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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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)