47. When We Wake with Boy Golden

<p><a href="https://www.boygolden.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Boy Golden</a> is the oh-so-cool Rock’n&#39;Roll alter ego of the Winnipeg-based multi-instrumentalist/producer/songwriter extraordinaire, Liam Duncan. In today’s chat, we get into the origin story of that alter ego, but before we do that, we chat about the music. </p><p><br></p><p>We kick it off talking about <a href="https://yaboygolden.bandcamp.com/track/suffer" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Suffer</a>, the lead single from his forthcoming album <strong>Best of Our Possible Lives</strong> (due in February 2026). The song went all the way to #1 on the <a href="https://ca.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/boy-golden-suffer-airplay-charts" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Billboard Modern Rock Charts in Canada</a>. But didja know, it hit #1 weeks before it was announced at #1? Naturally, we get into the strangeness of how that happened. </p><p><br></p><p>We also talk about what radio success means in 2025 and why the song might be having a tougher time finding a foothold in the US.</p><p><br></p><p>We chat about Liam’s unusual path into songwriting. He started out on the business side of music, as a teenager, and came to writing songs, as he puts it “a little late” in the game…at the ripe old age of 21.</p><p><br></p><p>We talk about recording to tape, and about the time he literally carried those tapes through airports to get them mastered, refusing to let them through the X-Ray machines.  </p><p><br></p><p>We discuss why he chose to work with a producer (for the first time) on this new <strong>Boy Golden</strong> album and how he felt about the process. Spoiler, he loved it.  </p><p><br></p><p>And finally Liam tells me why he finds making music, well, a little embarrassing.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://yaboygolden.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Boy Golden</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Wanna get in touch?</strong></p><p>Send an email to <a href="mailto:whenwewakeradio@gmail.com">⁠whenwewakeradio@gmail.com⁠</a></p><p>Or find me on Instagram</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/whenwewakeradio/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">@whenwewakeradio</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theandrewshaver/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">@theandrewshaver</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/whenwewake" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>When We Wake with Andrew Shaver </strong></a>is written, hosted, edited, and produced by <a href="https://theandrewshaver.com/">⁠Andrew Shaver⁠</a>. The weekly radio broadcast is syndicated across Canada, from Newfoundland to British Columbia.</p><p><br></p><p>Theme song <strong>Got You </strong>by <a href="https://www.noahreid.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Noah Reid</strong></a></p><p><br></p>