Seán Griffin takes his Irish heritage critically. Born in Danbury, Connecticut, and now dwelling in Kingston, New York, Griffin shaped The Ruffians again within the late 90s, and their “Celtic Rock” songs noticed them known as “Y-Era Pogues”, by Tim DeGrogatis, in The Chicago Solar Occasions. Now Griffin has launched into a solo mission, and the primary single, ‘Individuals Are Mad’, is a shimmering gem of lyrical genius.
Griffin’s debut solo album is packed filled with tracks crammed with the identical Celtic spirit and storytelling as The Ruffians, and followers could have their alternative to listen to them carried out dwell when he excursions throughout North America, the UK, and Europe, later this yr.
Recorded at Previous Soul Studios, in Catskill, New York, Griffin teamed up with Grammy Award profitable producer, Kenny Siegel, and audio engineer, Matthew Cullen. The ultimate polishes got to the document by alt-rock mixer Paul Kolderie, greatest identified for his work with Pixies, Radiohead, and Morphine, and mastered by the legendary Greg Calbi. It’s a collaborative effort, that’s overflowing with character, and humour.
With ‘Individuals Are Mad’, Seán Griffin turns a well-recognized phrase right into a mantra excellent for at this time’s chaotic societal local weather. Earwormingly charming, Griffin’s expertise for lyricism is mixed effortlessly with a bouncy, shuffling beat and infectious banjo melody, as he evokes a way of collective frustration, placing into phrases that which many people as pondering as we see what’s occurring on the earth round us With hovering harmonies lifting the monitor, he reminds us that it’s okay to snort slightly, much more so when the world feels prefer it’s going to hell in a handbasket. Regardless that we might really feel like there’s nothing we will do, we will nonetheless take consolation in the concept that individuals are, and at all times have been, mad – “from the second they’re born until they’re pushing up daisies”.
Leaning into the monitor’s playful ambiance, the music video for ‘Individuals Are Mad’ is jam filled with whimsy and enjoyable, encouraging us to understand the absurdity round us. Filmed by a longtime buddy, the ‘Individuals Are Mad’ music video sees Griffin wandering by a Victorian cemetery in Kingston, New York, surrounded by the gravestone of these long gone, reminding us of these daisies we’ll all sometime be pushing up. Intersperse with this we see him zipping by a crowd of protesters, having the time of his life using a procuring cart. Within the ultimate shot, Griffin’s youngest daughter holds out a bouquet of daisies to us within the viewers, letting us comprehend it’s okay, and that we’re all slightly mad, so why shouldn’t we take pleasure in ourselves on occasion.
Let your inhibitions go together with the music video for ‘Individuals Are Mad’ beneath, and discover out extra about Seán Griffin and his music on-line on his official web site, Instagram, Fb, and TikTok.
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