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Matt Grandbois Reveals New Album ‘Somewhere, Probably’
Every once in a while, a debut album comes along that feels like a confessional in song form—raw, deeply personal, and entirely unforgettable. Matt Grandbois’s Somewhere, Probably fits that description to a tee. With roots that stretch from metalcore fandom to jazz-infused songwriting, Grandbois uses every bit of his musical past to forge an honest, heartfelt exploration of identity, love, and growth.
What’s immediately clear is that this isn’t just an album—it’s a life chapter. Grandbois wrote much of it after moving to Washington, D.C., his first time living alone. That solitude carved out the emotional clarity needed to craft songs like “Tension” and “Maybe Someday,” which pulse with unresolved feelings and hard-won truths. Each song feels like a risk he’s finally ready to take, often dealing with taboo territory—unspoken romantic feelings for a friend, the guilt of staying silent, or questioning long-held ideas of self.
The production across the album is restrained in the best way. There’s no over-polishing, no radio-ready gloss. “Lonely” aches with minimal piano and aching vocals; “Falling” builds like a lost dream from the past, never quite landing but never letting go either. When the record does open up sonically—like on “Love Will Find Me”—it feels like a cathartic release, earned rather than expected. It’s clear Grandbois understands dynamics not just musically, but emotionally.
There’s a throughline of reckoning here: with love, with mortality (“Live Like Paige”), and with personal truth. But the album never sinks into despair. Instead, Grandbois writes his way toward healing. “Better Days” and “Ordinary Face” offer a kind of hopeful realism—yes, life is complicated, but love, in its many forms, is worth the mess. And his voice, though gentle, carries the weight of someone who’s lived the lyrics he sings.
Somewhere, Probably is the sound of an artist stepping into the light after years in emotional limbo. It’s brave, tender, and refreshingly human. Matt Grandbois may be new to the solo spotlight, but this debut proves he’s no rookie. With this record, he’s not just telling his story—he’s inviting us to see ourselves in it too. And that, in today’s over-saturated music world, is something worth celebrating.
Ten years after Host Bodies first released the album Daily Apparatus, “On A Roll” has found a completely new groove.
For the Daily Apparatus: 10 Year Remixes project, multi-instrumentalist and producer Nicholas Hasty, under his Soul Glitch moniker, takes the original electronic-rock track and pulls it into deeper, more psychedelic territory.
The remix keeps the energy of Host Bodies intact while opening up the track with new beats, electronic textures and expressive saxophone solos. Electric guitar, bass and layered production give it a rich, genre-blurring sound that sits somewhere between indie electronic, jazztronica, soultronica and alternative dance.
There’s something particularly satisfying about hearing a decade-old track treated not as a relic, but as raw material. Soul Glitch reshapes “On A Roll” , finding new spaces within the original and bringing his own musical language into the mix.
The result is energetic, sensual, psychedelic and unapologetically expansive.
Ten years on, “On A Roll” proves that sometimes the best way to celebrate where a song came from is to find somewhere completely new for it to go.
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