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.2015 Polaris Music Prize Short List Is Here – Polaris Music Prize
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
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".
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 Chet JR White, Patrick Carney and Ariel Rechtshaid."
Accolades Publication Accolade Year Rank Paste 50 Best Albums of 2015 2015 Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2015 2015 Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2015 2015 Time Out Best Albums of 2015 2015
Track listing
Personnel Tobias Jesso Jr. – vocals, piano, guitar, bass Danielle Haim – drums on track 3 Chet "JR" White – production Ariel Rechtshaid – production on track 1 Patrick Carney – production John Collins – production Chris Coady – mixing
References