In music, there is nothing quite as difficult as artists making their follow up album. Over the years nothing has left so many artists in a rut as making their second album has. Unfortunately Jack Garratt was, until yesterday, one of those artists. Yesterday marked the release of his second album ‘Love, Death and Dancing’.
4 years in the making, and just like that it’s in your hands. I’m speechless. I’ll let the album do the talking for me.
Love, Death & Dancing, my second album, is out now.
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— Jack Garratt (@JackGarratt) June 12, 2020
The English singer- songwriter had spent just over four years making the album and his fans have been waiting with baited breath ever since the release of ‘Phase’ (his debut album). Back in 2016 Garratt won BBC Music Introducing Artist of the Year Award, Brit Award for Critics Choice, the BBC Sound of 2016 and was nominated for an MTV UK award, I think it;s safe to say he made himself known. From first reactions it seems the album stands up to the first.
The album is a continuation of the electronica/trip hop/indie pop sound that he managed to blend perfectly together on his debut. If you are listening on streaming services, I am sure you have noticed the structure of the album is split into four groups of three; this is to reflect the stages of his life before the album was released. This period of his life was very tough for him which could be a reason as to why he found it so hard to record the music.
Today he has announced that he will be conducting a QnA on his instagram tonight at 6pm so any of his fans can ask him about the new album and the making of it. They could also ask for him to try and promise not to wait another four years before gracing us with his genre hopping music again.
Second albums are difficult, as I mentioned before, but if the artist has obvious talent it should be made that little bit easier. Luckily for us, Jack Garratt is one of those artists. Let’s hope we do not have to wait that long for another eh?
