Today Glide is excited to
premiere the video for the standout track “Extraordinary Grace,†a delicately
picked exercise in how to create a sense of intimacy in your songs. This tune
of heartbreak finds Kristen Grainger singing with vocals that are soulful and
convey the sense of emotion that is packed into the lyrics. Her band provides
sparse yet beautiful instrumentation, layering in subtle flourishes of
mandolin, bass, and fiddle to accentuate the mournful mood of the song. We even
get some impressive solos during the song’s bridge that find the band leaning
more heavily into their love of bluegrass.
Kristen describes the inspiration behind the song:
“’Extraordinary Grace’ is for all of us – it’s a heartbreak song for
sure, but for me, it’s not about romantic love gone wrong. Extraordinary Grace
is about how heartbroken I am about civility in America, that we are
increasingly divided, unwilling to seek common ground. Fueled by snark and
hyperbole, the meanest tweet wins. We hide in our laptop bunkers, never know
our neighbors, never try to walk in their shoes. I feel paralyzed by the
enormity of this and my chagrin over my own sense of futility.â€
Glide Magazine