Grayscale information us observe by observe via the creation of their fourth studio album ‘The Hart’, out now through Infield Information.
The Hart
“We’ve got by no means executed an “intro” observe on an album earlier than. For this file, we actually wished the sensation of the room we recorded it in and the emotions of some parts just like the sturdy arraignments and dry piano sounds we selected to set the temper earlier than “Stored Me Alive” got here ripping in.”
Stored Me Alive
“We knew “Stored Me Alive” was going to be the beginning of the album. KMA is about somebody who stood by me throughout my darkest instances. They helped me navigate previous trauma, ache, and the overwhelming emotional weight that made me wish to hand over. I wrote this track as a approach to categorical my gratitude for his or her love and selflessness. I hope that when individuals hear it, they consider that individual of their life who has been there for them. All of us deserve somebody who helps us face our previous trauma and work via the ache life inflicts, even when it seems like there’s no gentle on the finish of the tunnel. This track is a thanks to those that present up with love once we want it most.”
By means of The Landslide
“By means of The Landslide is a track that touches on the vulnerability that’s discovered all through the file. The track is an anthem pleading to any person you want; any person your soul wants. Narrating the thought course of via inside psychological battle/psychological gymnastics within the verses and pre choruses, the refrain has a declaration of vulnerability: “Maintain me via the landslide” as in, maintain me via this psychological landslide, maintain me via this sense of falling aside, then “Love me once I’m misplaced in concern, when my head is in a avenue struggle, you are taking my ache and make it disappear.” It’s a cry to that one one that is aware of you so deeply, you’re feeling you possibly can let go of all of the callous and heartache and survival and self preservation and simply inform them you want them. This was one of many core songs that I felt mirrored the emotions of the complete album; addressing and navigating a darkish time when you’re in it.”
Speaking In My Sleep
“This track is about completely different life experiences and tragedies that had put me in a continuing state of ache and psychological exhaustion. As soon as I skilled these occasions, I gained fully new views on life (some good and a few dangerous). This track is about residing with these new views. After gaining them, the remainder of the world oftentimes felt/regarded fully completely different, and ultimately felt unrelatable to me. Feeling unrelatable on a regular basis to everybody and all the pieces ultimately led to feeling very remoted and in some methods led to shedding all sense of what was precious in life. I used to be coping with all the pieces totally by myself and didn’t wish to ask for assist or speak to anybody to get via it. As a result of all the pieces in life at the moment felt so unrelatable, I didn’t assume I may discover assist in any respect even when I wished to. It was maddening.”
Let Go
“The observe is in regards to the day you lastly really feel freed of that individual or state of affairs that’s draining you. It’s a celebration of the arrival of the therapeutic course of. Oftentimes the drain on you finally begins to deteriorate your peace and make the world really feel darker than it truly is. It’s form of a ‘fuck you’ track whereas additionally recognizing private and religious development.”
Summer time Garments
I”f you reside within the Northeast, or anyplace with chilly seasons, that there comes a time yearly the place you swap winter garments into storage and escape your summer time garments for the 12 months. This annual ceremony is all the time related to good emotions, tales, nostalgia, and happiness. We wrote a track about that feeling.”
Magic
“This one is in regards to the simple, intangible feeling you’ve gotten with somebody or one thing; when it’s particular . We have been listening to alot of The Treatment once we wrote this. It’s the quickest track on the file.”
Dance With Your Ghost
“Dance With Your Ghost is about being haunted by any person after they’re now not in your life. Not having the ability to escape them, seeing them in different individuals, within the belongings you do all through the day and many others. If you’re alone along with your ideas, that individual all the time appears to hang-out the corners of your thoughts.”
Don’t Go away Me In The Darkish
“This track is about my witness to my mom’s ongoing battle with medication/alcohol. Being the individual she turns to and leans on probably the most, leaving her alone with herself oftentimes seems like leaving just a little child someplace they’re afraid of, like “the darkish.” I form of drew a parallel from what “the darkish” means to a baby and what being in a “darkish place” means while you’re an grownup. Making an attempt to constantly keep sturdy along with her via it’s exhausting and makes me hate what drug corporations do, preying on individuals with dependancy points. This track captures the hopelessness of wanting to assist however understanding the sport is rigged.”
Portray Over You
“It is a breakup track. I went to color my mother’s home one summer time after a breakup. I wished to do one thing bodily and never take into consideration something for some time. As I painted the partitions, the idea of this track, of “portray over one thing, however the coat all the time present beneath” clicked in my head. I ended up doing one coat of base paint and left the room after 2 days of portray, wrote this track, and by no means completed (sorry mother lol).”
Mum II
“My mother and I’ve had a difficult relationship for a very long time for a lot of causes. We didn’t converse for about 5 years at one level in my late teenagers/early twenties. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve felt my youthful anger in direction of her flip into a combination of forgiveness, understanding, love, and protectiveness. This track is a observe as much as ‘Mum,’ a observe on considered one of our earlier information the place the lyrics are about my ache and frustration along with her. Most of the lyrics in “Mum II” name again to particular particulars/imagery of the earlier track’s story in addition to different Grayscale songs that contain her. I discovered myself not eager to play ‘Mum’ stay anymore, I feel out of an emotional protectiveness and empathy in direction of what she has been via, her struggles, and her issues. As this sense grew, I ultimately wished to exchange the track with one which displays how I really feel now and the way our relationship has grown.”
Not Afraid to Die
“Not Afraid To Die encapsulates plenty of the unapologetic and immovable nature of Philadelphia households in its lyrics. It’s a track about mine and my band mates’ upbringing within the northeast. It’s form of a celebration of our ruggedness and ridiculousness. The lyrics of “Not Afraid To Die” contact on the juxtaposing emotions you expertise whereas rising up – by no means getting over a concern of heights, however having the painful components of life break your coronary heart sufficient to numb your concern of dying. I wished to seize the romance of that in a form of tongue-in-cheek style (the one manner individuals from the northeast may ever discuss something romantically). We’ve got been writing probably the most genuine music to us, from a storytelling and sonic perspective. We wished this track to sound like a band taking part in collectively in a room. We’ve all the time been a rock band at our core and we wished to seize the purest type of that.”