Album: Grey Tickles, Black Pressure by John Grant (2015)
Mood: Good Natured
Format: Album

Description: "Grey Tickles, Black Pressure" is the third full length, solo studio album by former The Czars frontman John Grant, released October 8th via Bella Union.
The album received critical acclaim upon its release. In its review, NME named it "One of the albums of the year", praising both its personal lyrics and its pop melodies.
The record's title comes from the raw translation of two phrases from the Icelandic and Turkish languages respectively: "grey tickles" refers to approaching middle age; "black pressure" comes from the Turkish word for nightmare. Grant stated that he wanted to get angrier and moodier on this record.
Tracey Thorn previously of Everything but the Girl features on vocals on the track "Disappointing". The album's other two guests are vocalist Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls and former Siouxsie and the Banshees drummer Budgie.

Artist Background: 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. 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 b... Part of the Denver, Colorado, USA music scene. Emerged in the contemporary era. Associated with BlueGrass movement. Known for Blues style.

Related Artists: The Czars, Richard Hawley, Villagers, Nadine Shah

Music Scene: Part of the Denver, Colorado, USA music scene. Emerged in the contemporary era. Associated with BlueGrass movement. Known for Blues style.

Tags: Good Natured, 2010s, Album

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"Grey Tickles, Black Pressure" is the third full length, solo studio album by former The Czars frontman John Grant, released October 8th via Bella Union.
The album received critical acclaim upon its release. In its review, NME named it "One of the albums of the year", praising both its personal lyrics and its pop melodies.
The record's title comes from the raw translation of two phrases from the Icelandic and Turkish languages respectively: "grey tickles" refers to approaching middle age; "black pressure" comes from the Turkish word for nightmare. Grant stated that he wanted to get angrier and moodier on this record.
Tracey Thorn previously of Everything but the Girl features on vocals on the track "Disappointing". The album's other two guests are vocalist Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls and former Siouxsie and the Banshees drummer Budgie.

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