Alt Rocker John Grant plays the Corn Exchange this month
Epically bearded troubadour John Grant brings his mesmerising music to Cambridge Corn Exchange on 3 February, following the release of his latest album Grey Tickles, Black Pressure in October 2015. Regarded by many as one of the most accomplished songwriters in music today, his career as seen him move from Denver-based alt-rock band The Czars to launching a successful solo career in 2010. His first offering, Queen Of Denmark, was named as MOJO magazine’s album of the year, whilst 2013’s Pale Green Ghosts (recorded in Reykjavik, where Grant has lived ever since), won plaudit after plaudit, including Rough Trade’s Album of the Year 2013, The Guardian’s No.2 and in MOJO and Uncut’s Top Five.
His personal life, as is well documented, has been far from a bed of roses. Living for years on the brink of self-destruction, he’s battled through alcohol and drug addiction, parental rejection, agoraphobia and a recent HIV positive diagnosis, but all the while making the kind of music it’s impossible not to be utterly drawn in by. Find out why The Guardian left his gig ‘awestruck’ at Cambridge Corn Exchange on 3 February, tickets are £24.50.
