GRUB is a one-of-a-kind Walyalup/ Fremantle-based rock band that combines fun and loud instrumentation with personal, raw, and honest lyrics. A favourite within WA’s live music scene already, performing all around, including shows supporting Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Southern River Band, Kill Devil Hills, and Full Flower Moon Band, the group are proud to release their poignant and punchy debut single Ghost – out NOW!
Lead by powerhouse Matilda Beales (songwriter, singer, guitarist) and backed by local legends Duncan Strachan (guitar and backing vocals), Mitch Macdonald (guitar and backing vocals), Edo Ekic (bass and backing vocals), and Peter Bibby (drums and backing vocals), the band are influenced by the sounds of Viagra Boys, Idles, The Peep Tempel, and AC/DC, writing songs that are inspired by “personal stories, trauma and mental health”.
Starting out with atmospheric and haunting screeches, Ghost seamlessly transitions from eerie and inmate to grungy and un-worldly with the introduction of punchy drums, rumbling bass, and distorted guitars, whilst Matilda’s spine-tingling vocals hold the listener at centre focus, guiding and grounding throughout the track’s duration.
Matilda shares, “This song was written during my recovery from cancer 3 years ago. I had spent a year in my home, on the couch, going through chemo and surgery. My body had changed so much; I was very thin, and when I looked in the mirror, I felt like I looked like a ghost, hence the title. I wrote the song, imagining myself as a ghoul in my home, scaring away the people out on the street. But weirdly, I tried to take some power back in that feeling. I love that the themes of the song are sad, but the sound is loud and punchy and aggressive. It is all very intentional.”
Recorded by Chad Blondel at Blondel Studios, featuring Carla Geneve as a guest on the recording, mixed by Mitch Macdonald, and mastered by Mikey Young, “the recording was super fun,” shares Matilda, continuing, “we recorded it live with only a couple of takes and let the master brain of Mitch Macdonald make it into a creepy, noisy experience.”
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