Carlos Grassot shares second EP

Spanish singer-songwriter Carlos Grassot uses music as a way of documenting change, resulting in a sound that moves between Latin influences, acoustic songwriting and house, bringing together the intimacy of personal storytelling with the energy of dance culture. Inspired by artists including Radiohead, Sam Fender and Madison Cunningham, his music reflects both the emotional context of the singer-songwriter style and the rhythm-driven atmosphere that’s surrounded him throughout his life.

His journey began with a decision to leave almost everything familiar behind when at 21, he left his hometown of Palamós, along with his family and friends, to pursue music in the UK. London became his first destination, placing him inside an entirely new environment and a city with its own vast musical culture. The transition was challenging, but the experience became central to his creative identity, giving him a new perspective from which to write.

His songwriting grew from that period of upheaval as Carlos began using music to explore memory, identity and the process of growing into adulthood. After a year and a half in London, he relocated to Liverpool, where the city’s creative energy and underground music scene provided another influence on his blooming sound. It was there that he wrote and released his debut EP, Farewell the Child, which explored the transition into adulthood, opening the first chapter of what would eventually become a much larger conceptual work.

At the same time, Carlos was developing another side of his musical identity; his house music began gaining attention across local events, allowing him to combine rhythm-focused production with his Latin heritage. As he entered a new chapter of his life as a father, his perspective shifted, resulting in his second EP, Farewell the World. Released in July 2024, the record turns its attention towards modern culture, disconnection and the pressures of living in a modern society.

Landing as the second instalment in a four-part series, the sophomore EP presents a journey that moves between anger, resistance, confrontation and eventual acceptance. The EP opens with “Wasting Songs,” which wraps an aggressive expression of frustration that nevertheless holds onto a sense of hope in a bright slice of pop-focused indie rock. Formed with jangly acoustic guitar tones and the rustle of shuffling drums, Carlos’ lively vocal performance flutters above to spin catchy melodic leads as the track glides with steady rhythmic flow, delicate piano flickers and stunning vocal harmonies.

“We Won’t Be There For You” follows as a rallying cry for unity against corporate powers, shifting the record further into questions of collective responsibility. Slowing things down with the laid back strums of acoustic guitar, Carlos’ mellow vocals drift above to cast an intimate indie folk outing that gently gathers energy as the full arrangement of softly pattering drums, warm piano tones and alluring vocal layers combine to craft a truly charming listening experience.

At the centre of the EP is “The Wild,” an epic confrontation with everything Carlos sees as wrong in the world. Intricate guitar notes set up the song before Carlos’ expressive voice glides in to craft a tender folk scene which expands with the punch of drums as the blend of driving guitars and bouncy strings underpin his commanding vocal performance to serve up an engrossing musical voyage that puts his songwriting flair and performance panache on full display.

Its placement within the EP gives the project a sense of escalation before the closing track, “Away On The Road,” offers a very different kind of response. By not attempting to resolve every problem, the song finds acceptance in retreating towards the simplicity of the countryside, framed in a soothing soundscape of gentle guitar work, wam bass texture and soulful vocals while the downtempo touch of drums and airy harmonica leads swirl into a timeless finale to his superb sophomore EP. The four-part series that will eventually become The Child and The World and taken together, the EPs trace both a personal and philosophical journey. Carlos Grassot’s journey is still playing out but its central question still focuses on how we grow, take responsibility and hold onto hope while facing the world we’ve been given.

Listen to Farewell The World below