Ahead of the release of their new album Patience, Moonbeam on Friday, Great Grandpa have offered up one more preview, ‘Never Rest’. The track, which begins as a gentle ballad before reaching its climax, follows previous cuts ‘Kid’, ‘Doom’, ‘Junior’, and ‘Ladybug’. Check it out below.
‘Never Rest’ literally started out as a lullaby for Pat and Carrie Goodwins’ son. “I think we all resonate with extremes and the contrast present in our daily lives and try to express that through our song’s journeys,” Pat reflected, adding:
A truffle from Amsterdam. An odyssey across Southern Denmark on bicycle. How do you become a parent? How do you make something for your child? I’ve always loved trying to incorporate uncommon modes into our music and felt the drone/Lydian elements brought a tension and spiritual quality to this song of transformation. The wonderful Jeremiah Moon contributed the beautiful syrupy cello parts that sold the teetering sea sickness and psychedelia of the journey. George Martin utilized these drooping glissando string moves to such fantastic effect in much of the Beatles’ more spiritual/psychedelic moments, and this proved to be our North Star as we worked on the arrangement.
