Goody Grace

Goody Grace
Birth nameBranson Gudmundson
Born (1997-06-19) June 19, 1997 (age 27)
Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active2015–present
LabelsAtlantic

Goody Grace (born Branson Gudmundson; June 19, 1997) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and producer from Selkirk, Manitoba. He has released one full length album and two EPs, as well as having co-written songs for musicians such as Machine Gun Kelly and Cody Simpson. He first gained popularity in the early 2010s as a rapper, and has since evolved his sound to include elements of pop, rock, and alternative music. Grace has released a number of successful singles, including "Two Shots" and "Scumbag".

Early life

Grace was born on June 19, 1997, in Selkirk, Manitoba, to parents of Icelandic descent.[1][2] He first became interested in playing music at four years old,[3] and began recording and producing music at nine,[4] attempting to recreate the production sound of Juicy J and his group Three 6 Mafia.[1] In his teens would cover artists including Taylor Swift and the Weeknd.[3]

Career

At seventeen Grace moved to Los Angeles and soon began touring the West Coast of the United States with Gnash.[5] The following year he legally changed his name to Goody Grace.[6] In 2015, he wrote "Flower" by Cody Simpson and featured on Gnash's song "That One Song", Huey Mack's song "Things Change". He released his debut single "Memories" in November 2015, eventually catching the attention of the Neighbourhood vocalist Jesse Rutherford. Soon after, a version of "Memories" was released featuring Rutherford.[1] In the following years he featured on Hoodie Allen's song "Heartbreak" and Gnash's song "Two Shots".[3]

March 16, 2018, he released the single "In the Light of the Moon", featuring Lil Aaron.[5] His debut EP "Infinite" was released on March 22, 2018, through Atlantic Records.[3] On July 27, 2018, he released the single "Too High" featuring Jesse Rutherford.[7] On October 10, 2018, he released the single "Girls In The Suburbs Singing Smiths Songs", featuring G-Eazy.[8] On November 18, 2018, Grace opened for Blink-182 at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.[9]

On July 26, 2019, he released the single "Wasting Time".[10] On October 30, 2019, Grace released the single "Scumbag" featuring Blink-182, which was accompanied by a music video, directed by Kyle Cogan and Kyle Dunleavy.[11] The single was promoted as "featuring Blink-182", though the band's guitarist, Matt Skiba, was absent from the collaboration.[12] On February 27, 2020, they performed the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[13][14]

Grace co-wrote Machine Gun Kelly's song "Why Are You Here",[15] which was released on December 18, 2019.[16] On January 29, 2020, he was featured on Yung Pinch's song "Hanging With Ghosts", which also featured Good Charlotte.[17][18] On April 23, 2020, he released the single "If I Want To".[9] On April 26, Grace was featured on Mod Sun's single "Stay Away", which also featured Machine Gun Kelly.[19] After a performance in Memphis, Tennessee supporting Project Pat, Grace was introduced to Juicy J.[1] On August 21, 2020, the pair released the song "Nothing Good" together along with G-Eazy.[20] He featured Lily Kershaw's song "Now & Then", which was released on October 10, 2020.[21]

Musical style and influences

Grace's music contains elements of punk rock, hip hop, folk and pop music,[7] and has been variously called a rapper,[22] a pop singer[13] and a rock musician.[6][23] The Guardian called him an "emo rocker",[21] and a 2019 article from Alternative Press stated that he "graduated from the school of punk rock, but now he’s fast approaching the top of alt-pop".[10]

In a 2018 interview with Alternative Press, Grace described his music as "A kind of modern evolution of music like blink-182".[5]

He has cited influences including My Chemical Romance, Tom Waits,[5] Glenn Danzig, Morrissey,[7] Blink-182, the Misfits, Three 6 Mafia, Lil Wayne and Bob Dylan.[9][24]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details
Don’t Forget Where You Came From

