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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

ACL 2022: Conan Gray

 Saturday at 4:15pm. Indie pop/bedroom pop.  From Wikipedia:

Conan Lee Gray was born on December 5, 1998, in Lemon Grove, California,[5] to a father of mostly Irish ancestry and a Japanese mother.[6] As an infant, his family moved to Hiroshima, Japan, due to his grandfather requiring medical care. After living there for two years, the family moved back to California. Gray previously spoke Japanese fluently, but has since lost his proficiency.[7]

Gray's parents divorced when he was three years old. In a "Draw My Life" video, he details his experiences with divorce as a young child.[8] As his father was in the military, Gray moved twelve times throughout his childhood, moving three times during sixth grade alone. Gray was frequently bullied throughout grade school. At one point, he was one of only five Asian children at his school.

Gray eventually settled in Georgetown, Texas, as a preteen where he remained for the rest of his teenage years. Gray's life in central Texas inspired much of his art and music. He was accepted to UCLA, and moved to Los Angeles, California in September 2017.

Now 23, he blew up online after posting some of his music and is now signed to Republic Records.  

"Maniac" is pure indie pop.  83M views.  "Disaster" is one of his newer songs. 

This one is more mellow.  119M views. 


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