Tobias Jesso Jr.   Goon
3.5
great
Release Date: 03/2015
Tracklist

 Full ReviewRatings (97) Give your Rating

4.5 superbCyprus | October 7th 15

Such a well done, underrated pop album. Even when the songwriting gets cheesy, you can't help but sing along.

Bump

3.0 goodJack Fraser | July 20th 15

Next up in 2015's lineup of by-the-books, overrated, unremarkable throwback pop-rock, Goon is the kind of record that would be collecting dust in a crate if it came out forty years ago.

Bump

3.5 greatTheManMachine | May 9th 15

Relieved having begun my Goon-swoon with this tender-to-a-T classicist before his 6'7" frame and T. Swift date-rumors seeped into the press as much as, well, the music itself: mostly elegantly sparse piano-pop that has yours truly struggling with the fact that it wasn't already written some 50 years ago - "Hollywood" excluded only for its diffidence towards the city in question and nervous collision-of-horns coda, "Just a Dream" excluded because songwriters hadn't quite formed a knack for no-cheese new-dad balladry yet. Not to say it escapes triteness by any means - this actually revels in it, but it's such a universally standard sort of trite that it adds to the vintage-feel purity of it all. Another media revelation: though often compared to Newman and Nilsson, he'd never heard either of them at this time. Eh, reminds me more of Lennon, anyway.

Bump

2.0 poorAdamMontanari | May 24th 22
4.0 excellentsmackdaddy808 | March 30th 22
4.5 superbWinyleOnline | October 9th 21
4.0 excellentCaptainSpacker | August 26th 19
2.5 averageDadEsquire | February 14th 19
3.0 goodKevinSuartado | March 12th 18
3.5 greatdefinitelynotjozua | March 7th 18
3.5 greatRUSH | February 3rd 18
3.5 greatPaabL | December 16th 17
3.0 goodHaelaeif | November 8th 17
3.5 greatRizzo44 | January 7th 17
3.5 greatchipperjones | December 12th 16
3.0 goodtancrni | December 1st 16
4.0 excellentcitedmusic | October 15th 16
2.5 averageplinkfoyd | September 20th 16
3.5 greatIlluminous | March 19th 16
3.0 goodProle | March 9th 16
3.5 greatAngallegos92 | March 1st 16
4.0 excellentHanders | January 8th 16
3.5 greatJWT155 | December 28th 15
3.5 greativeau | December 28th 15
3.5 greatWildcatforever | December 16th 15
3.5 greatYotimi | December 1st 15
3.0 goodjtswope | November 29th 15
5.0 classicReeet | November 26th 15
4.0 excellentannoyedchris | November 23rd 15
2.5 averageDoofusWainwright | November 22nd 15
3.5 greatiGuter | November 16th 15
4.0 excellentK Bowman EMERITUS | November 11th 15
3.5 greatchaseguitar | October 28th 15
3.0 goodprogsun | October 21st 15
4.0 excellentcollynas441 | September 18th 15
3.5 greatvetervlaseh | July 30th 15
2.0 poorSharkEthic | July 7th 15
3.0 goodMrCoffee | July 6th 15
3.0 goodBleachedNirvana | July 6th 15
3.5 greatTooLateToGoBack | June 24th 15
4.0 excellentDaily101 | June 22nd 15
2.0 poorbrochenski | June 17th 15
4.0 excellentSleepyJack | June 13th 15
3.0 goodMatski | May 8th 15
3.5 greatIndielens | May 2nd 15
4.0 excellentpachaim | April 29th 15
3.5 greatdan2309 | April 28th 15
4.0 excellentmeenwolf131 | April 15th 15
4.0 excellentSurfWaxAmerica | April 14th 15
3.5 greatFilling | April 11th 15
3.5 greatDays of Future Passed | April 8th 15
4.0 excellentradioheadfun | April 7th 15
4.0 excellentstevendah | April 7th 15
4.0 excellentIsaac George | April 5th 15
3.0 goodJade | April 4th 15
4.0 excellentBrandon Taylor | April 2nd 15
3.5 greatGassman3268 | April 1st 15
4.0 excellenttrevvvy | March 31st 15
4.0 excellentmx STAFF | March 25th 15
2.5 averagechtrenne | March 24th 15
3.5 greatMojito | March 24th 15
3.0 goodbrierstucky | March 23rd 15
3.0 goodAgonySadtanoHere | March 23rd 15
4.0 excellentBlindsided | March 23rd 15
3.5 greatMKGaruda | March 23rd 15
3.5 greatAndreasFlea | March 23rd 15
3.5 greatthekilleruser | March 23rd 15
3.0 goodNorthernSkylark | March 22nd 15
3.0 goodkissinger | March 22nd 15
3.5 greatMoltenBoron | March 22nd 15
3.5 greatPangea | March 21st 15
3.8 excellentIrving EMERITUS | March 21st 15
3.0 goodceart go leor im droim | March 21st 15
4.0 excellentoptionparalysis | March 20th 15
3.5 greatThuckabe | March 20th 15
4.0 excellenttheyam | March 19th 15
3.5 greatNickelbackFTL | March 19th 15
4.0 excellentnychicano | March 19th 15
2.0 pooroltnabrick oltnabrick oltnabrick oltnabrick oltnabrick oltnabrick oltnabrick oltnabrick oltnabrick | March 18th 15
2.0 poorlarrytheslug | March 18th 15
3.0 goodNickLizard49 | March 17th 15
3.0 gooddanielito19 | March 17th 15
4.0 excellentanobsoletevernacular | March 16th 15
3.5 greatInfamousGrouse | March 16th 15
4.0 excellentShadow17 | March 16th 15
4.0 excellentJoshieG | March 16th 15
3.5 greatRedSky | March 16th 15
4.0 excellentAtThePinery | March 16th 15
3.5 greatHarryJL | March 13th 15
3.5 greatgreenpaintedcement | March 13th 15
3.5 greatthejared | March 12th 15
3.7 greatDaveyBoy EMERITUS | March 11th 15
3.5 greatRudy K. EMERITUS | March 10th 15
3.0 goodMcMegaMountain | March 9th 15
2.0 pooribringyoufire | March 8th 15
4.5 superbPorkchopExpress | March 6th 15
3.5 greatpsandy | March 5th 15

Give Your Opinion on Goon


You have to be logged in to rate this album Login | Create a Profile

STAFF & CONTRIBUTORS // CONTACT US

Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


Site Copyright 2005-2023 Sputnikmusic.com
All Album Reviews Displayed With Permission of Authors | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy