Episode 79 - John Grant

Sodajerker On Songwriting

Sodajerker

Sodajerker, Barber, Simon, Music Interviews, Liverpool, Songwriters, Musicians, Oconnor, Songwriting, Interviews, Music, Podcast, Brian

4.9 • 885 Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2015

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Celebrating the release of his new album, Grey Tickles, Black Pressure, John Grant chats with Simon and Brian about the writing of songs like 'Snug Slacks', 'Voodoo Doll' and 'Disappointing'. In addition to describing his love for horror film scores, synthesisers, and languages, John also talks about his songwriting process on tracks like 'Pale Green Ghosts', 'Black Belt', 'Marz' and 'Chicken Bones'.

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0:00.0	The Hello and welcome once again to So Dijaker on songwriting. This is Simon here as always with Brian. I just can't
0:23.9	seem to shake this guy off. Don't you resist me? Joining us today is an American
0:28.1	singer-songwriter whose warm voice, sophisticated melodies, richly
0:32.3	textured arrangements and brutally candid lyrics
0:35.1	have marked him out as one of the most compelling performers around today.
0:38.6	His new album, Grey Tickle's Black Pressure, his third solo effort will be released in early October and it's one of the most hotly anticipated records of 2015.
0:47.5	We are thrilled to welcome the excellent John Grant to the show.
0:51.0	Really excited about this.
0:53.0	I first encountered Mr Grant when he contributed to a BBC 4 documentary about Abbe which I watched
0:57.7	a couple of years ago.
0:59.4	His enthusiasm for the music was very endearing and really stuck with me and it wasn't until a little later that I
1:04.3	realized this quite jovial character was also the seriously intense brooding individual on the cover of
1:10.6	pale green ghosts which is an album I that seemed being praised to the rafters in
1:14.5	various music magazines during 2013.
1:16.8	Yeah, and we've since become big fans of it and it's Creator.
1:20.1	It's a terrific record, isn't it?
1:21.4	Oh yeah.
1:22.4	Incredibly,
1:23.7	and I'd say almost cinematic in places.
1:26.1	Definitely.
1:26.7	Immaculately crafted, and it's got some of the most nakedly confessional songs
1:30.5	I think I've ever heard.
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