American singer-songwriter
Sidney Gish
Born (1997-03-18 ) March 18, 1997 (age 27) Origin Boston , Massachusetts Genres Occupations Singer-songwriter musician producer Instruments Years active 2015–present Website sidneygish .com
Musical artist
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.
Career
Gish 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
Gish 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
Studio albums
Singles
Bandcamp exclusives
don't call on me (2015)
Merry Crisis EP (2016)
dummy parade (2016)
Music videos
"It's Afternoon, I'm Feeling Sick" (2016)[ 19]
"Cokesbury" (2016)[ 20]
"Buckets of Fun" (2017)[ 21]
"Midnight Jingle" (2017; dir. Ethan Judelson)[ 22]
"I'm Filled With Steak, and Cannot Dance" (2018)[ 23]
"Sin Triangle" (2019, dir. Al Bako)[ 24]
Awards and nominations
Year
Organization
Award
Work
Result
Ref.
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
^ 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 .
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