In an interview with G1 , vocalist Josh Kiszka Greta Van Fleet 's new album , The Battle At Garden's Gate , which will be released next Friday, the 16th.
During the conversation, Josh mentioned that during the band's visit to Brazil, they encountered a favela in Rio de Janeiro, and it deeply affected them. "I think the poverty shocked us," the singer said. "We didn't grow up with that poverty, so you process it and think: what is my role? It translates in a natural way. You grow spiritually, you become interested in philosophical ideas, and that translates into art."
The experience of encountering other realities, not only in Brazil but around the world, inspired the song "Tears of Rain," which will be featured on Greta Van Fleet's new album. "You realize how lucky you are to be born this way, to perceive the less comfortable conditions of other people and to put yourself in their place," said Josh. "We're discussing certain groups of people seeking salvation."
Greta Van Fleet's new album seems to follow this existential line. In the interview, Josh mentioned the single "Age of Machine," which talks about the "age of machines" and how dependent humans have become on technology. "We're talking about how humans interact with and rely on the technology they create," the singer explained. "Like our conversation now (via Zoom), entirely surrounded by this human creation. And the instruments are part of that. And this is in a lot of literature, science fiction. It's such an important, intriguing, and complex theme that it has an entire genre dedicated to it."
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