Sidney Gish (born March 18, 1997)[2] is an American singer-songwriter.[3] She has released two albums, Ed Buys Houses and No Dogs Allowed.
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Born | March 18, 1997 |
Origin | Boston, Massachusetts |
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Years active | 2015–present |
Website | sidneygish |
Career
editGish started her career by uploading music on Bandcamp. Her first release was "don't call on me" in 2015, followed by "dummy parade" in 2016.[1] She also released a Christmas EP, "Merry Crisis".[3]
Gish's first album, Ed Buys Houses, was self-released on Bandcamp in December 2016.[4] Her second album, No Dogs Allowed, was self-released on December 31, 2017.[5] It received a 7.7 rating on Pitchfork[6] and won Album of the Year at the 2018 Boston Music Awards.[7]
Following the moderate internet success of No Dogs Allowed, Gish briefly toured with singer-songwriter Mitski in 2018.[3] In March 2019, she performed at South by Southwest and was featured on NPR Music's Austin 100.[8] She was listed as one of Stereogum's Best New Artists of 2018.[9] In 2019, she released a cover of "Somebody's Baby" by Jackson Browne as part of a split single in Cavetown's Animal Kingdom series.[10]
In 2023, Gish released two new songs, "Filming School" and "MFSOTSOTR", through the Sub Pop Singles Club.[11] The same year, she toured with The Beths in North America.[12][13] She also went on to tour with Jeff Rosenstock later in the fall of 2023.[14]
Personal life
editGish grew up in New Jersey.[1] Gish attended Northeastern University, where she studied the music industry.[1] For one semester, she was an intern in the A&R department of Island Records.[3] She graduated in 2020.[15] Gish is bisexual.[16]
Discography
editStudio albums
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Ed Buys Houses |
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No Dogs Allowed |
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Singles
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Filming School |
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Bandcamp exclusives
edit- don't call on me (2015)
- Merry Crisis EP (2016)
- dummy parade (2016)
Music videos
editAwards and nominations
editYear | Organization | Award | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | Boston Music Awards | Album of the Year | "No Dogs Allowed" | Won | [25] |
Unsigned Artist of the Year | Herself | Nominated | [26] | ||
Alt/Indie Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
Song of the Year | "Not but for You, Bunny" | Nominated | |||
2019 | Singer Songwriter of the Year | Herself | Won | [27] | |
Alt/Indie Artist of the Year | Nominated | [28] | |||
Song of the Year | "I'm So Sorry" (as featured artist) | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Mason, Amelia (March 28, 2018). "Sidney Gish, Boston's Bandcamp Phenom". WBUR News. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Gish, Sidney [@sidneyg156] (March 18, 2020). "i'm 23" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d Milman, Lilly (July 18, 2018). "Meet Sidney Gish, the 21-Year-Old Singer-Songwriter Opening for Mitski". Billboard.
- ^ Feldberg, Isaac (September 19, 2017). "Emerging indie artist Sidney Gish is juggling classes and her career". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ a b Snapes, Laura (December 21, 2018). "Sidney Gish: No Dogs Allowed review – mordant, charming indie pop". The Guardian. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Corcoran, Nina (January 11, 2018). "Sidney Gish: No Dogs Allowed Album Review". Pitchfork.
- ^ Marotta, Michael (December 13, 2018). "Here are the winners from the 2018 Boston Music Awards". Vanyaland. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ Thompson, Stephen (March 5, 2019). "The Austin 100". NPR.
- ^ "Stereogum's 40 Best New Bands Of 2018". Stereogum. October 29, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ Rettig, James (March 28, 2019). "Sidney Gish Covers Jackson Browne's "Somebody's Baby"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ Deville, Chris (February 8, 2023). "Sidney Gish – "Filming School" & "MFSOTSOTR"". Stereogum. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Tinker, Lena M. (March 9, 2023). "The Beths Concert Review: Nothing Fishy Here". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ Hudson, Alex (February 27, 2023). "Stand-Up Comedians the Beths Showed Toronto That They're Also Excellent Musicians". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "Jeff Rosenstock returns with new song and North American tour details". The FADER. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "Instagram". Archived from the original on December 26, 2021.
- ^ Knight, Kristen (February 21, 2018). "Interview: Sidney Gish". Modern Girls. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "Ed Buys Houses". Bandcamp. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "Filming School, by Sidney Gish". Sidney Gish. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ "Sidney Gish - It's Afternoon, I'm Feeling Sick (Official Video)". Youtube. September 27, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2022..
- ^ "Cokesbury - Sidney Gish: music vid + ALBUM DOWNLOAD". YouTube. December 29, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2019..
- ^ "Sidney Gish - Buckets of Fun (Official Video)". Youtube. January 3, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2022..
- ^ "Midnight Jingle - Sidney Gish". YouTube. January 29, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Sidney Gish - I'm Filled With Steak, and Cannot Dance". YouTube. January 2, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Sidney Gish - Sin Triangle". YouTube. January 2, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- ^ "Boston Music Awards 2018". Boston Music Awards. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "2018 Nominees". Boston Music Awards. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Boston Music Awards 2019". Boston Music Awards. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "2019 Nominees". Boston Music Awards. Retrieved April 8, 2021.