Summary: Kevin Griffin got his start writing tightly melodic and distortion-tinged tunes with 90's alt-rock stalwarts Better Than Ezra. The band continues to release reliably good new material—their 2014 album is called All Together Now—but Griffin has quietly expanded his CV by moving to Nashville and writing hit songs for a panoply of artists in various genres. Perhaps you've heard this one? Kevin Griffin wrote that with Howie Day. Or maybe this: That's Griffin too, working in an entirely different idiom with his friends in the pop-country duo Sugarland. Kevin's worked with a who's who of current pop stars, and even legends like Blondie and Meat Loaf. He's also been covered—twice!—by Taylor Swift. So Soundcheck sat down with the protean songwriter to get his thoughts on Nashville, the rock band long-game, and hear him play a new Better Than Ezra tune, as well as a classic from the band's back-catalog. PLUS: Listen to Kevin Griffin cover one of his (and our!) favorite songs, Nick Drake's "Pink Moon": Kevin Griffin, "Pink Moon, Live on Soundcheck"
