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John Grant

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John Grant: Queen of Denmark (Bella Union)

Review by Dave Simpson, The Guardian, 22 April 2010

JOHN GRANT used to front the Czars, whose failure to translate acclaim into sales no doubt further fuelled his supersized self-loathing. ...

John Grant's Queen of Denmark: MOJO Album of 2010

Review and Interview by Martin Aston, MOJO, December 2010

AUTHOR'S NOTE: John Grant's debut solo album Queen Of Denmark deservedly won MOJO Magazine's album of 2010. I interviewed him about the MOJO victory and ...

John Grant

Profile and Interview by David Quantick, Uncut, January 2011

John Grant overcame religious bigotry, homophobia, drug addiction and depression to make one of the greatest albums of 2010. But why does one of his ...

John Grant: Success At Last For A Rock'n'roll Survivor

Interview by Andy Gill, The Independent, 7 January 2011

Dangerous sex, addiction and self-loathing – John Grant's turbulent life inspired one of the best albums of last year. Andy Gill meets him ...

John Grant: Heaven, London

Live Review by Ian Gittins, The Guardian, 14 March 2013

IT'S FAIR TO say John Grant takes the art of the confessional singer-songwriter to a whole new plane. Despite obviously being painfully thin-skinned, this quixotic ...

John Grant: 'This Addictive Personality Permeates My Entire Being'

Interview by Nick Hasted, Independent on Sunday, 24 March 2013

After fighting drug problems, John Grant declared on stage that he was HIV-positive. Nick Hasted meets a very candid indie star ...

John Grant: Grey Tickles, Black Pressure

Review by Paul Trynka, MOJO, November 2015

UNHAPPY PEOPLE, a Russian once suggested, are more varied and interesting than happy ones — which makes John Grant a very special person indeed. Over ...

John Grant: Grey Tickles, Black Pressure

Report and Interview by John Lewis, Uncut, November 2015

WHEN JOHN GRANT was nominated for "Best International Act" at last year's Brit Awards, it seemed like the latest improbable chapter in an increasingly surreal ...

John Grant and the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra: Harpa Eldborg, Reykjavik

Live Review by Kieron Tyler, MOJO, February 2016

JOHN GRANT does not take the easy route. After the release of his third solo album, he could have relaxed and soaked up the warm ...

John Grant's North Atlantic Flux festival, Hull

Live Review by Stephen Dalton, The Times, 3 May 2017

The American singer-songwriter played a rapturously received selection of barbed ballads at his own boutique festival. ...

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