Violet Grohl signs to Republic Records and shares two singles
Drave Grohl‘s eldest daughter, Violet Grohl, has officially released her first two singles, ‘Thum’ and ‘Applefish’, via Republic Records.
The LA-based musician has officially inked with Republic Records through her own imprint, Auroura Records.
First track ‘Thum’ is a charged, emotionally explosive single, which sees Grohl repeat mysteriously, “Can’t help me / Can’t help myself / Buy it by the litre.”
On ‘Applefish’, she changes the tone, inviting a dreamy, offbeat cadence into the sub-three-minute single, on which she sings, “No past to escape to / Greetings from the other side / Empty road humming by.”
Earlier this week, Grohl also shared a third track, titled ‘What’s Heaven Without You’, which is a moving tribute to the late David Lynch on what would have been his 80th birthday.
On ‘What’s Heaven Without You’, she shared: “This song was written in David Lynch’s memory alongside two of my favourite collaborators in the world, Persia Numan and Justin Raisen.”
She added, “A few days after the chaos and devastation of the L.A. fires, we came together in our sadness and grief and let it pour out into this song. We hope you can find some resonance in it. The impact he left on art is truly magical. We miss you David.”
On the track, Grohl sings over a dreamy, distorted, shoegaze-inflected soundscape, musings like, “Count me out/ What’s heaven without you?/ Skin to skin/ Nothing around you.”
Of the new signing, Kristina Grossmann, SVP of A&R/Operations at Republic, has shared, “From the moment we met Violet, it was clear that she represents the next generation of artists.”
She added, “The music is immediate, intentional and her voice holds a rare duality. She is unapologetically cool and is a fearless female voice. We couldn’t be more excited to help bring her vision and this album to life.”
David Wolter, EVP/Head of A&R, added that Grohl “Understands the history of music, but she’s also pushing it forward. She is the future.”
Listen to the two new tracks below.
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