New York, NY (Top40 Charts) With high temperatures hitting much of the U.S. over the last few days, it's starting to feel like summer - and we've got the perfect tunes for spinning!
Memphis rockers China Gate released their EP Good Grief today, which premiered on Purevolume earlier this week. Described as melodic indie-rock, these tunes are full of catchy, sing-along choruses - and they might just become your new summertime favorites.
While the music is melodiously pleasing at every turn in a light and playful manner, the lyrics reveal a story of deeper reflection and change. Vocalist Tiger Adams shared, "After our first album, Hunca Munca, I had written a full album's worth of songs, but eventually found them too self absorbed and comfortable with negativity. I scrapped them and decided to write songs that would force me to confront the negativity in my life and find a way to progress through my problems."
Adams goes on to clarify, "The songs definitely deal with negativity and mental illness, but if you hear it and think it's a batch of songs celebrating my sadness, I think you missed the whole point of the EP. It deals a lot with taking stock of my life so far as a twenty-one year-old and finding ways to get better. Writing Good Grief served as a pros and cons list or a venn diagram of my life in a search for positivity." With layers to explore, and lyrics to interpret in your own way, Good Grief nestles its way perfectly into your summer playlist, from blasting on the radio while cruising around town, to reflecting more deeply on a quiet evening.
Good Grief marks a new chapter for the band in many ways, as it's also the first recorded material with Harry and Kyle Neblett, the band's keyboardist and drummer (respectively). It was recorded at Ardent Studios in Memphis, TN with Mike Wilson. The EP's first single "Covered In Flames" was released earlier this month, with a premiere via AXS.com. Good Grief is available in physical and digital format via Bandcamp, iTunes and
Pizza Tape Records now.
Upcoming Show Dates:
7/11 - Rock N' Shop at The Paper Box, Brooklyn, NY
