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Chorus Grant

Somewhere in space and time between the mythical, runestoned forests of his Nordic ancestors and the modern-day multicultural streets of Copenhagen, Chorus Grant is walking with torch in hand; lighting the way for the Danish melancholic spirit from old to new. True, though this image is, it is perhaps an unfairly simple reduction of Chorus Grant’s incredible musical breadth.

Chorus Grant’s third album Vernacular Music was released in September of 2019, in parallel with his Advanced Postgraduate study of composition at the Copenhagen Rhythmic Music Conservatory. Behind Chorus Grant is Bornholm-raised Kristian Finne Kristensen who, in addition to his experimental side project Cancer (with Nikolaj Vonsild of When Saints Go Machine), has contributed his voice and guitar to almost too many bands to name. 

As a by-product of these cerebral and eclectic undercurrents, Chorus Grant’s folk-rock is laced with unique use of harmonic dissonance, adventurous songwriting, and unrelenting symbolic lyricism. At times, his songs evoke glimpses of Big Thief, Elliot Smith, and Nirvana framed within the dark and spacious ambience of Nordic tradition.

Coining the term “melancholic major” in describing his music, Chorus Grant displays contrast in every aspect of his music. Synths and modern production techniques color his soundscape just as much as baroque strings and woodwinds, making it feel equally at home in Copenhagen’s vibrant music scene as around a viking campfire.

A long awaited return after his 2014 album Space, Vernacular Music (2019) was met with praise from Clash Magazine, GoldFlakePaint, Gaffa and Soundvenue. The album was followed by the two-track single Canem/Prequiem.

Chorus Grant's Events

Oct-31-2020
Chorus Grant @ Unknown venue
Thy, Denmark
Oct-30-2020
Chorus Grant @ Unknown venue
Svendborg, Denmark
Oct-17-2020
Chorus Grant @ Unknown venue
Esbjerg, Denmark
Oct-16-2020
Chorus Grant @ Unknown venue
Copenhagen, Denmark
Sep-23-2020
Chorus Grant @ Unknown venue
Aalborg, Denmark
Oct-26-2019
Chorus Grant @ Huset i Hasserisgade
Aalborg, Denmark
Oct-25-2019
Chorus Grant @ Atlas
Aarhus, Denmark
Oct-24-2019
Chorus Grant @ Hotel Cecil
Copenhagen, Denmark
Oct-17-2019
Chorus Grant @ Musikhuset Dexter
Odense, Denmark
Oct-12-2018
Palace Winter @ Radar
Aarhus, Denmark
Oct-06-2018
Palace Winter @ Lille Vega, VEGA
Copenhagen, Denmark
Apr-30-2015
Wangel @ Unknown venue
Aarhus, Denmark
Jan-29-2015
God Damn @ Unknown venue
Aalborg, Denmark
Dec-20-2014
Chorus Grant @ Unknown venue
Copenhagen, Denmark
Dec-06-2014
Chorus Grant @ Timotheuskirken
Copenhagen, Denmark
Nov-29-2014
Chorus Grant @ Forbrændingen
Albertslund, Denmark
Nov-14-2014
Chorus Grant @ Musikhuset Dexter
Odense, Denmark
Nov-08-2014
Broken Twin @ Bremen Teater
Copenhagen, Denmark
Oct-04-2014
Chorus Grant @ Skraaen
Aalborg, Denmark
Oct-02-2014
Chorus Grant @ Atlas
Aarhus, Denmark
Oct-01-2014
Chorus Grant @ Pumpehuset
Copenhagen, Denmark
Sep-12-2014
Chorus Grant @ Templet
Lyngby, Denmark
Aug-21-2014
Lukas Graham @ Wonderfestiwall
Allinge, Denmark
Jul-17-2014
Oh Land @ Musik I Lejet
Hillerød, Denmark
Jun-29-2014
Drake @ Roskilde Festival
Roskilde, Denmark
Jun-13-2014
Lana Del Rey @ Unknown venue
Aarhus, Denmark
May-15-2014
Chorus Grant @ VEGA
Copenhagen, Denmark
Apr-13-2012
When Saints Go Machine @ Fermaten
Herning, Denmark
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