Goon
Tobias Jesso Jr. has a knack for writing songs that you feel like you’ve heard before, even if you can’t quite pin down a precise antecedent. Which is another way of saying he writes songs that sound "classic" in the best sense of the word.
Tobias Jesso Jr. has a knack for writing songs that you feel like you’ve heard before, even if you can’t quite pin down a precise antecedent. Which is another way of saying he writes songs that sound "classic" in the best sense of the word.
A peculiar thing happens three-quarters of the way through “Hollywood,” the lead single from Canadian singer-songwriter Tobias Jesso Jr.’s debut album Goon. The song starts its life as a disheartened piano ballad, with lyrics about the throes of an existential crisis, the kind that curses confessional…
A peculiar thing happens three-quarters of the way through “Hollywood,” the lead single from Canadian singer-songwriter Tobias Jesso Jr.’s debut album Goon. The song starts its life as a disheartened piano ballad, with lyrics about the throes of an existential crisis, the kind that curses confessional…
The story of Tobias Jesso Jr.’s rapid ascent in many ways began with the breakup of the band Girls and Jesso reaching out…
The story of Tobias Jesso Jr.’s rapid ascent in many ways began with the breakup of the band Girls and Jesso reaching out…
Don't believe the hype for one second: Tobias Jesso Jr. is in no way, shape or form "cool" — at least traditionally speaking. After al...
Don't believe the hype for one second: Tobias Jesso Jr. is in no way, shape or form "cool" — at least traditionally speaking. After al...
Review of 'Goon,' the new LP by Tobias Jesso Jr. The album comes out on March 17th via True Panther Sounds. The lead single is "How Could You Babe?"
Review of 'Goon,' the new LP by Tobias Jesso Jr. The album comes out on March 17th via True Panther Sounds. The lead single is "How Could You Babe?"
His fragile, lo-fi demos and tragic backstory suggested Tobias Jesso Jr might be a real outsider, but in fact his debut album sits quite comfortably within the current US singer-songwriter pack
His fragile, lo-fi demos and tragic backstory suggested Tobias Jesso Jr might be a real outsider, but in fact his debut album sits quite comfortably within the current US singer-songwriter pack
Tobias Jesso Jr. - Goon review: The sentimental male pianist persona receives an independent audit.
Tobias Jesso Jr. - Goon review: The sentimental male pianist persona receives an independent audit.
There is a quality of innocent discovery that makes Tobias Jesso Jr’s debut more than just an exercise in nostalgia, says Neil McCormick
There is a quality of innocent discovery that makes Tobias Jesso Jr’s debut more than just an exercise in nostalgia, says Neil McCormick