Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia
Goon is the debut album from Tobias Jesso Jr. – a songwriter first and foremost. The album is a collection of timeless songs, all written on piano in Tobias’ living room in North Vancouver, and recorded, with added production and instrumentation, in a range of studios in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Nashville and Vancouver.
Tobias shared his first recording in 2013 with “Just A Dream”, whose subtlety caught the ears of several taste-maker musicians; blogs and his first fans through YouTube; CDs handed out to touring bands; and old-fashioned word of mouth.
Tobias worked with a number of producers to realize his specific vision for the arrangement and performance of his songs. Jr. White of Girls; Pat Carney from the Black Keys; Foxygen’s Jonathan Rado; John Collins of the New Pornographers; and Ariel Rechstaid – all came to the project being drawn in by the strength of Jesso’s songwriting.
Goon's full band recordings are a stunningly honest document of a modern songwriter, influenced by iconic piano-men, whose stories in song defined past generations. Bearing comparison to these greats, with an evocative, timeless quality, Tobias Jesso Jr. may be the classic songwriter for our time.