GRiZ makes his
grand return today with two new singles––one featuring
DRAM, and one marking his own vocal debut. The pair of tunes is the first music the Denver-based
multi-instrumentalist has released in over a year. Following an extended social media blackout,
GRiZ surfaced 15 minutes ago, breaking an eight-month-long silence by way of a
Facebook Live stream. Today's return is one long awaited by fans; after announcing his departure from social media last year, fans feared that it was the end of
GRiZ. Little did they know, he would spend that time not only holed away in his studio but also traveling the country recording new music.
It's been an eventful few years for
GRiZ, the launch of his
15-piece live band, cannabis-debut
GRiZ Kush, his own
name brand Ale, his
coming out publicly, and the
annual holiday-charity smashes GRiZMAS in Detroit. The past few years' saw career highlight performances from Grant, including back to back massive shows at
Red Rocks,
Chicago's Navy Pier,
Santa Barbara Bowl,
San Francisco's Warfield and more. For the great unveil, GRiZ enlisted none other than rapper, singer, songwriter and actor
DRAM to feature on
'It Gets Better'.
DRAM's ethos is simple and parallels that of
GRiZ;
stay true to yourself,
spread love and positivity. Both artists aim to preach openness, acceptance, and love to their
devout fanbases, deeming the collaboration a Cinderella's glass slipper.
The second single,
'Can't Get Enough', features
GRiZ's first ever rap verse. A homage to the classical
GRiZcography,
guitar riffs, twangy basslines and
festival-worthy soundscapes lay the
perfect foundation for the long-awaited self-performed verse. It's the
final piece to the puzzle, and one that has taken almost a decade to master. The
double A-side displays Grant's mission to dig deeper and evolve his
signature sonic palette, looking for internal and external inspiration, while eschewing du jour musical trends, to explore his range of sound design and arrangement. Appropriately, the group of songs will be paired with two lyric videos to parallel the remarkability of the features from both
DRAM and
GRiZ himself
.
