Death of an Optimist is the debut studio album by Canadian-American musician Grandson. The album was released on December 4, 2020, through Fueled by Ramen.
Benjamin's EP, A Modern Tragedy, Vol. 3 was released on September 13, 2019. After the release of the third and final EP of the A Modern Tragedy trilogy, Grandson began working on his first studio album.[3]
The album was first announced on September 23, 2020, with the single "Dirty".[4]
Music and compositionedit
In an interview with NME, Grandson said that Death of an Optimist is a critical outlook of the current state of affairs and of the year 2020 in general saying, "it is both an origin story and an obituary navigating hope, anxiety, and the state of optimism in 2020."[4]
Initial reaction to the album has been positive. David McLaughlin of Kerrang! praised grandson's blending of sounds, saying, "Here’s an artist unafraid of flexing his creativity, exploring sounds from whatever genre tickles his fancy."[5] The Rock Matters Podcast said, "It’s very much a millennial coming of age album. It’s a guy in his mid-20s trying to cling to hope that real change for a better future is possible. And credit to Grandson. He definitely sounds like he's in for the fight."[6]
^Lavin, Will (June 26, 2020). "Watch the video for Grandson's explosive new song 'Identity'". NME. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
^Rogers, Jack (July 31, 2020). "Grandson Has Released a Thought-provoking Video for His New Track 'Riptide'". Rocksound.tv. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
^Shutler, Ali (September 30, 2019). "Grandson: "We're seeing the last echoes of a dying breed, trying to reign in the limitless potential of young people"". NME. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
^ abRose, Anna (25 September 2020). "Grandson announces details of his debut album, 'Death of an Optimist'". NME. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
^ abDavid McLaughlin (3 December 2020). "Album Review: grandson - Death of an Optimist".
^Rock Matters Podcast (November 30, 2020). "E32 Death of an Optimist: Grandson's Grand Debut".
^"Grandson Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
November 05, 2023
death, optimist, debut, studio, album, canadian, american, musician, grandson, album, released, december, 2020, through, fueled, ramen, studio, album, grandsonreleaseddecember, 2020, 2020, recorded2019, 2020genrerap, rock, alternative, rocklength38, 00labelfue. Death of an Optimist is the debut studio album by Canadian American musician Grandson The album was released on December 4 2020 through Fueled by Ramen Death of an OptimistStudio album by GrandsonReleasedDecember 4 2020 2020 12 04 Recorded2019 2020GenreRap rock alternative rockLength38 00LabelFueled by RamenGrandson chronologyA Modern Tragedy Vol 3 2019 Death of an Optimist 2020 I Love You I m Trying 2023 Singles from Death of an Optimist Identity Released June 26 2020 1 Riptide Released July 31 2020 2 Dirty Released September 25 2020 We Did It Released November 13 2020 Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Music and composition 3 Reception 4 Track listing 5 Charts 6 See also 7 ReferencesBackground and recording editBenjamin s EP A Modern Tragedy Vol 3 was released on September 13 2019 After the release of the third and final EP of the A Modern Tragedy trilogy Grandson began working on his first studio album 3 The album was first announced on September 23 2020 with the single Dirty 4 Music and composition editIn an interview with NME Grandson said that Death of an Optimist is a critical outlook of the current state of affairs and of the year 2020 in general saying it is both an origin story and an obituary navigating hope anxiety and the state of optimism in 2020 4 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingKerrang nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 Initial reaction to the album has been positive David McLaughlin of Kerrang praised grandson s blending of sounds saying Here s an artist unafraid of flexing his creativity exploring sounds from whatever genre tickles his fancy 5 The Rock Matters Podcast said It s very much a millennial coming of age album It s a guy in his mid 20s trying to cling to hope that real change for a better future is possible And credit to Grandson He definitely sounds like he s in for the fight 6 Track listing editAll music is composed by Jordan Edward BenjaminDeath of an Optimist track listingNo TitleLength1 Death of an Optimist Intro 2 312 In Over My Head 3 183 Identity 3 364 Left Behind 3 255 Dirty 3 286 The Ballad of G and X Interlude 2 227 We Did It 2 498 WWIII 3 229 Riptide 3 1210 Pain Shopping 3 1711 Drop Dead 3 0912 Welcome to Paradise Outro 3 31Total length 38 00Charts editChart performance for Death of an Optimist Chart 2020 PeakpositionUK R amp B Albums OCC 7 28US Heatseekers Albums Billboard 8 7See also editBlood WaterReferences edit Lavin Will June 26 2020 Watch the video for Grandson s explosive new song Identity NME Retrieved September 28 2020 Rogers Jack July 31 2020 Grandson Has Released a Thought provoking Video for His New Track Riptide Rocksound tv Retrieved September 28 2020 Shutler Ali September 30 2019 Grandson We re seeing the last echoes of a dying breed trying to reign in the limitless potential of young people NME Retrieved September 28 2020 a b Rose Anna 25 September 2020 Grandson announces details of his debut album Death of an Optimist NME Retrieved 28 September 2020 a b David McLaughlin 3 December 2020 Album Review grandson Death of an Optimist Rock Matters Podcast November 30 2020 E32 Death of an Optimist Grandson s Grand Debut Official R amp B Albums Chart Top 40 Official Charts Company Retrieved December 13 2020 Grandson Chart History Heatseekers Albums Billboard Retrieved March 27 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Death of an Optimist amp oldid 1178980400, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
