Toby Goodshank is a
musician
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and
visual artist
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based out of New York City. In addition to his solo work, he performs regularly with New York City-based bands Double Deuce, the Tri-Lambs, and the Christian Pirate Puppets.
Biography
Toby Goodshank is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. Toby Goodshank made his high-profile musical debut playing
acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...
in The
Moldy Peaches
The Moldy Peaches were an American indie group founded by Adam Green and Kimya Dawson. Leading proponents of the anti-folk scene, the band has been on hiatus since 2004. The appearance of their song "Anyone Else but You" in the film ''Juno'' s ...
. He has a prolific solo career, recording 14 albums in a five-year span
and touring Europe with artists including
Jeffrey Lewis and
Kimya Dawson
Kimya Dawson (born November 17, 1972) is an American folk singer-songwriter, one half of the anti-folk duo the Moldy Peaches. Dawson's work with the Moldy Peaches earned them a cult following and critical acclaim, with their 2001 song "Anyone El ...
. He has since become a prominent voice in the underground NYC
music scene.
Goodshank is also adept at pen-and-ink drawing, and usually designs packaging for his records. He has written a number of comics, and has designed merchandise and cover art for several other artists.
Style
Goodshank's style, while usually centered on his solo guitar and singing abilities, draws from a variety of pop and underground art and musical influences and employs many instrumental textures. Unconventional song structures, humor, innuendo, and wordplay are staples of his music and artwork across the variety of forms they take.
Records
Many of Goodshank's records have been self-produced and distributed on home-pressed CD-Rs. In 2003, he founded a small record label called Unicornsounds.
Unicornsounds
/ref> Cover and liner art is usually his own.
Partial discography
* ''untitled (10 year anniversary edition)'' (2019)
* ''Dream on Me'' (2018)
* ''Piper Laurie'' (2014)
* ''Minus Días'' (2013)
* Preston Spurlock / Toby Goodshank split 7-inch record (2011)
* ''Truth Jump Fall'' (2011)
* Samuel Locke Ward / Toby Goodshank split 7-inch record (2011)
* ''Rumcock'' (2010)
* (Untitled album, with the phrases "Baked Naturals" and "Johnny's Democracy" on the front and back covers) (2009)
* ''Half-Broken, Grotty Books Shop (Split with O'Folk Brothers)'' (2008)
* ''Pray to You'' (2008)
* ''Toby Goodshank Triumphant'' (2007)
* ''Everything Intertwingles'' (2007)
* ''Di Santa Ragione'' (2006)
* ''Mogo On The Gogo'' (2006)
* ''Untitled Covers Album'' (2006)
* ''Fall Tour EP'' (with Schwervon!
Schwervon! is a two-piece American indie rock band. The band members are Matt Roth (Major Matt Mason USA) on electric guitar and Nan Turner on drums; the pair share singing duties. They started the band in 1999 on the Lower East Side of New York C ...
) (2006)
* ''Jyunsangatsu'' (2005)
* ''Come Correct'' (2004)
* ''Safe Harbour'' (2004)
* ''We Can Build You'' (2003)
* ''Helmic Regulator'' (2003)
* ''Put The Devil Where You Hang Your Hat'' (2002)
* ''Compound'' (2002)
* ''Follow Me If You Want To Fuck'' (2001)
* ''This Is For John Word'' (2001)
* ''Toby Goodshank Live @ Trash'' (2001)
* ''A Christmas Placation'' (with Crystal Madrilejos)
* ''Music for Heroes Vol. I: The Danger Vat'' (2002)
* ''Music for Heroes Vol. II: St. Leno, I Have No Prayer''
* ''Music for Heroes Vol. III: A Chronicle of the Fear''
* ''Music for Heroes Vol. IV'' (2005)
* ''Music for Heroes Vol. V'' (2007)
Compilation appearances
* ''I Killed the Monster: 21 Artists Performing the Songs of Daniel Johnston
Daniel Dale Johnston (January 22, 1961 – September 11, 2019) was an American singer, musician and artist regarded as a significant figure in outsider, lo-fi, and alternative music scenes. Most of his work consisted of cassettes recorded a ...
'' (2006) – "Now"
* The Art Star Sounds Compilation – "Sunny Sunny Cold Cold Day" 2005 ww.cdbaby.com/artstarsounds* ''Anticomp Folkilation
''Anticomp Folkilation'' is a 2-CD compilation album featuring a variety of artists from New York's anti-folk scene.
Sounds and Themes
This album itself has been described as incongruous yet in line with traditional Folk and Punk sensibilities.
...
'' (2007) – "Black Eye"
* Smooth Sounds: Various Artists Play the Future Hits of Wckr Spgt – "No Cheese For Porthos" 2010 – Shrimper
References
External links
Toby Goodshank at Olive Juice Music
Yam Sacs and Unicorn Sounds
Brooklyn Rail profile, 6/07
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Living people
Songwriters from New York (state)
Musicians from New York City
Year of birth missing (living people)
The Moldy Peaches members