Happy 10 year anniversary to Moodna, Once with Grace, the first song I ever officially released on my own as Gus Dapperton. After collaborating with @itsbongoboy on a music video for the song Faceless, we were itching to make another one. I had Moodna in the works for awhile, having written the guitar riff when I was 16, but I swiftly picked it back up and finished recording it in my Drexel University dorm room when I found out that @itsbongoboy had some equipment rentals leftover from another shoot that we could “borrow”. Before the shoot i botched my hair in the Meyers co-ed bathroom and gave myself my first bowl-cut as an adult. Another fun fact is that Moodna, Once with Grace is named after a scenic train overpass (Moodna Viaduct) that i would go take photos at sometimes while growing up in upstate New York. Some might say i fell in love there.
4 Dear Life, my fourth album, is out October 23rd. If you liked Where Polly People Go To Read, Orca, Henge, my first couple EP’s, or my dance project, i believe you will love this one. It’s the most “me” thing i’ve ever made, something that has become increasingly difficult to achieve in our worlds ever growing abundance. Somehow, through all the noise, i heard myself clearer than ever this time. I’m so very proud of this one and i can’t wait to share it with you. When the outside world is too hard to grasp, hold onto the one right in front of you. Hold onto it 4 Dear Life. #444
when putting yourself out there in such a vulnerable way it’s common practice to imagine the audience naked. but in those moments i can only ever imagine myself naked. so, here’s to facing one of my greatest fears. QUEEN OUT NOW WOOP WOOP !!
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Premiering tomorrow (August 13) in our newsletter: @gusdapperton's first song and video of 2026, "Take Me Out To The Disco," written and directed by Gus himself with India Bradley playing the lead.
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