Singer-songwriters Eli Lieb and Steve Grand are premiering their collaboration “Look Away”, a spare, emotional power ballad about the difficulties of leaving the one you love.
For Lieb, things got really personal during recording:
“We filmed this the day after my boyfriend and I broke up, and the footage is so real and raw, that I struggled if I even felt comfortable putting it out. I wasn't sure I wanted everyone to see the pain I was in. But then I realized that this pain came from love and is a part of life most people experience at some point – we've all been there. I hope it helps remind people that pain and love are so closely related to not forget how powerful love is.”
Towleroad readers might recall Lieb's covers of Selena Gomez's “Good For You”, P!nk's “Try” and his original songs, “Zeppelin”, “Lightning in a Bottle”, and “Young Love.”
Said Grand of working with Lieb:
“Eli is a real pro. It was a true pleasure working with someone who knows what they want creatively. Eli kept the process streamlined.Though we are in a similar line of work, our personalities are very different, which I think we really got to see throughout the day we shot the video. I'm an irreverent goofball and Eli is a more serious guy just really focused on his craft. I think it makes for an interesting collaboration.”
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