Joey Pecoraro

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Joey Pecoraro is an American musician and record producer from Detroit, Michigan. He rose to prominence in the lo-fi hip hop movement of the late 2010s with the title track from his self-released debut studio album Tired Boy (2017). [1] [2] [3] This album also spawned the track "Finding Parking", which was used as the musical base of "All Night Parking" from British singer Adele's album 30 (2021). [4] [5] [6]

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Discography

Awards and nominations

AwardYearNominated workCategoryResultRef
Grammy Awards 2023 30 Album of the Year Nominated [10]

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References

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  2. Staff, XLR8R (August 4, 2020). "Podcast 655: Joey Pecoraro".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. Tomadin, Brett (April 1, 2021). "The Waves Interview: Joey Pecoraro" (Podcast). KNCE . Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  4. Chinen, Nate (November 19, 2021). "The jazz dalliance on Adele's '30' runs deeper than a sampled groove". NPR.
  5. "Adele Releases New Album 30: Listen and Read the Full Credits". Pitchfork. November 19, 2021.
  6. "Song of the Day: Erroll Garner, "No More Shadows"". 24 November 2021.
  7. "Afterhours Nostalgia: 'Old Time Radio' by Joey Pecoraro". June 22, 2021.
  8. "Joey Pecoraro Explores A Genre-Defying Sonic Realm Via Fantastical New Album 'Sea Monster'". This Song Is Sick. August 2, 2020.
  9. Middleton, Ryan. "Review: Joey Pecoraro Shares Joyous, Nostalgic New Album 'Sea Monster'". Magnetic Magazine.
  10. "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 2022-11-19.