Good Grief are a three-piece from Liverpool, playing music you could cheerfully label as indie rock, punk or power pop if you really wanted to. Currently awaiting the release of their debut album, they’re currently at work writing a follow-up and have previously released split 7”s with Eureka California and Future Virgins.
Will and Paul explain: “R.E.M.’s Monster was a really significant formative experience for us both, so it made sense to choose a song from that record. We were in a period of transition during recording, having seen our original drummer leave amicably, so this was an opportunity to focus less on pace and power like we usually do, and more on texture and mood. We spent a lot of time thinking about and layering guitars in ways we’ve not done before, leaning into the song’s melancholic aspects to produce something quite different to our usual noisy pop.
“The song was originally written as a tribute to Kurt Cobain, as Michael Stipe belatedly pleads with his friend not to seal himself off. It’s mournful and beautiful, and pulls you into its own world more than any other song on the album. Mental health is a big topic for Good Grief, so it seemed the perfect song for us to challenge ourselves. Hope we did a good job.”
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