John Grant (musician)
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John Grant is an American
singer-songwriter. He recently launched his career as a solo artist, having previously been lead vocalist with The Czars
, an alternative rock
band he formed in 1994 in Denver with Chris Pearson.
Prior to forming The Czars, Grant aspired to be a translator in Germany before realizing that his English skills were poor and he would be unable to have the job he desired.
Following the band's breakup, Grant took some time off from making music, and returned to recording and performing in 2010 with his debut solo album Queen of Denmark
.
He released Queen of Denmark on April 6, 2010. It was recorded in collaboration with the American folk rock band Midlake
, and released on Bella Union
. Described as a deeply personal album about his past struggles with alcohol
and drug
addiction and coming to terms with being gay
, it was chosen as Best Album of 2010 by the British
music magazine Mojo
.
Grant travelled to Ireland
in 2011 to play at the Kilkenny Rhythm & Roots Festival and Electric Picnic
. and Belgium for the Dranouter Festival in August 2011.
He is currently living in the city of Göteborg, Sweden.
United States
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singer-songwriter. He recently launched his career as a solo artist, having previously been lead vocalist with The Czars
The Czars
The Czars was an alternative rock band, formed in 1994 in Denver by John Grant and Chris Pearson. They released six studio albums, one EP, and three singles in the duration of their career. After the release of Goodbye in 2004, five of the six members of The Czars left the band over the span of...
, an alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band he formed in 1994 in Denver with Chris Pearson.
Prior to forming The Czars, Grant aspired to be a translator in Germany before realizing that his English skills were poor and he would be unable to have the job he desired.
Following the band's breakup, Grant took some time off from making music, and returned to recording and performing in 2010 with his debut solo album Queen of Denmark
Queen of Denmark (album)
Queen of Denmark is the debut solo album by former The Czars frontman John Grant, released on April 19, 2010 on the Bella Union label. Queen of Denmark is a collaboration between Grant and American folk rock band Midlake and produced by Grant himself in collaboration with Midlake members Paul...
.
He released Queen of Denmark on April 6, 2010. It was recorded in collaboration with the American folk rock band Midlake
Midlake
Midlake is an American rock band from Denton, Texas. The band first gained popularity in Europe, signing to Bella Union Records and playing at festivals such as Les Inrockuptibles, Wintercase, End Of The Road Festival and South by Southwest.-History:...
, and released on Bella Union
Bella Union
Bella Union is an independent record label that was started up by Simon Raymonde and Robin Guthrie in 1997.After releasing records with 4AD for a large part of their career, Cocteau Twins decided to take a step towards independence and started up the Bella Union record label, through which they...
. Described as a deeply personal album about his past struggles with alcohol
Alcohol
In chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms....
and drug
DRUGS
Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows are an American post-hardcore band formed in 2010. They released their debut self-titled album on February 22, 2011.- Formation :...
addiction and coming to terms with being gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
, it was chosen as Best Album of 2010 by the British
United Kingdom
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music magazine Mojo
Mojo (magazine)
MOJO is a popular music magazine published initially by Emap, and since January 2008 by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. Following the success of the magazine Q, publishers Emap were looking for a title which would cater for the burgeoning interest in classic rock music...
.
Grant travelled to Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
in 2011 to play at the Kilkenny Rhythm & Roots Festival and Electric Picnic
Electric Picnic
The 2005 festival took place on Saturday 3 September and Sunday 4 September. It is best remembered for Arcade Fire's performance which came before their subsequent mainstream success...
. and Belgium for the Dranouter Festival in August 2011.
He is currently living in the city of Göteborg, Sweden.