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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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WHAT IT IS: The Vancouver-born, L.A.-based singer/songwriter is a critics’ favorite whose debut album lived up to the immense hype that built up in the wake of his singles, “True Love,” “Without You” “Hollywood” and “How Could You Babe.” As Rolling Stone put it, the album is “is one of the most anticipated of the year, full of sunny-but-wrenching piano-pop ballads.”
ALBUM: Goon
RELEASE DATE: 3/17/15
SINGLE: “How Could You Babe,” “Without You”
TV: Conan, Fallon
LIVE: Currently on U.S. and Euro tour
INTERNET: 19k+ Facebook likes, 7k Twitter followers, 6k+ Instagram followers; 480k+ views on “How Could You Babe” video
RADIO: Zane Lowe session for BBC Radio 1; NPR World Café, NPR Weekend Edition
PRESS: Features from N.Y. Times, Pitchfork, Vogue, Rolling Stone, Stereogum, Consequence of Sound, The Guardian, Village Voice, EW, Interview
BOOKINGS: U.S.: Tom Windish/Windish Agency; rest of world: Lucy Dickins/International Talent Booking
PUBLISHING: UMPG
MANAGEMENT: Ben Persky, Mason Klein/Mixed Mgmt.