These two singles appear on the second studio album, Matter, released on 29 January 2016. The next single, "Physical", was released in December 2015.
Lucia released the track "Dancing on Glass" in October 2015, and its music video in November 2015. Lucia played a special acoustic set at Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel, during which Grobler shared stories about his songs and performed the first live performance of "Call Me Up" and first acoustic rendition of "All Eyes on You." Lucia 2014 nationwide tour in Philadelphia on 13 January 2014, and continued to tour across the US and Australia in the months following. Grobler also opened for Two Door Cinema Club during their 2013 tours. Grobler has also remixed tracks for such bands as Passion Pit, Foster the People, The colourist and Charli XCX. Live performances have included fellow musicians Nick Brown, Ross Clark, Dustin Kaufman, Nicky Paul and Patricia Beranek. His debut full-length album, When the Night, was released in October 2013. Also, during the time, he featured vocals in The Knocks' single "Modern Hearts", which was released in 2013. When he was signed to Neon Gold Records in 2012, they re-released his self-titled EP he had previously released independently. There he worked for The Lodge, which helps with music licensing for films and television shows, while continuing to work on his own music. After studying music at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts in England for three years he moved to Brooklyn, NY. Career Īt the age of 19 Grobler left South Africa to study music in Liverpool, UK. He has also cited Lionel Richie's album Dancing on the Ceiling as an influence.
In 2013, when asked about his main musical influences, he noted Phil Collins, Fleetwood Mac (especially Tango in the Night), Radiohead ( OK Computer), Mew ( And the Glass Handed Kites), and Paul Simon ( Graceland). He soon was experimenting with rock music however, after 10 years, he got bored with it and got back to the 80s music influences from his childhood. He was inspired by Boyz II Men, Michael Jackson, Sting, and Phil Collins. Grobler started making music when he was 12 years old. He spent much of his childhood singing in the Drakensberg Boys' Choir which travelled and performed internationally. Grobler was born in Johannesburg and raised in South Africa.