New & Noteworthy: Grayscale
A few months I went to a show in Philadelphia to see some friends play and was caught off guard by the local opener. That band was Grayscale, and I was so impressed by their sound and live performance that I approached the lead singer after the show to see if they were signed (they are, by Anchor Eighty Four Records) because if they were not signed I would have started a label just to sign them.
Grayscale’s upcoming record, What We’re Missing, drops on February 12th. The record is produced by Gary Cioffi (Transit, Misser, A Will Away) and mastered by Grammy Award winning engineer Brian Gardner (The Story So Far, Teagan & Sara, Kendrick Lamar).
"This is a very personal song about hypocrisy. It is about how you see people differently as you age. How people close to you portray themselves how they want to be seen, not who they truly are. Often times, the people pushing their beliefs the hardest are the ones actually trying to convince themselves that they follow those beliefs; whether they be religious or not. Eventually you will slowly pickup on the mask that those people wear. Eventually those people let you down and it can really be hard to deal with, especially when you're young. That's what Catholic is about." - Collin Walsh, vocals
The song exemplifies what initially impressed me about the band, their ability to blend pop-punk in alt rock in a way that sounds nostalgic but fresh. For a young band, they sound as if they have years of experience. Don’t believe me? Check out “Catholic”:
-Hannah | hannah70x7
