

"Let's talk about Grandson, and no, I'm not talking about your grandkid".

Death of an Optimist is grandson's debut album, being his first record to have a heavier tone since the release of the last a modern tragedy EP, a modern tragedy vol. On September 23, 2020, grandson announced on his Facebook page that his debut full-length album Death of an Optimist would be released on December 4, 2020. 3, the final installment of the Modern Tragedy trilogy EPs the record features the lead single "Rock Bottom", which peaked at No. In June 2019, he won the SOCAN Songwriting Prize for his song " Blood // Water", while in September 2019 the singer released A Modern Tragedy Vol. In late May, grandson released a cover of Rage Against the Machine's "Maria", a song featured on the 1999 album The Battle of Los Angeles. 2, which was released on February 22, 2019. In February 2019, he released a new single, "Apologize", and announced his second EP, A Modern Tragedy Vol. He also appeared on an episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers in August 2018, performing " Blood // Water". Throughout 2018, grandson toured with acts like Hobo Johnson, Joywave, Nothing But Thieves, Smashing Pumpkins, and Young the Giant. Also in June 2018, grandson was featured on Mike Shinoda's song "Running from My Shadow", taken from his debut album Post Traumatic the track was released also with an accompanying music video in May 2018. That EP also featured the song "6:00" which discussed police brutality.

He released his first EP on Fueled by Ramen, A Modern Tragedy Vol. He had also released two new singles, " Blood // Water" (a song about political corruption that would go on to appear on multiple Billboard charts) and "Thoughts & Prayers", which offered a critique of American gun laws in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. In April 2018, it was announced that grandson had signed to the Fueled By Ramen record label. He also performed at North by Northeast that year (among other festivals). In 2017, he was signed to RCA Records, and continued releasing singles, including "Best Friends" and "Kiss Bang". In 2016, he released several singles that accrued millions of streams, including "Bills", "Things Change", and "Bury Me Face Down". Career īenjamin began releasing music under the pseudonym Grandson, stylized as grandson, in late 2015. He studied communications there briefly before dropping out and moving to Los Angeles in 2014 to pursue a music career.

After two years, he transferred to Concordia University, another Montreal institution. He also spent a great deal of time DJing and playing shows in Montreal while at McGill. There, he studied education with the initial goal of becoming a teacher. He attended Northern Secondary School in Toronto and, after graduation, enrolled in McGill University in Montreal. Benjamin grew up largely in the Eglinton West area of Toronto. Benjamin was born to a Jewish family in New Jersey, United States, but when he was 3 years old his family moved to Toronto, Ontario, where his maternal relatives lived (he holds dual citizenship of both countries).
