Home → grandson → Death of an Optimist
Death of an Optimist
Rock · 2020 · 12 tracks · 37m

Death of an Optimist

grandson

High-octane collision of trap production and industrial rock. A loud, defiant exploration of political disillusionment and personal identity in the 2020s.

Find on Amazon

It's like if Linkin Park and 21 Savage had a baby that was really, really mad at the government.

Relentless, confrontational energy fueled by a deep sense of social and personal disillusionment.

Death of an Optimist · vs · grandson
Political+1.0σ

The writing leans notably further into political than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 37m
01
Death of an Optimist // Intro
2:30
02
In Over My Head
3:18
03
Identity
3:36
04
Left Behind
3:25
05
Dirty
3:28
06
The Ballad of G and X // Interlude
2:22
07
We Did It!!!
2:49
08
WWIII
3:21
09
Riptide
3:12
10
Pain Shopping
3:17
11
Drop Dead
3:09
12
Welcome to Paradise // Outro
3:31
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden transition from the atmospheric intro into the crushing guitar riff of In Over My Head.
The way the bass drops out in Identity to highlight the rapid-fire vocal delivery before slamming back in.
The sarcastic, high-energy cheerleading chant that opens We Did It!!! providing a sharp contrast to its cynical lyrics.
Sits BesideSee all
a modern tragedy, vol. 2
a modern tragedy, vol. 2
grandson
2019

Shares alternative rock, trap, industrial metal (subgenres); defiant, anxious, cathartic (moods)

a modern tragedy, vol. 1
a modern tragedy, vol. 1
grandson
2018

Shares alternative rock, trap, industrial metal (subgenres); defiant, anxious, cathartic (moods)

a modern tragedy, vol. 3
a modern tragedy, vol. 3
grandson
2019

Shares alternative rock, trap, industrial metal (subgenres); defiant, anxious, cathartic (moods)

INERTIA
INERTIA
grandson
2025

Shares alternative rock, industrial metal, trap (subgenres); defiant, anxious, cathartic (moods)

Inside Voices
Inside Voices
K.Flay
2021

Shares noise_textured, compressed_loud, digital_clarity (production style); alternative rock, pop rock (subgenres)

I Love You, I’m Trying
I Love You, I’m Trying
grandson
2023

Shares alternative rock, trap, industrial metal (subgenres); rap, raspy, intense (vocal style)

New Empire, Vol. 1
New Empire, Vol. 1
Hollywood Undead
2020

Shares urban_night, basement_show, dusk (atmosphere); defiant, anxious, urgent (moods)

I am NOT
I am NOT
Stray Kids
2018

Shares trap, alternative rock, industrial metal (subgenres); compressed_loud, digital_clarity, noise_textured (production style)

MONO
MONO
K.Flay
2023

Shares alternative rock, industrial metal (subgenres); rap, raspy, intense (vocal style)

Living Things
Living Things
Linkin Park
2012

Shares alternative rock, pop rock, industrial metal (subgenres); defiant, cathartic, urgent (moods)

Cassette uses generative AI to enrich its catalog. How we use AI →