Grinny Grandad - (You've Got To Be) FREE - [ Official Lyrics Video ]
'(You've Got To Be) FREE' is GRINNY GRANDAD's debut single on Brighton's Freshly Squeezed and features guest vocals by Kymberley Kennedy. This funky slice of retro-styled neo soul is also the first in our new Lyrics Video series...
Stream or Download the full single here: http://bit.ly/2pqtitc
Or Bandcamp here: http://bit.ly/2pSTr6t
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Hailing from York (UK), GRINNY GRANDAD combine a range of unusual, almost Hippie sounds and influences with highly detailed and punchy digital production. Peter Green era Fleetwood Mac was sampled (along with Monty Python) in their un-clearable give-away early track 'Monty', while their Soul and Funk influences (think Betty Davis or Cold Blood) surface more strongly in '(You've Got To Be) FREE'. What sets this band apart is the combination of deep, rich-sounding and soulful vocals, with riff-laden 70's influenced rock and fat modern beats, all wrapped up in a very contemporary song-writing style.
GRINNY GRANDAD's music has appeared in Grand Theft Auto (San Andreas and Liberty City Stories), Desperados Beer Ad's and various other TV shows and has already had widespread radio support from BBC Radio 1, 2 & 6 Music as well as XFM and KISS FM.
"I've not heard drums played with such power and feeling since Jon Bonham" [ Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music ]
'The Good Girl', their first single, was released on Breakbeat label Finger Lickin' Records (remixed by A. Skillz) and appeared on the soundtrack for French film 'La Croisere' gaining additional support from Annie Mac, Craig Charles & Huw Stephens. Publications such as Data Transmission heralded the band as a 'shot of sunshine' while MixMag chimed in with a 5/5.
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Listen to GRINNY GRANDAD's hand-picked HIPPIE FUNK playlist of influences and inspirations on Spotify here:
https://open.spotify.com/user/freshly_squeezed_music/playlist/6n4mPDLKbHSiiNFv1KtBpI
Cover illustration by Jemma Treweek
http://jemmatreweek.bigcartel.com/
After Effects design by Sam Woodman
http://www.samuelwoodman.com
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