Soundscape creator Rob Grant has introduced his debut album, Lost At Sea, set to be launched by way of Decca Records on Friday, June 9.
The album is introduced alongside the alluring and chic first single, “Setting Sail On A Distant Horizon,” out now by way of all digital retailers. Throughout the monitor, Grant’s composition takes listeners on a voyage of minimalist magnificence. Lost At Sea is on the market for pre-order now.
Grant, who’s the daddy of worldwide icon Lana Del Rey, has enlisted a spread of expertise to contribute to the making of the album. Features and writing credit embrace his daughter Lana Del Rey, whereas manufacturing credit embrace Jack Antonoff, Luke Howard, Laura Sisk, and Zach Dawes.
Speaking about “Setting Sail On A Distant Horizon,” Rob Grant stated: “‘Setting Sail’ is a piano piece that I composed about the happiness and freedom I felt as I would set sail out of Newport, RI in my 25 foot sloop ‘Erewhon,’ heading out to the islands of Nantucket and Marthas Vineyard. The piano begins slowly and then builds as the sails fill with wind, and the boat begins to heal, leaning into the heavy Atlantic swells. The piano carries you forward as the sloop gains speed, catching more wind, bound for the distant horizon.”
Now signed to Decca Records, Rob Grant is about to embark on his subsequent enterprise as he delves into his newfound profession in music. Decca Records boasts an array of world class piano-based artists, together with Max Richter, Ludovico Einaudi, Ólafur Arnalds, and Jeff Goldblum and, with its wealthy custom of recording piano music from all musical genres, it’s the pure dwelling for Rob Grant’s particular person artistry.
Rob Grant is an unintentional recording artist. He has by no means had a lesson on any instrument in his life. No form of formal musical coaching in any respect. He can’t learn sheet music. But when he sits down at a piano, notes stream from him. Melodies come unbidden. He can play for hours. Emotion overwhelms thought, and out pours composition after composition.