Boy Golden (musician)
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| Background information | |
| Born | Liam Duncan Brandon, Manitoba |
| Genres | Folk |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 2021–present |
Boy Golden is the stage name of Liam Duncan, a Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1]
Background
Born and raised in Brandon, he moved to Winnipeg to pursue his musical career, initially as a member of the indie rock band The Middle Coast.[2] Following that band's breakup he released the solo album If I Don't Feel Better under his own name in 2019,[3] but after feeling drained and exhausted by the process of creating and touring behind an album with heavy emotional themes, he began creating the Boy Golden persona to present a more easygoing and positive-minded brand of music.[1]
Career
Church of Better Daze, his debut album as Boy Golden, was released in 2021.[1] He followed up with the six-song EP For Jimmy in 2023,[2] supporting the release with his first full headlining tour of North America.[4]
The album For Eden followed in 2024,[5] and was again supported by a North American tour.[6]
He has also appeared as a guest musician on recordings by The Bros. Landreth and Jacob Brodovsky, and produced the debut album of singer-songwriter CJ Wiley.[7]
His new album, Best of Our Possible Lives, is slated for release in February 2026.[8] "Suffer", the album's lead single, reached #1 on the Billboard Canada Modern Rock Airplay chart in December 2025.[9]
Awards
He was a Canadian Folk Music Award nominee for Contemporary Singer of the Year at the 18th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2023 for Church of Better Daze,[10] and Contemporary Album of the Year at the 20th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2025 for For Jimmy.[11]
For Eden received a Juno Award nomination for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2025.[12] At the 20th Canadian Folk Music Awards, he won the award for Contemporary Album of the Year for For Jimmy.[13]
Discography
- If I Don't Feel Better - 2019, as Liam Duncan
- Church of Better Daze - 2021
- For Jimmy - 2023
- For Eden - 2024
- Best of Our Possible Lives - 2026
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US AAA | |||
| 2025 | "Cowboy Dreams" (feat. Cat Clyde) | 39 | Best of Our Possible Lives |
References
- ^ a b c "Introducing Boy Golden, your new favourite country outlier". CBC Music, December 8, 2021.
- ^ a b Alan Small, "Boy Golden’s time to shine". Winnipeg Free Press, July 22, 2023.
- ^ Brad Wheeler, "Folk-country singer Boy Golden found freedom in an alter ego: For Winnipeg’s Liam Duncan, it was a freeing experience to create a persona to write and perform his own folk-country material". The Globe and Mail, August 4, 2023.
- ^ Breezy Prochnau, "Psychedelic Cowboy: The Story Behind Boy Golden". The Gateway, November 7, 2023.
- ^ Matthew Teklemariam, "Boy Golden Is All Grown Up on 'For Eden'". Exclaim!, July 18, 2024.
- ^ Megan Lapierre, "Boy Golden Books Fall North American Tour". Exclaim!, June 5, 2024.
- ^ Megan Lapierre, "CJ Wiley Announces Boy Golden-Produced Debut Album 'So Brand New'". Exclaim!, November 5, 2024.
- ^ Kerry Doole, "New & Upcoming Album Releases: Kid Koala's New Soundtrack, Tim Baker's Expanded Holiday Album". Billboard, December 5, 2025.
- ^ Heather Taylor-Singh, "Winnipeg's Boy Golden Shines as ‘Suffer’ Hits No. 1 on Billboard Canada Modern Rock Chart". Billboard, December 4, 2025.
- ^ Stephen Cooke, "Madison Violet, Shannon & Tony Quinn among 2023 Canadian Folk Music Award nominees". SaltWire Network, October 5, 2022.
- ^ Heather Kitching, "Here are your nominees for the 2025 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Roots Music Canada, October 30, 2024.
- ^ Holly Gordon, "Here are all the 2025 Juno nominees". CBC Music, February 11, 2025.
- ^ Kerry Doole, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Turn 20: Full Winners List". Billboard, April 8, 2025.