Brooklyn-based artists Leslie Graves (Gold, Endless Arrows) and Toby Goodshank (The Moldy Peaches, The Pizza Underground) have joined creative forces on their forthcoming album Between Worlds (BB*Island).

Acoustic guitar and vocal harmonies make up the core of their music, which draws from a variety of folk-rock influences including Sybil Baer, Judee Sill, REM, Linda Perhacs, and Jessica Pratt. Their lyrics are dreamlike stories that speak to the resilience of humanity, and offer a meditation on love, nature and growth.

Many instrumental threads are interwoven throughout with the invaluable skills of Jake Nicoll (The Burning Hell) who lovingly engineered and embellished the recordings.

Speaking to their process, Leslie writes, "Toby is great at composing song structures quickly. It was fun to feel into the emotion of the chords and write from there. The process was like chiseling away at a stone to reveal the sculpture underneath. I like when songs come like that - when it feels that they are teaching us as they are revealed."

The pair have toured Europe with Frankfurt artist Boo Hoo, and will take their emotive and soothing songs on the road again in October in support of their forthcoming album Between Worlds.

Other releases by and with Toby Goodshank:
Double Deüce (TG and Angela Carlucci)- Warm Ham In A Foreign Home (2024, LP / CD)
Mathias Kom & Toby Goodshank - Miller Time (2022, LP / CD)
Toby Goodshank - Truth, Jump, Fall (2011/2022, LP / CD)
Toby Goodshank - Untitled (2009/2019, LP / CD)

1. / A1. Chariot Year
2./A2 To Belong
3./A3. Solid Ground
4./A4. The Natural Way
5./A5. Stay Long Enough
6./ B1 Between Worlds
7./ B2 Baby Boy
8./ B3 Apple
9./ B4 Chubby's Song
10./ B5 Where Are We Going

All songs written by Leslie Graves and Toby Goodshank

Personnel:
Leslie Graves: vocals
Toby Goodshank: vocals, guitar
Jake Nicoll: bass, guitar, drums, percussion, keys, flute
Ariel Sharratt: saxophone, bass on Chubby's Song

Recorded by Jake Nicoll
with assistance from Ariel Sharratt on tracks 1, 4, 5 and 9
Mixed by Jake Nicoll
Mastered by Casey Holford at Golden Rule, NYC

Cover art by Nami Soga
Art direction by T.J. Huff

(p) & (c) 2025, BB*SLAND, under exclusive license from Leslie Graves and Toby Goodshank. All rights reserved. Made in the EU.

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BB*ISLAND
Moorburger Elbdeich 273h,
21079 Hamburg,
Germany,
https:/bbislandmusic.com

Safety and product resources
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Vinyl Record LP: cat# BBI 0621, barcode: 4260064996275

manufacturer information / responsible person:
BB*ISLAND,
Quintus Kannegiesser,
Moorburger Elbdeich 273h,
21079 Hamburg,
Germany,
https:/bbislandmusic.com,
contact email: info@bbisland.de