Goon (album)
2015 studio album by Tobias Jesso Jr.
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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".
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| Released | March 17, 2015 | |||
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| Length | 46:33 | |||
| Label | True Panther Sounds | |||
| Producers | Chet "JR" White, Ariel Rechtshaid, Patrick Carney, John Collins | |||
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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
| 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 Chet JR White, Patrick Carney and Ariel Rechtshaid."[12]
Accolades
Track listing
| 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 | |
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