Boy Golden is the stage name of Liam Duncan, a Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter based in Winnipeg, Manitoba."Introducing Boy Golden, your new favourite country outlier". CBC Music, December 8, 2021.
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.Alan Small, "Boy Golden’s time to shine". Winnipeg Free Press, July 22, 2023. Following that band's breakup he released the solo album If I Don't Feel Better under his own name in 2019,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. 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.
Career Church of Better Daze, his debut album as Boy Golden, was released in 2021. He followed up with the six-song EP For Jimmy in 2023, supporting the release with his first full headlining tour of North America.Breezy Prochnau, "Psychedelic Cowboy: The Story Behind Boy Golden". The Gateway, November 7, 2023.
The album For Eden followed in 2024,Matthew Teklemariam, "Boy Golden Is All Grown Up on 'For Eden'". Exclaim!, July 18, 2024. and was again supported by a North American tour.Megan Lapierre, "Boy Golden Books Fall North American Tour". Exclaim!, June 5, 2024.
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.Megan Lapierre, "CJ Wiley Announces Boy Golden-Produced Debut Album 'So Brand New'". Exclaim!, November 5, 2024.
His latest album, Best of Our Possible Lives, was released in February 2026.Kerry Doole, "New & Upcoming Album Releases: Kid Koala's New Soundtrack, Tim Baker's Expanded Holiday Album". Billboard, December 5, 2025. "Suffer", the album's lead single, reached #1 on the Billboard Canada Modern Rock Airplay chart in December 2025.Heather Taylor-Singh, "Winnipeg's Boy Golden Shines as ‘Suffer’ Hits No. 1 on Billboard Canada Modern Rock Chart". Billboard, December 4, 2025.
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,Stephen Cooke, "Madison Violet, Shannon & Tony Quinn among 2023 Canadian Folk Music Award nominees". SaltWire Network, October 5, 2022. and Contemporary Album of the Year at the 20th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2025 for For Jimmy.Heather Kitching, "Here are your nominees for the 2025 Canadian Folk Music Awards". Roots Music Canada, October 30, 2024.
For Eden received a Juno Award nomination for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2025.Holly Gordon, "Here are all the 2025 Juno nominees". CBC Music, February 11, 2025. At the 20th Canadian Folk Music Awards, he won the award for Contemporary Album of the Year for For Jimmy.Kerry Doole, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Turn 20: Full Winners List". Billboard, April 8, 2025.
Best of Our Possible Lives was longlisted for the 2026 Polaris Music Prize.Sydney Brasil, "Polaris Music Prize Shares 2026 Long List". Exclaim!, June 11, 2026.
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 Title Year Peak chart positions Album CANModernRock USAAA "Cowboy Dreams" 2025 30 39 Best of Our Possible Lives
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