Gryffin, Olivia O’Brien make for final house-pop cross on shock third ‘Alive’ single, ‘Caught Up’ – Dancing Astronaut
by: Ross Goldenberg
Might 16, 2022
Nobody was anticipating back-to-back Fridays with new Gryffin music. Precisely every week after publicizing that Alive was the identify of his presently dateless sophomore album and delivering its title observe alongside Calle Lehmann, Gryffin determined that one single wasn’t sufficient. And on the exact same day that “Alive” landed, Gryffin posted a TikTok from Olivia O’Brien on his Instagram story the place she was previewing what may solely be seen as a collaboration between them. That “track of the summer season” is what most assumed it to be primarily based on Gryffin’s caption, now formally touchdown because the third Alive single, “Caught Up.”
Becoming a member of the Alive title quantity and “You Have been Beloved” with Ryan Tedder, “Caught Up” builds extra credence to date that Gryffin’s Gravity sequel could very effectively development in a extra house-slanted route. And labeling it as a summer-defining anthem couldn’t have been a extra spot-on depiction of what “Caught Up” is at its core, with Gryffin and Olivia O’Brien mapping out a quintessential dance-pop crossover that crops one other layer of home versatility that Alive has provided three consecutive occasions. With an evening planned at Los Angeles State Historic Park on November 4 and a hint in direction of a “correct tour” within the works—that includes a model new album dwell present—Gryffin may have extra than simply this summer season’s airwaves in his grasp.
Featured picture: Juliana Bernstein
Classes: Music