GRANDSON
announces official debut LP
‘DEATH OF AN OPTIMIST’
out December 4th
Shares new single
“DIRTY”
out today
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Today, grandson announces his official full-length debut, Death of an Optimist, out December 4th through Fueled By Ramen. Following grandson’s debut EP trilogy of Modern Tragedy 1, 2, and 3, which turned Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and musician Jordan Edward Benjamin into a vocal spokesperson on some of today’s most pressing political and social issues, Death of an Optimist continues grandson’s dynamic search for meaningful change with some of his most clear-eyed and assertive songwriting yet.
“It is both an origin story and an obituary navigating hope, anxiety and the state of optimism in 2020,” grandson says about the upcoming record.
grandson’s new single “Dirty,” is out now. The accompanying video, directed by grandson’s frequent collaborator Karl Junquist (“Identity” & “Riptide”) features the “genre-denier” (Alt Press) in an interrogation room and prison-like space battling a dual personality. Watch it below.
The new album includes recent singles “Identity” (“Explosive” – NME) and “Riptide,” co-produced by Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda, as well as, a collection of songs that sonically dance the line between emo guitars and tiktok beats.
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Check out grandson’s recent feature on Dillon Francis’ remix of Oliver Tree’s “Cash Machine.” His other 2020 collaborations include works with X Ambassadors, phem, Dreamers,K.Flay, and Zero 9:36, and KennyHoopla.
grandson, with a sound best described as “a buzzsaw of righteous poetry” (Billboard), has been heard in Riverdale, Marvel’s Runaways, and UFC fight promotions. His track “oh no!!!”was featured as the soundtrack to Warner Brothers’ Suicide Squad reveal trailer and in a recent cover story, Rock Sound called grandson “rock’s new leader of the resistance.” Check out grandson’s epic Seth Meyers performance of “Blood // Water,” the winner of the 2019 SOCAN Songwriting Prize: WATCH HERE.
Might want to add that “Oh No!!!” was very recently featured in the Warner Bros. character reveal trailer for The Suicide Squad amongst the other stuff mentioned.
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AMNPLIFY – DB
My nickname is “The Amnplifier”. Why? Because around here my focus is on being a conduit for providing greater outcomes that people come here for. My day to day “work” is living in the moment, and I love helping others concentrate on finding their connection to themselves through their experiences.
Why start a music environment? The truth is I love music, I love writing, and I love life. I work with musicians every day, and I feel certain that I will be until they put me in the ground. I have been managing people in businesses of some sort for over thirty five years so along the way I have developed some “wisdom” from my regular and constant “observations”.
Amnplify your experience. That is what we want you to do here, and if you want to let me know why you do, or don’t, shoot me a message on Facebook.
Hope you enjoy yourself here and find something that hits you somewhere.
