Greyborn Premiere “After Dark” Video; Debut EP in 2022
Say hello to Greyborn. Based out of Limoges in central/southwestern France, the newcomer three-piece emerge with an immediate asterisk as one traces their formation back through drummer/vocalist Théo Jude and bassist/backing vocalist Guillaume Barrou‘s former outfit, Mama’s Gun, as well as Jude and newly-joined guitarist Maxime Conan‘s garage-rocking duo Blackbird Hill. With their first single, “After Dark” — video premiering below — the band showcase the change in aesthetic that led to the new group being formed, taking on a modern, moody kind of fuzz-laced groove; uptempo and catchy and melodic, but owing as much to brooding ’90s melodies as heavier desert push.
Hey, sometimes you get a little older, your tastes change, what you thought was working for you in one way maybe wasn’t actually turning out what you wanted to be. All of these things happen, and while I wouldn’t know anything about it myself — I’ve been coming to the same party for 12 years and in no way is that depressing — I’m told that sometimes artistic progression requires such a shift. It’s clear in listening to “After Dark” that Greyborn are intended as a different project from who Mama’s Gun were, even if it’s (mostly) the same people involved. I’m not even sure why I feel the need to justify it on their behalf. Aren’t people allowed to say more than one thing?
The band have about 25 minutes of material demoed out and will reportedly make their debut sometime in 2022 in proper fashion, all due fanfare, and so on. I won’t give too much away about the tracks, but as an introduction to who they are — hence “say hello” above — “After Dark” does well in conveying their balance between moodier impressions and and underlying will to hook their listener.
Video follows here. Please enjoy:
Greyborn, “After Dark” video premiere
Greyborn plays heavy, fuzzed-out rock with a dark, contrasted edge. This band is no rookie to the scene: formerly Mama’s Gun, the trio becomes Greyborn after an EP, an album and a change of artistic direction and ambition.
They used to be filed under the saturated 70s rock revival niche, they’re now tacking in a sound that is dark, adventurous and unwaveringly modern. Warm and cold, psychedelic and industrial, Greyborn embodies duality and refuses clichés.
Greyborn are:
Théo Jude: Drums / Lead vocals
Maxime Conan: Guitar / Backing vocals
Guillaume Barrou: Bass / Backing vocals
