Los Angeles embattled singer/songwriter Vince Grant, who is championing honesty about mental illness by releasing the latest video for “Oceans II” from his critically acclaimed debut CD “My Depression Is Always Trying To Kill Me”. This release has ignited a public discussion about depression.
Recommended for fans of REM, Manic Street Preachers, and Elliott Smith, the Los Angeles-based Grant is the rare musician who has openly addressed his depression and mental illness. “Oceans II” was produced by the highly acclaimed Alex Nasonov.
For Grant, songs such as “Oceans II” serve as both a revealing personal journal and a form of empowering therapy: “I write songs to cope. I’d like to say I write songs to heal, but that may be asking too much.”