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Grandson, known for his sharp social commentary and heart-wrenching songs based on real stories, shows a darker, harder and more uncompromising side than ever before with the release of his third album, INERTIA. The talented Canadian-American artist will present his new album in Budapest on February 14, 2026, at Barba Negra.

    INERTIA will be Grandson's third album and will be released on September 5. INERTIA is the sound of Grandson becoming lean and ferocious. The overarching theme is a clamour for what he calls a “growing need for class solidarity that can be achieved by seeing that across any political spectrum, people stand to benefit from the consolidation of power in the hands of the many against the few.” That concept is set to music which pumps the heart before engaging the mind: colossal heavyweight riffs, raging, blood-vessel busting raps, soaring hooks, and the philosophy that music that fights for social justice should sound like a rallying cry.

    In contrast to the vast array of collaborators on his previous two albums, the majority of INERTIA was co-written with a couple good friends in a couple weeks in their home studio- in come friends No Love and Maxwell Urasky, with additional writing from his touring guitarist Leo Varella. He also immersed himself in a months long study of bands with a history of taking big messages to big audiences (Rage Against The Machine, System of a Down, Green Day) alongside those who have kept visceral rock music a stadium-scaled concern (Foo Fighters, Linkin Park, Turnstile, Queens of the Stone Age). To produce and mix the songs with him he turned to Mike Crossey (The 1975, 21 Pilots, Arctic Monkeys, LANY, etc), who mentored Grandson in getting the most out of a simple and organic live instrument approach to rock production, with plenty experience taking bands to the next level of their career.

    Grandson has played to huge audiences several times recently, including performing at Linkin Park's comeback concert and headlining the renowned Left Field Tent at Glastonbury Festival. „It’s a huge honour to be on a curated stage that brings forth activists, artist,s and poets. I’ll be sure to bring the most pissed off version of myself!”

    While INERTIA feeds from that anger, its title comes from a more considered place. The title comes from a conversation he had with his father, who noted how many people embark upon a journey in life and unquestioningly stick to it. “They make life choices of great consequences out of blindly following a path that they didn’t even realise they were walking. For me, writing this album and making this heavy band sound has been a slow, inevitable pull from such a path. There’s also an inevitability to this systemic collapse, this unsustainability in how we are living our lives.”

    INERTIA is a different path to walk that will ignite mosh pits while provoking further examination of its themes, and one in which American politics is the context to connect with a broader, progressive international audience. “So many people are fighting for different things,” he concludes. “I believe that finding connection with one another, through music or otherwise, and making collective demands for a brighter, better future, can lead us to a more holistic way of living, thinking, and consuming. It all starts with a cathartic release of energy. Meet you in the pit.” – Everyone is invited to listen to Grandson: meet at Barba Negra on February 14.

    Pre-sale starts for official fan club members from 11am on September 2, Live Nation members can join from 11 am on September 3, while general onsale will start at 11 am on September 5.