John Grant

John Grant continues to go from strength to strength. From his 2021 album 'Boy from Michigan' to 2024’s 'The Art of the Lie', Grant is consistently collecting great reviews and topping charts.

In fact, the last 15 years have been an astonishing era for Grant. After a period of exile from the music business, he released his belated debut solo album, 'Queen of Denmark', which was voted MOJO Magazine’s best album of 2010. His profile has continued to rise since then. His LPs, which have been rapturously received, entwine acutely melodic chamber-pop with darkly glittering dance music tropes, centred on synth-pop and disco. This creates a brooding and inventive backdrop for his autobiographical laments, intimate, and savagely funny.

Grant’s journey began in Michigan, where he felt compelled to hide his emerging same-sex feelings from his God-fearing family and community. After a move to Colorado, Grant spent his teen years miserable, which led to substance and alcohol addiction that he only managed to combat after the messy split of his band The Czars in 2005.

Whilst forging his own records, Grant’s adventures in mood, texture, and sound have featured numerous collaborators, including Sinead O’Connor, CMAT, Hercules And Love Affair, Tracey Thorne, Elbow, David Arnold, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams, Midlake, Susanne Sundfør, Cate Le Bon, and Big Special.

Grant shines even brighter on stage, typically supported by an empathic band drawn from Icelandic, American and British musicians, where this endearing character’s deeply personal sagas trigger an immediate response from audiences.  

In other words, the boy from Michigan has done good, often against the odds, quelling the demons and creating some of the most resonant singing and songwriting of the 21st century. 

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