Review Fix Exclusive: Kara Grainger Talks ‘Living With Your Ghost’

June 13, 2018 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with Aussie singer/songwriter and guitarist Kara Grainger, who discusses her origin in music and creative process for her new album, “Living With Your Ghost,” as well as her goals for the future.

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?

Kara Grainger: I first started singing with my father when I was around 8 years old, he wasn’t a professional musician but played around the house on a fairly regular basis. My parents also had a wonderful record collection so I was exposed to quite a lot of great music from a very young age.

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Grainger: Often songs will come to me when I’m just fooling around on the guitar if I feel a good enough groove or melody is developing I’ll record it to my phone. I’ll then listen back and try to decipher some lyrics, and there’ll usually be a few solid phrases I can build on.

Review Fix: What inspires you?

Grainger: It sounds corny but I’m very inspired when I’m in a peaceful natural environment. Also seeing a great concert by another musician I admire, and of course trying times, love, loss and heartbreak.

Review Fix: What makes “Living With Your Ghost” a special album?

Grainger: I’m very proud of all my recordings and the musicians I’ve worked with in the past but I do feel Living With Your Ghost is some of my best work. Also having the influence of the producer Anders Osborne makes this album even more special to me.

Review Fix: How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard you?

Grainger: Usually I say my sound is heavily influenced by roots, soul and blues music and I also put the emphasis on recording material with strong lyrical and melodic content.

Review Fix: How are your live shows different from your studio work?

Grainger: I never really play a song the same every time. I like to play off the band and like to let everyone in the band feel free to open up and experiment a little at the live show.

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2018?

Grainger: Well I’ve already achieved a couple but I would like to finish the material for my next album. Also, I hope to get home to Australia at the end of the year which is looking probable.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Grainger: My Summer tour has just begun, I’ll be performing all over the states in the next few months which I’m very much looking forward too. I love being on the road and am very excited about the band I’m working with right now.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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