GRENTPEREZ TEAMS UP WITH CAVETOWN FOR ‘WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER’ + OFFICIAL VIDEO CLIP

Western Sydney artist grentperez has teamed up with UK singer-songwriter Cavetown for a reimagined version of his recent EP title track ‘When We Were Younger’ ft Cavetown + a nostalgia inducing official video clip to match. The new track follows on from the announcement earlier this week that grentperez will be supporting UK indie-rock royalty Rex Orange County on his Australia & New Zealand headline from September.  

Teaming up as long-time fans of each-other, the new single comes just under a week out from the first stop of the Bittersweet Daze Tour, where grentperez will be joining Cavetown as a special guest across a run of North American dates over July + August. “Cavetown and I just felt like being partners, fighting crime and saving the world, and so we joined up and recorded this edition of When We Were Younger,” grentperez explains. “What better way to reminisce on old memories than to share those memories with your friends. Cute right?”

Channeling that fuzzy feeling of waking up early on Saturday mornings to watch cartoons, the official video clip sees grentperez and Cavetown transported to a nostalgia-inducing, retro-style nickelodeon world. Tapping into the concept of nostalgia – the theme grentperez’s most recent EP of the same name is centered around – the duo have will be releasing the official video clip for the new track directed by animator Marco Pavone (animator for Disney, Netflix, MTV)  this afternoon at 2.00pm AEST. 

Speaking on the new track, Cavetown adds “We are so close to starting the Bittersweet Daze tour and I’m so excited to have grentperez joining us. I got to lay down a verse in this new version of ‘when we were younger’ !! Check it out i hope u enjoy it :)”

Proving again his endless versatility as an artist, grentperez released his highly anticipated EP ‘When We Were Younger’ earlier this year in June – a seven track record centered around the concept of nostalgia. Conceived as a means to get out of a songwriting rut and motivated by a desire to stave off cynicism and embrace the carefree creativity of childhood, in his own words ‘When We Were Younger’ “is a collection of music each relating to figures of the past, whether it be in love, loss, families and friendship.” 

Throughout ‘When We Were Younger’, grentperez displays a director’s knack for world-building. Discrete elements throughout the tracks are as disparate as one could imagine but together everything makes sense, and different musical gestures and lyrics stimulating long-dormant memories while simultaneously providing a soundtrack for new ones. Fusing the signifiers of a wide variety of nostalgic sounds: his beloved bossa nova, yes, but also sprightly Philadelphia soul, the swelling strings of golden-era Hollywood, even the soundtracks and general vibe of 90s romcoms – the bold approach hits once you press play on the EP and the opening track busts in with a psychedelic spaghetti western fanfare. “I wanted to try to create a THX-style intro to the project,” he elaborates. “Kind of recreate the childhood thrill of booting up a VHS tape.”

With no signs of slowing down, the rising star has revealed his ‘growing up?’ international headline tour taking his high-energy live show across the UK, Europe and USA (sold out) over the rest of the year and into 2024 with more tour dates to come. Kicking off next week, grentperez will be joining Cavetown as a special guest across their Bittersweet Daze North American Tour alongside good friends  mxmtoon & Ricky Montgomery. 

UPCOMING TOUR DATES 
*headline show

Cavetown’s ‘Bittersweet Daze’ Tour – TICKET LINK 
20 July – Bittersweet Daze Tour – Greek Theatre (Los Angeles, CA) – SOLD OUT 
21 July – Bittersweet Daze Tour – Cal Coast Credit Union Open (San Diego, CA)
23 July – Bittersweet Daze Tour – Frost Amphitheater (Stanford, CA)
25 July – Bittersweet Daze Tour – Saltair (Magna, UT)
26 July – Bittersweet Daze Tour – Levitt Pavilion (Denver, CO)
28 July – Bittersweet Daze Tour – St. Louis Music Park (Maryland Heights, MO)
29 July – Bittersweet Daze Tour – The Salt Shed (Chicago, IL)
30 July – Bittersweet Daze Tour – Rock The Ruins (Indianapolis, IN)
1 August – Bittersweet Daze Tour – Jacobs Pavillion (Cleveland, OH)
3 August – Bittersweet Daze Tour – Summer Stage (New York, NY)
4 August – Bittersweet Daze Tour – Skyline Stage at The Mann (Philadelphia, PA)
5 August – Bittersweet Daze Tour – The Palladium Outdoors (Worcester, MA)

Rex Orange County support for NZ/Australia Tour – TICKET LINK | POSTER
15 September – Michael Fowler Centre (Wellington, New Zealand)
16 September – Spark Arena (Auckland, New Zealand) 
19 September – Entertainment Centre Theatre  (Adelaide, SA)
22 September – Riverstage (Brisbane, QLD)
23 September – Hordern Pavilion (Sydney, NSW)  – SOLD OUT 
24 September – Hordern Pavilion (Sydney, NSW)  – SOLD OUT 
27 September – MCA (Melbourne, VIC)  – SOLD OUT 
28 September – MCA (Melbourne, VIC)  – SOLD OUT 
1 October – Belvoir Amphitheatre (Perth, WA)

‘growing up?’ North America headline tour – TICKET LINK | POSTER
20 October – Polaris Hall (Portland, OR)*  – SOLD OUT 
21 October – Neumos (Seattle, WA)* – SOLD OUT 
22 October – Vogue Theatre (Vancouver, BC)* – SOLD OUT 
27 October – 7th St Entry (Minneapolis, MN)*- SOLD OUT 
30 October – Danforth Music Hall (Toronto, ON)* – SOLD OUT 
3 November – Union Stage (Washington, DC)* – SOLD OUT 
7 November – Aisle 5  (Atlanta, GA)* – SOLD OUT 
8 November – Basement East (Nashville, TN)* – SOLD OUT 
10 November – HOB Cambridge Room (Dallas, TX)*  – SOLD OUT 
11 November  – HOB Bronze Peacock (Houston, TX)* — SOLD OUT 
12 November – Antones (Austin, TX)* – SOLD OUT 
14 November – Valley Bar (Phoenix, AZ)*  – SOLD OUT 

‘growing up?’ UK & EU headline tour – TICKET LINK | POSTER
5 February – Melkweg OZ (Amsterdam, Netherlands)* 
6 February – Point Ephemere (Paris, France)*
7 February – Helios37 (Cologne, Germany)*
8 February – Maschinenhaus (Berlin, Germany)* – (VENUE UPGRADE)
10 February – 02 Academy Islington (London, UK)*   – SOLD OUT 
12 February  – King Tuts (Glasgow, UK)* 
13 February – Academy (Dublin, Ireland)* – (VENUE UPGRADE)
14 February – Gorilla (Manchester, UK)* – (VENUE UPGRADE)
18 February – 02 Islington Academy (London, UK)* – (NEW SHOW)

‘WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER’ FT CAVETOWN 
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