{"id":20472,"date":"2016-02-29T16:15:55","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T21:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=20472"},"modified":"2016-03-15T20:17:32","modified_gmt":"2016-03-16T00:17:32","slug":"greys-premiere-no-star-announce-outer-heaven-lp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=20472","title":{"rendered":"Greys premiere &#8216;No Star&#8217; + announce &#8216;Outer Heaven&#8217; LP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Greys have premiered <em>No Star<\/em>, which is the first single from their forthcoming full length album, &#8216;Outer Heaven&#8217;. You can take a listen to <em>No Star<\/em> via Soundcloud below.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F249484065&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&color=d3d2d2\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Written in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris, the song addresses the politicized reaction to the attacks while reflecting on vocalist\/guitarist Shehzaad Jiwani&#8217;s complex relationship with\u00a0his\u00a0own voice as a person of colour.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;On one side, you had people burning down\u00a0mosques and acting violently towards anyone who looked remotely\u00a0Muslim. On the other, you had people speaking on behalf of the\u00a0victims and effectively telling them how they should feel about\u00a0such atrocities,&#8221;<\/em> says Jiwani.\u00a0<em>&#8220;It&#8217;s a song about not knowing where you fit in as\u00a0a person of colour who was raised in a predominantly white\u00a0community, not identifying completely with either side. It&#8217;s about\u00a0not having a voice, but moreover not knowing where or when or how\u00a0to speak regardless. It&#8217;s about wanting someone to understand and\u00a0relate to you, but most importantly, letting you speak for\u00a0yourself.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Following their late 2015\u00a0&#8216;Repulsion&#8217;\u00a0EP, &#8216;Outer Heaven&#8217; furthers the band&#8217;s evolution from the punk and post-hardcore roots showcased on their debut LP\u00a0&#8216;If Anything&#8217;.\u00a0Produced by longtime collaborator Mike Rocha at the hallowed Hotel 2 Tango studio in Montreal (Arcade Fire, Godspeed You! Black Emperor), the record sees the band expand into\u00a0more spacious environments,\u00a0letting them build upon their noise rock foundation by incorporating new textures and dynamics to temper their trademark onslaught of discordance.\u00a0Whether that means employing tape drones, drum machines and synthesizers\u00a0on <em>Sorcerer<\/em>, or breaking into a three-part harmony adorned with sleigh bells in the middle of the all out hardcore of <em>In For A Penny<\/em>, the record gives the band license to explore their more atmospheric tendencies and\u00a0bring melody to the forefront without tempering their\u00a0intensity.\u00a0In moments\u00a0calling to mind groups as disparate as Sonic Youth,\u00a0Swell Maps and The Swirlies,\u00a0&#8216;Outer Heaven&#8217; displays unprecedented depth and range for Greys\u00a0without ever losing sight of what defines the band &#8211; a distinct mixture of melody and dissonance, order and chaos, volume and substance<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/04780c244c226dd8f0096243b\/images\/b45a7cdf-6f90-44df-bfb8-ccbd4a6f0a29.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Outer Heaven cover Greys\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" align=\"center\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Track list:<\/strong><br \/>\n01) Cruelty<br \/>\n02) No Star<br \/>\n03) If It&#8217;s All The Same To You<br \/>\n04) Blown Out<br \/>\n05) Erosion<br \/>\n06) Complaint Rock<br \/>\n07) In For A Penny<br \/>\n08) Strange World<br \/>\n09) Sorcerer<br \/>\n10) My Life As A Cloud<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Outer Heaven&#8217; will be available\u00a0April 22nd\u00a0on\u00a0Buzz Records\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Carpark<em>.\u00a0<\/em>It&#8217;s available for pre-order\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hivemindpr.us10.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=04780c244c226dd8f0096243b&amp;id=d3fe73e8a6&amp;e=998dd35436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Upcoming dates:<\/strong><br \/>\n03\/05\u00a0Brooklyn, NY @ Shea Stadium #<br \/>\n03\/11\u00a0Cleveland, OH @ Mahall&#8217;s $<br \/>\n03\/12\u00a0Dekalb, IL @ The House Cafe $<br \/>\n03\/13\u00a0Lawrence, KS @ Jackpot Music Hall $<br \/>\n03\/16-19 Austin, TX @ SXSW<br \/>\n03\/21\u00a0Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade Music Park $<br \/>\n03\/22\u00a0Charlotte, NC @ Milestone Club $<br \/>\n03\/23\u00a0Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter $<br \/>\n04\/08\u00a0London, ON @ Call The Office %<br \/>\n04\/09\u00a0Hamilton, ON @ Casbah %<br \/>\n04\/21\u00a0Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz %<br \/>\n04\/22\u00a0Allston, MA @ O&#8217;Brien&#8217;s<br \/>\n04\/23\u00a0Philadelphia, PA @ First United Church<br \/>\n04\/24\u00a0Washington, DC @ Comet Ping Pong ^<br \/>\n04\/27\u00a0Detroit, MI @ PJ&#8217;s Lager House<br \/>\n04\/28\u00a0Kalamazoo, MI @ Millhouse<br \/>\n04\/29\u00a0Chicago, IL @ Mousetrap<\/p>\n<p># &#8211; w\/ Big Ups<br \/>\n$ &#8211; w\/ The Dirty Nil<br \/>\n% &#8211; w\/ Odonis Odonis<br \/>\n^ &#8211; w\/ Two Inch Astronaut<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Greys have premiered No Star, which is the first single from their forthcoming full length album, &#8216;Outer Heaven&#8217;. 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