Giveaway: Tobias Jesso Jr. makes Bay Area debut at The Fillmore

Photo Credit:  Sam Kim Tobias Jesso Jr. is a throwback in all the best ways possible.  He gets compared to the likes of Randy Newman and Harry Nilsson for his no-frills production and straightforward, earnest lyrics.  His first album, Goon, came out earlier this year to wide acclaim; the album was short-listed for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize and earned him a devoted fan-base right out the gate.  If you haven't given the record a listen yet you should. It's got a vintage sound that could easily border on parody but doesn't, the production by Pat Carney of The Black Keys [...]

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