Grant Richards’ Menagerie is an expansive collaboration between a host of talented NYC musicians and songwriters. Recorded in 2023 at Keyboard Heaven in Brooklyn, this 15-track album is a genre-bending journey that has raked in over 200,000 streams across the globe since its release.
It started with a simple concept: short earworm songs, cool harmonic elements, as many friends involved as possible. Across six months, that initial seed blossomed into a wildly imaginative 15-track LP with 12 different artists contributing sounds, and a new gem in the world of jazz crossover songwriting.
Contemplative pop boom-bap, aggressive blast beat rock jam, Zelda vibes, Stevie-esque plant odyssey — for each song on his new album Menagerie, Grant Richards wrote a sonic description. These are just a few of them. With over 200,000 streams since it’s release, audiences all over the world have been enjoying the tapestry of songs presented on this album.
By the Water [feat. Julia Easterlin] - 3:37
Moving [feat. Julia Easterlin and Michael Mayo] - 4:05
One - 3:17
Blaze of Glory - 3:23
Bugle Song - 4:58
C Minor Joint - 3:35
Everybody’s Afraid (of Being Seen Doing Nothing) [feat. Michael Mayo] - 5:08
Asunder [feat. Vanisha Gould] - 5:08
Two - 1:13
Pretty Medication - 3:16
Eventide Aria - 5:04
Conversation - 4:18
Three - 1:27
Dearly Departed - 4:06
Green Thumb [feat. Sami Stevens] - 4:05