Nirvana

by Grandamme

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Old wounds made deep canyons
I found new rivers
Dive in my blue
You’ll see that I hurt too

Taking cues from filmic, dystopian retromania and a distorted yet romantic aesthetic of fading glamour, ‘Nirvana’ is the debut single from Grandamme. Formed of Claudia Kane and Bastien Keb, the duo are effortlessly interconnected. Kane’s timeless songwriting and soulfully affecting voice is wholly complimented by Keb’s dream-like production of dolorous orchestrated instrumentation and lo-fi beats.

Talking about the song, Claudia says: “Nirvana is about a need to be transcended from some of the darker conflicts with myself, the world, others, and the past. The verses contain a lot of tension but when the chorus hits it makes me feel like I dive into where I'm floating. This symbolises the frequent push and pull between fantasy, euphoria and the struggles and mundanities of real life.”

As a solo artist, Claudia Kane has received tastemaker press and extensive radio play on BBC Radio with syncs to film & TV for A Simple Favor, The Spy Who Dumped Me & The Royals. Bastien Keb is a multi-instrumentalist songwriter and composer whose artist albums have gathered extensive radio play and widespread critical acclaim with the Guardian describing his recent album ‘The Killing of Eugene Peeps’ on Gearbox Records as "An imaginary soundtrack that recalls the proto-trip-hop of Serge Gainsbourg and Jean-Claude Vannier, the rumbling scores of Bernard Herrmann and the cinematic swagger of Barry Adamson".

A debut Grandamme album is currently in production, set for release by London label Def Pressé later this year.

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lyrics

FLOATING ON THIS HIGH TIDE
I WANT TO BREAK AWAY
FADE OUT FROM THIS
ARE YOU COMING WITH

OLD WOUNDS MADE DEEP CANYONS
I FOUND NEW RIVERS
DIVE IN MY BLUE
YOU’LL SEE THAT I HURT TOO

COS WE’RE AFFECTED
ALWAYS WAITING FOR THE RAIN TO MAKE US RISE TO RUIN
ARE YOU HAVING FUN NOW
WHEN YOU’RE GETTING TO KNOW ME ARE YOU OKAY WHERE I AM BROKEN

I SEE THE MORNING LIGHT
MY DARK IS HELD INSIDE
I SEE THE MORNING LIGHT
I’M BURSTING FROM THE BONES
I’M REACHING OUT SO CLOSE
BUT I AM STOLEN BACK

WARM SUNLIGHT ON MY FACE
I’M ALMOST HOME
TO NIRVANA
WHERE YOU TAKE ME HIGHER
THIS OLD FAMILIAR PLACE
WE CAN MAKE THE SKY BREAK THEN WE FALL DOWN HARDER

YOUR HEAVEN TURNS TO HELL
IT’S HURTING ME
YOU GOT ME LEFT OUT IN THE SUN FOR FAR TOO LONG
AND IT WAS ALL FOR YOUR LOVE
YOU MADE ME HIGHER THAN THE GODS
NOW I'M COMING DOWN

credits

released March 31, 2022
Written, arranged and performed by Claudia Kane and Seb Jones (Bastien Keb).

Mixed by Tim Southorn
Mastered by Earl Davis (Damu the Fudgemunk)

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Grandamme London, UK

Taking cues from filmic, dystopian retromania and a distorted yet romantic aesthetic of fading glamour, new duo Grandamme are formed of Claudia Kane and Bastien Keb. Effortlessly interconnected, Kane’s timeless songwriting and soulfully affecting voice is wholly complimented by Keb’s dream-like production of dolorous orchestrated instrumentation.

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discography

Holy Mountain

Sep 2022
Love Hurts

Jul 2022
8 am

May 2022
Nirvana

Mar 2022
Prelude

Feb 2022

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