12/29/2023 0 Comments Hold the line grandsonBut I also feel that there’s an unwritten chapter on how to reconcile how we come back together and how our reliance on the internet drove us apart, as well as kept us together. So, on one hand, I feel overwhelmed by relief, and the adrenaline and the ego boost that you yearned for while you were away. And then all of a sudden, we’re back at it. I feel for young people who struggled to keep up with their education and their attention span online. I feel for the high school kids and college kids who were robbed of some of the most formative times of their lives. But, how can you put it into words? A year and a half, two years of your life, gone by. I felt a little disappointed that we didn’t find a way to collectively just acknowledge what we went through. That sight, being on the main stage, looking out at a crowd, and then thinking back to where we were two years ago must take you aback at times. The fact that people are vaccinated and the most deadly variants seem to have thankfully subsided, I’m happy to be making up for lost time, but it’s been racking up a whole lot of miles, that’s for sure. This is what we all hoped for when we were rotting away in our houses, waiting for some good news about the pandemic. So ultimately you can’t be too upset with a summer night at the Ottawa Bluesfest, so yeah I’m doing okay! I’ve played across Canada now, America twice this year, across Europe. But I also feel more motivated than ever to give people a soundtrack to cling onto with a fighting chance here to turn things around. I feel challenged by time spent on the road and the world events that have transpired while I’ve been gone. Grandson: I feel relieved to be back songwriting in a creative head space. Just returned from a series of festival appearances in Europe, we caught up with grandson for a chat about his non-stop work, getting through the pandemic, and finally getting to perform live.Īpt613: Looking at your schedule lately, you’ve been a pretty busy man. Flay, was one of the early pandemic anthems that immediately rocketed up the charts. One of those collaborations, 2020’s “Zen” with X Ambassadors and K. He’s released other collaborations with Kesha, Jessie Reyez and Tom Morello’s solo album. ![]() From then on, it’s been a steady stream of output, from volumes 2 and 3 of his EP collection, and his first full length album Death Of An Optimist in 2020. Certified triple platinum in Canada, it’s generated half a billion streams on Spotify, across versions (including remixes by AWOLNATION, and Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello, among others). The Toronto-born artist burst out of the gates with his lead single “Blood // Water” off his debut EP a modern tragedy vol. As part of our ongoing coverage of the 2022 RBC Bluesfest, we recently caught up with grandson, who will be performing on the River Stage Saturday night, and will likely be a headliner in years to come, given his amazing trajectory.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |