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John Grant’s ‘The Art of the Lie’: Impressive as Confessional, Stolid as Music

A native Michigander who treats reticence like a pothole on the turnpike, John Grant has recorded six albums in which his attraction to keyboards matches his appetite for self-therapy. The Art of the ...
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Midlake and John Grant Team Up for Two New Songs: “Roadrunner Blues” and “You Don’t Get To”

Midlake and John Grant have teamed up for two new songs: “Roadrunner Blues” and “You Don’t Get To.” The latter is an expansive near-eight-minute song that builds to an extended instrumental jam at its ...
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John Grant Shares Lyric Video for New Song “All That School For Nothing”

John Grant is releasing a new album, The Art of the Lie, on June 14 via [PIAS]. Now he has shared its third single, “All That School For Nothing.” Watch the lyric video below. Grant had this to say ...
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John Grant tells us how Cocteau Twins, The Carpenters, Kate Bush & more influenced his new LP 'The Art of the Lie'

John Grant came of age in the ’80s and he’s surrounded himself with the sounds of his youth on his excellent sixth album. Working with producer Ivor Guest (Grace Jones, Bomb the Bass, Lana Del Rey) ...
The New York Times

‘A Single Man,’ a Classic Gay Novel, Becomes a Ballet

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook Artists including the musician John Grant have collaborated to find feelings beyond the words of Christopher Isherwood’s 1964 book.