Led by husband-and-wife duo South Africa-born Jean-Philip Grobler and Germany-born Patti Beranek, St. Lucia retreat from afractured world on fire and into the glow of a the edge of existence. Now signed to Nettwerk Records, the group beams out a light than ever. “In a way, this is my personal rebellion against the darkness of the world,” depressed these days, so I’m trying to bring something joyous to the world. I was sick just wanted to feel good. That’s what being human is about. We have to feel alive, despite whatever the fuck is going on.”
St. Lucia has always stirred these kinds of emotions. It started with When The Night,
“Elevate,” “All Eyes On You,” and “Closer Than This,” entered the Billboard Top 200
Album chart. Its follow-up Matter, yielded the hit “Dancing On Glass,” while the band
Jack Antonoff to RAC. Two years later, Hyperion represented a creative and critical
Billboard, who hailed the album as “buoyant,” and PopMatters who raved, “it feels revelatory.”
“When you listen to this, I hope you feel inspired and like life is worth living,” Jean
things, and I think we did a good job capturing that.”
