Tom Grennan
SPIN Daybreaker: Summer Soundtrack
Ahead of this holiday weekend, we welcome you back with open arms as we get ready to light up the night with pretty patriotic explosions. Aside from including a stellar group of artists who are on the brink, this week’s roundup captures the lively spirit of the summer heat. With colorful sound textures, soulful sonic grooves, and experiential instrumentation/production, these artists master the art of what it is to be freeform and true to their versatile identity. Genreless has become the new genre and this collection of musical wizards are here to consciously (or unconsciously) dominate the realm. This week’s highlights include Minneapolis based rhythmic songwriter, Miloe who brings out his signature sound in “Solo,” dreamy producer/multi-instrumentalist Olan, who hypnotizes and gets vuln...
Watch the Kaleidoscopic Music Video for Calvin Harris and Tom Grennan’s “By Your Side”
The song of the summer is poised to continue its domination after Calvin Harris and Tom Grennan dropped the official music video for “By Your Side.” “By Your Side” arrived just one week ago and immediately became entrenched as the song of summer 2021. Directed by Emil Nava, the kaleidoscopic music video is akin to pineapples and Malibu sunrises, a bubbly audiovisual project that ties in perfectly with the sun-kissed tune. A radiant Grennan shines here, dancing along with the mirthful buoyancy that originally inspired Harris to recruit him for the song’s topline. “The first thing is I liked [Grennan’s] voice a lot,” Harris told Zane Lowe of Apple Music 1 in a recent interview. “I started following him on Ins...
Calvin Harris and Tom Grennan Just Dropped the Song of the Summer: Listen to “By Your Side”
Marking his first release of 2021, Calvin Harris has unveiled his hotly anticipated summertime anthem “By Your Side.” The breezy “By Your Side” reminds listeners of simpler times, turning back the clock to the barnstorming electronic-pop sound that helped Harris break through in the 2010s. Teaming up with buzzing British singer-songwriter Tom Grennan, this earworm is textured with bubbly chord progressions, warm guitar riffs, and sun-kissed soundscapes. This bright and buoyant pop-house hybrid arrives at the perfect time as summer fast approaches. In a video shared on Twitter yesterday, Grennan waxed poetic about how “this is going to be the summer we’ve all been waiting for.” As shows and music festival...
Calvin Harris Shares Preview, Release Date of Upcoming Summer Single “By Your Side”
Calvin Harris is gearing up for the release of his first track of 2021. Titled “By Your Side,” the single finds him teaming up with British singer-songwriter Tom Grennan for a bright, sun-kissed dance anthem. Check out an official preview of the upcoming single below, wherein rotating sunflowers overlap in kaleidoscopic fashion to form a visualizer. It’s easy to notice that this is a distinct departure from the rave-ready, acid house-inspired sound of Harris’ Love Regenerator side project. Without reading too much into the preview, it seems that Harris could be returning to the electronic-pop sound that helped him break through in the 2010s. Interestingly enough, the preview posted in the YouTube video above is different than the one Harris shared on Instagram. Whil...
