Biography

On "Age Hasn’t Spoiled You," the Toronto post-punks, Greys, eschew their trademark frenzy for a more cerebral and cinematic affair. This widescreen approach loses none of the impact of their early material, instead employing space and dynamics to propel the listener toward even greater payoffs when they decide to switch back into high gear. When we last left them, days before the 2016 US election, Greys had just finished releasing their sophomore record, "Outer Heaven," and its companion piece, "Warm Shadow." As their city surrendered to gentrification and the world abroad descended further into chaos, the four men spent most of 2018 in the studio channeling these feelings of displacement and alienation into songs that reflect the state of panic and confusion prevalent in our news feeds. “We wanted to push as far away from what our perception of a ‘rock band’ could be while still retaining certain characteristics that sound like Greys,” says frontman Shehzaad Jiwani. What results is a richly textured experience that draws influence from krautrock, industrial, hip hop, dub, jazz, ambient, drone and more, sometimes within the same song. That their blend of disparate sounds never obscures the album’s sharp focus is a testament to the group’s mastery of both songwriting and production. With "Age Hasn’t Spoiled You," Greys strive to exist in a similar echelon of bands that seek to shatter the boundaries that contain them.