Josh Groban has pleased the masses with his one-of-a-kind musical prowess. He's been able to merge different genres of music, and now he returns with a new video for his latest single, "Brave," the lead single taken off Groban's latest multi-platinum sixth studio album, "All That Echoes," which banked him his first No.1 album debut on the Billboard Top 200 chart. The superstar of "popera," has been flirting with more rock-like arrangements and edgier themes ever and with his new single "Brave," he continues to move toward a more rhythmic sound.
So, maybe we haven’t always been blown away by Groban's poperatic style in the past, but we gotta give credit where credit's due: "Brave," is radio-friendlier than anything he's dropped to date and he did it all without sacrificing his traditional vocal stylings. The 32-year-old explains this rhythmic, string-laden pop-rock number is about finding strength and conquering adversity. Appropriately, the song is about being in a relationship where you realize that you're doing all the jumping around and need to be a little more zen about letting the right thing come to you.
Co-written with longtime songwriting partner Tawgs Salter, the powerful ballad "Brave," is the latest example of Groban's continued move toward more guitar-based, rhythmic arrangements and steps away from the trademark Groban sound as it gradually builds, ending with a chiming electric guitar. "We wanted the song to have an intensity and an urgency, even if they're in more of a traditional style vocally," Groban told Billboard magazine. "The goal was to try and bridge those two worlds."
Filmed in a recording studio, the clip gives a behind-the-scenes feel, even showing off the full orchestra and choir heard in the epic track. As simple a concept as this may be for a music video, it's uplifting to see the intensity and passion with which each artist performs as they support Groban throughout the song. "It's an inspirational song of strength and breaking through adversity and finding strength in others to get through your day-to-day life," says Groban. It’ll satisfy his existing fan base with those big theatrical vox, and maybe win him some new ones with the pop hookiness, too.
So, maybe we haven’t always been blown away by Groban's poperatic style in the past, but we gotta give credit where credit's due: "Brave," is radio-friendlier than anything he's dropped to date and he did it all without sacrificing his traditional vocal stylings. The 32-year-old explains this rhythmic, string-laden pop-rock number is about finding strength and conquering adversity. Appropriately, the song is about being in a relationship where you realize that you're doing all the jumping around and need to be a little more zen about letting the right thing come to you.
Co-written with longtime songwriting partner Tawgs Salter, the powerful ballad "Brave," is the latest example of Groban's continued move toward more guitar-based, rhythmic arrangements and steps away from the trademark Groban sound as it gradually builds, ending with a chiming electric guitar. "We wanted the song to have an intensity and an urgency, even if they're in more of a traditional style vocally," Groban told Billboard magazine. "The goal was to try and bridge those two worlds."
Filmed in a recording studio, the clip gives a behind-the-scenes feel, even showing off the full orchestra and choir heard in the epic track. As simple a concept as this may be for a music video, it's uplifting to see the intensity and passion with which each artist performs as they support Groban throughout the song. "It's an inspirational song of strength and breaking through adversity and finding strength in others to get through your day-to-day life," says Groban. It’ll satisfy his existing fan base with those big theatrical vox, and maybe win him some new ones with the pop hookiness, too.
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