Just Graham is a songwriter at heart. Since picking up a box violin at the age of 5 through the Suzuki Music program in Toronto, he has always played by ear and listened for the melody.
Drawn to the intimacy and immediacy of the stage, Graham reached his 10,000 hours by performing with countless groups through the “10’s”. A singer and multi-instrumentalist, the highlight of this chapter was co-leading Canadian orchestral indie outfit Common Deer from 2014 to 2021, who toured extensively in Canada and the U.S. to support three studio releases.
In the stillness of the pandemic, songwriting flooded back in. A new honesty emerged both in texture and words. Graham now knows a greater responsibility and seeks his best both in sentiment and delivery. Owning his stage name from a solo project back in 2007, Just Graham wants to remind you that love isn’t dead, and beauty lies in imperfection.
“‘Athelone’ is a love letter to my partner,” he shares about his lush new single. “It reflects on the closest relationship in my world and sentiments that I found impossible to put into words and music for many years. Written in a state of clarity after a 5-day outing into the wilderness, the song felt like it had always been there and just needed the space to become real.”