Jack Garratt on 'Pillars' & asking for reciprocity

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Jack Garratt discusses his album 'Pillars' and the themes of longing and reciprocity in the music industry.

Jack Garratt's latest full-length album, Pillars, wrestles with longing: longing for reciprocity, longing for love, & longing for fulfillment. We discuss everything from the relationship between artists & their audiences, situationships, & navigating an increasingly difficult music industry. Find Jack Garratt on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Zp054Jc86WVKCxKEqZGOA?si=JKCs6VMDSgeWGHpRbtyLvw On Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/jack-garratt/895155327 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackgarratt/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jackgarratt Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beforethechorus.bio.to/listen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up for our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.beforethechorus.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@beforethechoruspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@soundslikesofia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About the podcast: Welcome to Before the Chorus, where we go beyond the sounds of our favourite songs to hear the stories of the artists who wrote them. Before a song is released, a record is produced, or a chorus is written, the musicians that write them think. A lot. They live. A lot. And they feel. A LOT. Hosted by award-winning interviewer Sofia Loporcaro, Before the Chorus…

People in this episode

Host: Sofia Loporcaro

Guest: Jack Garratt

Topics covered

• longing
• reciprocity
• music industry
• artist-audience relationship
• situationships

Keywords

• Jack Garratt
• Pillars
• music industry
• reciprocity
• longing
• artist-audience relationship
• situationships

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Pillars

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