Grow / Lost / Strange Are The Days

“Sometimes life can kick you in the nads”, says Dominick Martin (aka Calibre). “When life does do that, I need to make music like this. With its tones of hope and gospel-level layers of self-recorded vocals. Raw, uplifting, soulfull…” Even to the most ardent of Calibre follower, “Grow” sounds like nothing else he’s done before. Yet it’s not actually on the album it gave a name to. Partly because its ultimately positive veneer (even though it was written in the midst of two toxic relationships – one personal, one with the bottle) doesn’t quite complement the deeper, more contemplative aesthetic of the album. But also because this is the start of a whole new story for Calibre…