Extended plays

Title Album details
Infinite
Nostalgia Kills

Singles

List of singles as featured artist, with chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Alt.
"Memories" 2015 — Non-album singles
"Memories"
(featuring Jesse Rutherford) 		2016 —
"So, What Does This All Mean" —
"In the Light of the Moon"
(featuring Lil Aaron) 		2018 — Infinite
"Too High"
(featuring Jesse Rutherford) 		— Non-album singles
"Two Shots"
(featuring Gnash) 		— Infinite
"Girls In The Suburbs Singing Smiths Songs"
(featuring G-Eazy) 		— Non-album singles
"Nostalgia is a Lie" —
"Rest Your Eyes" —
"Wasting Time" 2019 —
"Scumbag"
(featuring Blink-182) 		28 Don’t Forget Where You Came From
"If I Want to" 2020 — Non-album singles
"Nothing Good"
(featuring G-Eazy and Juicy-J) 		— Don’t Forget Where You Came From
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Goody Grace is Genuinely a Rockstar" (Podcast). LA Weekly. May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Cooper, Mariah (20 June 2020). "Kate Beckinsale Says 'I Love You' to Boyfriend Goody Grace on His Birthday". Us Weekly. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Yeung, Neil Z. "Goody Grace: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  4. ^ LEUTZ, RYAN (12 May 2021). "GOODY GRACE IS GENUINELY A ROCKSTAR". LA Weekly. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Dickman, Maggie. "SINGER-SONGWRITER GOODY GRACE PREMIERES DEBUT EP, TALKS BLINK-182, MCR INFLUENCE". Alternative Press. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b Read, Bridget (14 April 2020). "Kate Beckinsale's New Boyfriend Has a Crucible Name". The Cut. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b c RINCÓN, ALESSANDRA. "Goody Grace Recruits The Neighbourhood's Jesse Rutherford For Moody New Single: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Goody Grace Teams Up With G-Easy For Haunting New Collab GIRLS IN THE SUBURBS SINGING SMITHS SONGS". Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  9. ^ a b c Serra, Maria. "GOODY GRACE KNOWS YOU PROBABLY THINK HIS NEW SONG IS JUST ABOUT WEED". Alternative Press. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  10. ^ a b Goeman, Collin. "GOODY GRACE SHOWS US HIS ROOTS IN NEW "WASTING TIME" VIDEO—WATCH". Alternative Press. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  11. ^ Rowley, Glenn (October 30, 2019). "Goody Grace Enlists Blink-182 For Somber 'Scumbag' Song and Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  12. ^ Chaudhry, Aliya (March 2, 2020). "Watch blink-182 Perform With Goody Grace on Jimmy Kimmel". Kerrang!. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  13. ^ a b Chaudhry, Aliya (2 March 2020). "Watch blink-182 Perform With Goody Grace on Jimmy Kimmel". Kerrang!. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  14. ^ Greenwood, Koltan. "BLINK-182 JOIN GOODY GRACE FOR MOVING "SCUMBAG" PERFORMANCE". Alternative Press. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  15. ^ "MACHINE GUN KELLY RETIRES "RAP DEVIL" AT HOMETOWN HOLIDAY SHOW XXMAS". Alternative Press. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  16. ^ Earls, John (19 December 2019). "Listen to Machine Gun Kelly go rock on new song – just as he'd promised". NME. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  17. ^ Williams, Kyann-Sian (20 January 2020). "Yung Pinch – 'Back 2 The Beach' review: vapor rap upstart channels rock energy on an assured debut". NME. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  18. ^ Ivey, Justin (17 January 2020). "YUNG PINCH RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM 'BACK 2 THE BEACH'". Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  19. ^ Dowd, Rachael. "SEE MOD SUN AND MACHINE GUN KELLY REIMAGINE THEIR COLLAB "STAY AWAY"". Alternative Press. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  20. ^ JU, SHIRLEY. "GOODY GRACE TAPS G-EAZY & JUICY J FOR "NOTHING GOOD"". Flaunt. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  21. ^ a b Barlow, Eve; Horton, Adrian; Snapes, Laura; Ledonne, Rob; Beaumont-Thomas, Ben; Lee, Benjamin; Farber, Jim; Duwe, Morena (26 December 2020). "The best songs of 2020 ... that you didn't hear". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  22. ^ Todisco, Eric. "Kate Beckinsale and Goody Grace Split: 'He Is Young and Has Other Priorities,' Source Says". People. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  23. ^ "Meet Goody Grace, the Canadian artist who's working with Blink 182". CHDI-FM. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  24. ^ Cerio, Michael (February 25, 2020). "EXCLUSIVE: Watch Goody Grace Perform 'Scumbag' and Try Blink-182 Trivia". Radio.com. Retrieved April 20, 2020.