Grant Boyer is embarking on his career as a solo artist, after years of success as a founding member of Canadian rock group Golden Gate Graves. After they disbanded in 2018, Grant took time to enjoy the downtime and to also start his family – though he never stopped writing music.
Now, Grant has new edgy alt-rock music ready to share with the world. His first release, “In The Meantime,” emulates a cheery mood while poking fun at a dark reality.
Watch the official “In The Meantime” lyric video:
The song and video show snapshots of Grant‘s life with his family, enjoying themselves in the meantime, while waiting for the inevitable end to things. It’s a light-hearted joke about contradictions and not taking life too seriously.
One day I realized that pretty much everything we do in life, our careers, our hobbies, our relationships, everything, it’s all a distraction from the inevitable reality that every one of us is going to die. We don’t like to think about it, so we stay busy. That’s what inspired the song. I wrote this nice happy sounding riff because I didn’t want the song to feel dark and depressing. It’s just an observation, and you have to be able to laugh at the dark stuff. It’s meant to be more of a light-hearted joke on the whole idea. – Grant Boyer