Best known as Goldroom, Josh
Legg is a prolific, Boston, MA-born, Los Angeles, CA-based singer/songwriter, electro pop artist and producer, who has taken the blogosphere by storm with the release of two EPs, 2011’s Angeles, 2013’s Embrace and a series of singles — all of which have been influenced by Daft Punk, Phoenix, Alan Braxe, LCD Soundsystem and others.
September 23 will mark the release of Legg’s long-awaited full-length effort, West of the West, an album title inspired by Teddy Roosevelt, who popularly referred to California as “West of the West” during his presidency. And as Legg explains in press notes “It’s always resonated with me because it feels like a destination past the Wild West – an oasis where anything is possible. To me, West of the West is also the Pacific Ocean, where so much of my life and inspiration lies.” But more importantly as Legg explains further in press notes, the album and its material is centered around honest songwriting. “I was aching to write something more simple and earnest, devoid of cynicism,” Legg says.
West of the West‘s first single “Silhouette” sounds as though it were inspired by Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories and 80s synth pop and R&B as a sinuous and sensual bass line is paired with atmospheric electronics, shimmering, cascading, arpeggio synth stabs, an anthemic hook and Legg’s plaintive and aching crooning to craft a dance floor and radio-friendly jam that manages to be both breezy and sexy.
Over the fall, Goldroom will be on a co-headlining 30+ date tour North American tour with Autograf that includes a NYC area stop at Terminal 5 in October. Check out the tour dates below.
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Nashville, TN Atlanta, GA Portland, ME Boston, MA Philadelphia, PA New York, NY Washington, DC Montreal, QC Toronto, ON Columbus, OH Detroit, MI Chicago, IL Madison, WI Omaha, NE Denver, CO Boulder, CO Kansas City, MO St. Louis, MO Oklahoma City, OK Austin, TX Albuquerque, NM San Diego, CA Los Angeles, CA San Francisco, CA Arcata, CA Eugene, OR Portland, OR Vancouver, BC Seattle, WA |
Basement East Aisle 5 Port City Music Hall Royale The Theatre of Living Arts Terminal 5 A.I. Fairmount Theatre Mod Club Park Street Saloon Majestic Theatre Concord Liquid Slowdown Cervantes Boulder Theatre Riot Room Firebird OKC Farmers Market Vulcan El Rey Observatory North Park The Novo The Fox Arcata Theatre HiFi Music Hall Wonder Ballroom Imperial Neptune |
