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Goon | |
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Released | March 17, 2015 |
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Length | 46:33 |
Label | True Panther Sounds |
Producer | Chet "JR" White, Ariel Rechtshaid, Patrick Carney, John Collins |
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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]
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.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.8/10 [2] |
Metacritic | 81/100 [3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
The A.V. Club | B+ [5] |
The Daily Telegraph | [6] |
The Guardian | [7] |
Mojo | [8] |
NME | 8/10 [9] |
Pitchfork | 8.5/10 [10] |
Q | [11] |
Rolling Stone | [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]
Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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Paste | 50 Best Albums of 2015 | 2015 | 22
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Pitchfork | The 50 Best Albums of 2015 | 2015 | 46
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Rough Trade | Albums of the Year 2015 | 2015 | 18
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Time Out | Best Albums of 2015 | 2015 | 8
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No. | Title | Length |
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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 |