Billy Raffoul
A soulful rock singer/songwriter whose rugged vocals and moody approach recall a mixture of Jeff Buckley, Joe Cocker, and Bruce Springsteen, Ontario native Billy Raffoul spent the latter part of the 2010s delivering a succession of increasingly popular EPs and singles like "Acoustic" and "Dark Four Door," which were streamed in the millions. He made his full-length debut in 2020 with the stripped-down International Hotel, then continued to explore different sounds, from the rousing heartland rock of 2021's "Born to Die," a collaboration with JJ Wilde, to the quiet strumming of 2022's "Jim Carrey."
Raffoul was schooled in music from a young age. The son of respected regional solo artist Jody Raffoul, Billy spent his childhood immersed in the finer points of rock history, watching his father perform and learning to play guitar himself. By his late teens, he'd begun performing around his hometown of Leamington, Ontario and nearby, writing songs and honing his stagecraft. A session vocal gig in nearby Detroit proved to be his first real break, leading first to a management deal, then to a record deal with Interscope. Splitting his time between Nashville and Los Angeles, Raffoul released his debut single, "Driver," in the spring of 2017, with the 1975 EP arriving the following year. A prolific 2019 saw him issuing the single "Hell or Highwater," written for the PlayStation game Days Gone, following by the Running Wild EP, a live release, and additional singles like "Easy Tiger" and "When We Were Young."
Moving from support slots to his own U.S. headlining tour, Raffoul kicked off 2020 with the uplifting "It's a Beautiful Life" in advance of his next EP, A Few More Hours at YYZ. Although his various EPs dabbled in a variety of styles, for his first long-player, Raffoul opted for a starker approach. Essentially recorded live with just a pair of mics, an acoustic guitar, and harmonica, International Hotel was released in mid-2020 and marked a new direction for the young artist. A year later, Raffoul teamed up with like-minded Canadian singer/songwriter JJ Wilde for Born to Die, a collaborative EP with a rousing Springsteen-like tone. Throughout 2022, he continued to experiment with different styles, offering up noisy rock singles like "We Could Get High" along with more hushed acoustic fare like "Jim Carrey."
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1975
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da UMGRI Interscope il 22 giu 2018
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I Wish You Were Here
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Nettwerk Music Group il 18 nov 2022
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A Few More Hours at YYZ
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da UMGRI Interscope il 3 apr 2020
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For All These Years
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Nettwerk Music Group il 20 ott 2023
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Driver
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da UMGRI Interscope il 5 mag 2017
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Live In June
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Interscope Records il 23 ago 2019
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International Hotel
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da UMGRI Interscope il 28 ago 2020
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Broken Glass, Vol. 10
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Nettwerk Music Group il 15 set 2023
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I Wish You Were Here
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Nettwerk Music Group il 24 mar 2023
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The Running Wild EP
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Interscope Records il 26 apr 2019
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Better
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Nettwerk Music Group il 2 set 2022
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Born to Die
Rock - Pubblicato da Black Box Recordings Inc. il 19 nov 2021
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Never Be Another Like You
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Interscope Records il 22 nov 2019
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Bliss
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Nettwerk Music Group il 10 feb 2023
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We Could Get High
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Nettwerk Music Group il 7 ott 2022
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Difficult
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da UMGRI Interscope il 24 nov 2017
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In My Arms
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Nettwerk Music Group il 28 lug 2023
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Jim Carrey
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Nettwerk Music Group il 30 dic 2022
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Bliss (Acoustic Version)
Pop - Pubblicato da Nettwerk Music Group il 12 gen 2024
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