metacritic 81/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The A.V. Club B+ [5]
The Daily Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME 8/10 [9]
Pitchfork 8.5/10 [10]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Spin 6/10 [13]

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". [3]

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." [12]

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeYearRank
Paste 50 Best Albums of 20152015
22 [14]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 20152015
46 [15]
Rough Trade Albums of the Year 20152015
18 [16]
Time Out Best Albums of 20152015
8 [17]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

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References

  1. ↑ 2015 Polaris Music Prize Short List Is Here – Polaris Music Prize
  2. ↑ "Goon by Tobias Jesso Jr. reviews". AnyDecentMusic? . Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Reviews for Goon by Tobias Jesso Jr". Metacritic . Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ Donelson, Marcy. "Goon – Tobias Jesso, Jr". AllMusic . Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  5. ↑ Phillips, Lior (March 17, 2015). "Amid heartbreak, Tobias Jesso Jr. breaks down the confines of pop". The A.V. Club . Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  6. ↑ McCormick, Neil (March 14, 2015). "Tobias Jesso Jr, Goon, review: 'a little beauty'". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  7. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (March 12, 2015). "Tobias Jesso Jr: Goon review – wilfully retro songs in the prevailing 70s style". The Guardian . Retrieved June 27, 2015.
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  11. ↑ Catchpole, Chris (April 2015). "Tobias Jesso Jr.: Goon". Q (345): 103.
  12. 1 2 Hermes, Will (March 17, 2015). "Goon". Rolling Stone . Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  13. ↑ Shoup, Brad (March 20, 2015). "Review: Tobias Jesso Jr. Falls Short of Nilsson and Newman on 'Goon'". Spin . Retrieved October 31, 2018.
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