{"id":30551,"date":"2017-01-04T22:17:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T20:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/?p=30551"},"modified":"2017-01-05T19:23:48","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T17:23:48","slug":"introducing-damian-la-grange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/introducing-damian-la-grange\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing: DAMIAN LA GRANGE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nostalgia is half the fun of music\u2026 it\u2019s what turns good songs into favorite songs, and bad songs into cultural landmarks (looking at you, \u201cCha Cha Slide\u201d). With his new\u00a0release, \u201cBeautiful Distraction\u201d,\u00a0Canada\u2019s\u00a0Damian La Grange\u00a0<\/strong>gives us a taste of the the former \u2013 eliciting memories of the pop-rock and college rap of the 2000\u2019s, while still\u00a0wielding a personality and style that\u2019s\u00a0thoroughly fresh. And, don\u2019t let the retrospective comparison scare you. This isn\u2019t the kind of song you embarrassed yourself to in middle or high school; it\u2019s a lively, charismatic, piano-driven piece of pop fusion full of\u00a0poetic, personal lyrics.<\/p>\n

Vocally, Damian can\u2019t seem to make up his mind as to whether he wants to sing or rap here,\u00a0but it\u2019s the best kind of indecisiveness. The combination\u00a0that results melds\u00a0his quirky but charming singing voice with sharp, quick-moving lyrics which, when set over a lush instrumental that includes\u00a0Damian killing it on piano, becomes something really infectious. So infectious, in fact, that you might even miss the story being told here\u00a0at first listen. Torn between love and the pursuit of musical success, \u201cBeautiful Distraction\u201d is Damian\u2019s way of telling his girl that that\u2019s exactly what she is, and that he \u201cneeds to breathe alone now\u201d. So, if that\u2019s what it takes for us to get more tracks like this, well, I hope she understands.<\/p>\n

For a 23-year-old, Damian La Grange<\/strong> has a lot to be proud of, having turned his years spent making quirky demos as a self-professed \u201cawkward teen\u201d into a promising future putting out\u00a0unique tracks like this one, and even earning himself opening spots for the likes of\u00a0Dirty Heads<\/em> and\u00a0Coleman\u00a0<\/em>Hell.\u00a0<\/em>Take a moment to distract yourself with \u201cBeautiful Distraction\u201d below, and familiarize yourself with the refreshing new talent that is\u00a0Damian La Grange<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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