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Taylor Dawes Goldsmith is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He serves as the lead singer, guitarist, and chief songwriter of American folk rock band
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Early life

Goldsmith has a younger brother, Griffin. They were raised in southern California. He attended
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, where he was a classmate of
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. His father, Lenny Goldsmith, was a musician who toured as the lead singer of
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in the 1980s. He is
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Career


Simon Dawes (2002–2007)

In 2002, Goldsmith formed a post-punk band called
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with high school classmate and guitarist
Blake Mills Blake Mills (born September 21, 1986) is an American songwriter, guitarist, producer, and composer based in California. Biography Blake Mills was born in Santa Monica, California, United States, and grew up in Malibu, where he attended Malibu ...
. Over the years, Goldsmith and Mills were joined by a shifting cast of bassists (Damon Webb, Grant Powell, and
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) and drummers (Alex Orbison, Dylan Grombocher, and Griffin Goldsmith). The band drew its name from the middle names of Goldsmith and Mills. Released in 2006, the band's debut album ''Carnivore'' received mixed reviews. Simon Dawes broke up in 2007 when Mills left the band.


Dawes (2009–present)

After the departure of Blake Mills from Simon Dawes, Goldsmith formed a new band called
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with his former bandmate Wylie Gelber (bass), his younger brother Griffin Goldsmith (drums)—both of Simon Dawes' last lineup—and new addition Tay Strathairn (keyboards). The band's first album, '' North Hills'' marked a sharp departure from the punk-inspired tunes of their youth and embraced a subtler folk rock that has been called the
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sound, reminiscent of
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and Jackson Browne. Over the years, the band's lineup has shifted a bit, with keyboardist Straithairn leaving and being replaced by Alex Casnoff and later Lee Pardini. Guitarists Duane Betts and Trevor Menear in turn also joined the band for some of its tours. For all seven of the band's studio albums, Taylor Goldsmith has served as the band's front man, lead singer, chief songwriter, and lead guitarist.


Middle Brother (2010–2011)

In 2010, Goldsmith joined Matt Vasquez of
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and John McCauley of Deer Tick to form the band Middle Brother. The band released its first and only album, '' Middle Brother'', in March 2011 to positive reviews.


The New Basement Tapes (2014)

In 2014, Goldsmith was asked by producer
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to join a project called
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that wrote and recorded songs based on recently uncovered lyrics written by
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in 1967. Goldsmith joined
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of
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,
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of
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, Rhiannon Giddens of
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, and Elvis Costello during the recording sessions, which resulted in an album, '' Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes'', and a Showtime documentary, ''Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued''. Goldsmith received co-writing credit for the songs "Kansas City," "Liberty Street," "When I Get My Hands on You," "Florida Key," "Card Shark," and "Diamond Ring." He was also credited for playing bass, guitar, mellotron, organ, and piano, as well as for singing.


Session work, songwriting, and producing

Apart from his primary projects, Goldsmith has also done work as a session musician. He has performed on albums by Jackson Browne, John Fogerty, Dave Rawlings,
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, and
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, among others. Goldsmith has also written and co-written songs for other bands, including songs on his wife
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's album '' Silver Landings'' (2020), and then contributed to '' In Real Life'' (2022). He has also contributed to
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's '' Salutations'',
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' ''
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'', and Robert Ellis' '' The Lights from the Chemical Plant''. In 2013, Goldsmith produced his first record, '' Dad Country'' by Jonny Fritz.


Personal life

In 2015, Goldsmith began dating singer-songwriter and actress
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. They became engaged in late 2017 and were married in Los Angeles on November 18, 2018. In February 2021, Moore gave birth to their first child, a boy. In June 2022, Moore announced that she is expecting her second son with Goldsmith.


References

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