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Hyperion is the title of St. Lucia’s third record. The process was as soul-searching as Grobler has found album writing to be – life had changed a lot. Firstly, Grobler, his wife, and bandmate Patricia Beranek found out at the end of touring the previous album Matter (2016) that they were pregnant. Patti miscarried, but the idea of parenthood had nestled deep within Grobler, and he began to seek an evolved role. The other change was that the professional stakes felt higher. In fact, there was a point at which Grobler faced the question of whether Hyperion might be St. Lucia's final offering…
Grobler had become disassociated with traditional songwriting paths, particularly the LA sessions scene. He pondered about his inspirations and studied the craft of some of his most cherished albums. “When I think of all my favorite artists like Talk Talk, Kate Bush and Radiohead, their art is a pure expression of themselves,” he says. “They're not going to write with some person who has twenty #1 hits. They're digging as deep as they can to find something purely from their perspective and hoping that translates into success.”