MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Gyasi’s “Sweet Thing” Video “It’s a song celebrating individuality, self-transformation and the power that lies in living your truth—even when it brings ridicule and alienation,” says Gyasi, summing up “Sweet Thing,” the latest from his third studio LP, Here Comes The Good Part, available February 7 via Alive Naturalsound.
Individuality and self-transformation are recurring themes that drive the time-warped musical persona of the Nashville-based artist, whose fixation on Bowie, Lou Reed, T.Rex and the over-the-top theatricality of ’70s glam in general is pretty much a way of life. For an artsy, creative kid raised in rural West Virginia, reinvention seemed like the only way to survive.
“Growing up, I often felt the need to hide my unique self, and so I feel deeply for those on a similar journey,” he says. CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST.
