I related to this video even more than falling in love with a straight boy.
Steve Grand's third song, the slow-burning grower "Back to California," is a sonic stroll down memory lane, a melancholy meditation on the nature of friendship. The friendship is illustrated in the music video by younger versions of the character Steve's playing as well as of the female playing his friend, and this inclusion of a woman has led some to suggest the song is about bisexuality. One commenter asked Steve, "So are you straight now?" Sigh.
The casting of the young version of Steve's character is painfully perfect.
The video and song are straightforward snapshots of the type of intense—then not-so-very-intense—bond that most of us experienced with someone (for gay boys, it's often with a straight girl) in high school, and how that bond weathers the ensuing 10 or more years. Directed by Jason Knade, the video is another sophisticated, visually stylish picture postcard, one that ends with Steve humbly asking for you to support his Kickstarter campaign.
Did I mention that he raised nearly the entire $81,000 he was seeking for his album in a single day? By the time you read this, it's very likely he will have blown past that goal. Kid is doing something right.
Oh, and Larry King is a fan.
"Back to California" music video after the jump...
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