Goldenboy is an
indie rock
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band from
Los Angeles, California
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.
Band name and roster
Shon Sullivan is Goldenboy, named by
Elliott Smith
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while touring with him in 2000.
The first Goldenboy album, Blue Swan Orchestra, was released in October 2002 on B-Girl Records. Blue Swan Orchestra was recorded at Sullivan's studio in Diamond Bar, California and at singer Josie Cotton's studio in Malibu, California. The track "Summertime" features Elliott Smith on backing vocals.
Goldenboy's second album, "Underneath the Radio" was released in October 2006 on Eenie Meenie Records. Shon Sullivan and Bryan Bos (drums) collaborated with
Weezer
Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing v ...
's former bassist,
Matt Sharp
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on this record.
The album, "Sleepwalker", was released in 2011. "Sleepwalker" was recorded at Interstellar and Leaning Pine studios by Sullivan and
Jon Crawford. It was mastered and sequenced by engineer Don Tyler, the mastering engineer behind Elliott Smith's albums.
The fourth album, "The New Familiar," was released on November 20, 2012. It was recorded and produced at the band's studio in the Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA.
In 2012,
Eenie Meenie Records reissued ''Blue Swan Orchestra'' on vinyl to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of Goldenboy's debut.
Interview
''Phoenix New Times
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'', September 21, 2012.
The band currently consists of Shon Sullivan (lead vocals/guitar/keyboards), Bryan Bos (drums), and Nicole Verhamme (bass guitar, vocals).
Touring
In the summer of 2007, Goldenboy toured with The Rentals
The Rentals are an American rock band fronted by vocalist Matt Sharp. Sharp has been the only consistent member since the group's inception. The band's best selling single is "Friends of P" (1995). The Rentals released two albums, ''Return of t ...
and Copeland across the US with Jon Crawford on drums and guitarist Daniel Conrad taking duties on bass.
Discography
*''Blue Swan Orchestra'' (B-Girl Records A b-girl is a female breakdancer.
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, 2002)
*'' Below the Radio'' (Compilation, Ultra Records
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, 2004)
*''Underneath the Radio'' ( Eenie Meenie Records, 2006)
*''Sleepwalker'' ( Eenie Meenie Records, 2011)
*''The New Familiar'' ( Eenie Meenie Records, 2012)
References
External links
Official WebsiteGoldenboy MySpace Page
* Allmusic entrybr>KCRW Morning Becomes EclecticLA TimesAustin ChronicleThe Guardian UKNME MagazineSpin MagazinePhoenix New TimesQRO Magazine
Indie rock musical groups from California
Musical groups from Los Angeles
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