Breakout Australian artist grentperez has unveiled the deluxe version of his acclaimed debut album ‘Backflips in a Restaurant’, released via Fast Friends and AWAL, featuring three new tracks: “Girl at the Station (feat. Jeremy Passion)”, “Peace of Mind”, and “Might Not Be”.
The 23-year-old singer-songwriter, renowned for his charmingly crooned love songs that balance dreamy sincerity with lighthearted fun, explains the album’s title emerged from playful self-awareness: “I originally wanted something deep like ‘a life of love’ but cringed, thinking ‘who does this guy think he is haha’.” He instead chose the striking metaphor of a restaurant – “the home for experience, housing different flavours, people, memories” – perfectly capturing the album’s essence as a genre-bending “sonic playground” that showcases his evolution from bedroom-pop sensation.
This deluxe edition amplifies his bold fusion of R&B, indie-folk, pop-punk, symphonic pop, and ’70s soft-rock, offering longtime fans resonant tracks while highlighting newfound vocal and stylistic range.
The Sydney-born artist, who began posting videos to YouTube at age 12 and now boasts over 100 million views and 750k subscribers, has charmed a global audience since his gold-certified 2021 debut single “Cherry Wine” hit No. 1 on Spotify’s Viral 50 in multiple countries.
With over 500 million career streams, sold-out headline tours across continents, and support slots for Rex Orange County, Wallows, Laufey, and Cavetown, grentperez has earned acclaim from NPR (who praised his “music you can fall in love to”) and won Emerging Songwriter of the Year at the 2024 APRA Awards.
His tracklist seamlessly integrates fan favorites like “Fuzzy Feeling (with Benny Sings)” and “Dandelion (with Ruel)” alongside the fresh additions, culminating in 16 songs that embody his promise of “a taste of what’s to come.” grentperez’s dedicated Asian fanbase – with Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and Taiwan in his Top 10 streaming markets – is poised for exponential growth with this release. Stream ‘Backflips in a Restaurant (Deluxe)’ now at grentperez.fastfriends.co/backflipsinarestaurantdeluxe.
Deluxe Album Track List:
- Nice to Meet You
- Girl at the Station
- Falling for a Friend
- Fuzzy Feeling (with Benny Sings)
- Headspace
- 12065
- Everest
- Need You Around
- Reason Why
- Dandelion (with Ruel)
- 2DK
- Movie Scene
- Yours To Keep
- Might Not Be
- Peace of Mind
- Girl at the Station (feat. Jeremy Passion)
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