S.G. Goodman
Guitar World|November 2022
THIS KENTUCKIAN'S GUITAR-LADEN NEW ALBUM HAS PLENTY OF BITE — COURTESY OF HER UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE AND VINTAGE GUILDS
Joshua M. Miller
S.G. Goodman

Goodman enjoys off-center melodies when it comes to lead parts - and often doesn't mind if she "hits a note that's not supposed to be there"

“THERE’S POWER IN owning things about yourself,” says Kentucky guitarist and songwriter S.G. Goodman. While creating her sophomore album, Teeth Marks, Goodman decided to take full control of the narrative and further embrace her identity as a queer artist. After coming out while promoting her 2020 Jim James-produced debut, Old Time Feeling, she found further empowerment in writing the follow-up.

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