Greyhaven have announced a new EP, Stereo Grief, due April 12 via Solid State Records (pre-order), following two albums for Equal Vision. The first single is “The Welcome Party,” which fuses heavy metalcore/post-hardcore with soaring melodic vocals and tech-y, tapping guitar riffs. Vocalist Brent Mills says:
It’s a classic Greyhaven song, but I think we’ve figured out what that means and how to do that the best way possible, while still exploring new things. This is the first time I’ve tried to tackle a central concept throughout a release. This song, and the EP as a whole, really deal with framing life and death…If these songs can build a house, this is the first knock at the front door.
The EP is a loose story of someone navigating existential fear relating to all life and all death on a grand scale through a multi-dimensional lens. I was inspired by a short story I read while we were tracking that sort of serves as a backdrop for what’s going on in the lyrics. Overall, I feel like this is the best material we’ve written so far and it’s only hinting at where we’re going. We couldn’t be more excited to release it with a new team behind us.
On the EP, this character is traveling through a house where he watches all of these versions of himself. He experiences good and bad moments as well as regret. I struggle with a lot of anxiety and depression. I’m always thinking, ‘I wish I could’ve done that differently.’ By looking through the lens of a person who has access to every variation of life, the project is a way to process a really depressive episode. It leads to acceptance though.
Listen and watch the video below. Greyhaven are also opening Better Lovers‘ upcoming tour alongside SeeYouSpaceCowboy and Foreign Hands, and those dates are listed below too
