Not even a year after the break up of his flagship band GET A GRIP, Vermonts busiest hearty punk rocker Nick Grandchamp is back with his new record called “Time Out” and we have a first hand commentary about each and every tune!
Nick Grandchamp wrote these tunes in Vermont over a snowy, cold, winter this past year. In early June with the help of some friends, he recorded these songs with his mentor and old music teacher, Phil Henry. Nick isย 31 now and has been playing in bands since he was 15 years old.
This is my first attempt to really write a record that is personal, raw and true to me. I want to thank everyone for the love and support, my wife Sarah for always supporting me in my art, all my friends and family that inspire me every day. I hope you like the record.
With its own straightforward aesthetic,ย Nick Grandchamp & The People Watchers‘ “Time Out” uses its driving rhythms, and personal, emotional lyrics, toย make something both inspiring and infectious. All the tracks emote like powerhouse rock’n’roll infused pop punk with bite and gritty propulsion and old-fashioned energy to it. Listen for yourself and see the full track by track rundown below!
The People Watchers are: Chris Macie: Bass, Vocals, Drums; Ruston Fettig: Drums; Sarah Wallis: Vocals; Matt Kimball: Bass, Vocals; Additional Vocals by Chris, Dom, Shawn.
Back Around:
This was one of the first songs written for the record and one of my favorite songs musically. โBack Aroundโ is about that feeling of discontent and self-hate that comes and goes throughout lifeโs obstacle course. Itโs about the guilt you feel when your loved ones have to deal with your stress and sometimes-uncontrollable emotions.
No Fun:
This song is a quick, simple, to the point, Rock โnโ Roll, tune off the record. Itโs about feeling restless when idle. For me, having down time leads to thinking too much. I have to always stay busy working on art or music or I feel like I am completely useless. This song is about feeling useless and feelings like youโre not living up to your potential.
Your Own Way:
This song is the most upbeat, sing-along tune on the record. Itโs about feeling out of step with the world. Itโs about being who you want to be despite what anyone says. Itโs about growing up a misfit and embracing who you are 100% with no apologies, Itโs my โyouโre never aloneโ anthem.
Donโt Care:
Musically this is my nod to The Clash. Itโs about dealing with a person who doesnโt care about your feelings or how much they hurt you. Itโs about feeling disrespected, unappreciated and used. Itโs a fuck you to the people who get off on treating people like shit.
Stay with Me:
This is the most vulnerable song off the record; it also took me the longest to write lyrically. I worked really hard to find the right words on this one. The song is about accepting someone for who they truly are, including the personโs history of pain and trauma. Itโs not easy to take on someoneโs heart and troubles but this is basically a cry for acceptance.
Let It Out:
I was never one to hide my feelings. I try and I just canโt keep them in. Iโm an open book and this is about letting those feelings that you keep inside, out. Itโs about being honest with yourself even when things are going to hell, even though it sucks to be open and talk about your feelings, it can really help in the end. So LET IT OUT!
Itโs Not That I Hate You:
This tune is about trying to express your feelings to a person you care about that is becoming a shitty person. Sometimes actions are learned and repeated and you have to ask yourself if you should still be friends with that person. Itโs not about hating someone itโs about questioning your energy and your own moral values.
Dear Mikey:
This song is about a close friend of mine that has been through a lot. Over the past year, I wasnโt quite sure how to approach a sensitive subject with this person so I decided to write a song instead. Even when you are alone and lost, there is always someone who cares. This song is a reminder that a support system does exist in your life, even when you donโt feel like there is, and itโs always OK to use it.
Forget About Me:
This song is about never feeling good enough. Itโs about the kid in the back of the classroom that wants to disappear but also wants to be accepted and noticed. Iโve always felt like an underclass kid in an upper-class world, this song expresses those feelings.
Hurt So Bad:
To be honest, this song is about my father: the hardest working and loving man I know. He has been through a lot and still is able to push on with a great heart and love for the world. I one day wish to be half the man that he is.
