From the forthcoming album ‘Severed Heart City’

set for release 16th Jan 2026

Irish brother-sister duo Greywind today release a final preview of their forthcoming new album ‘Severed Heart City’. “‘The Scarecrow’ is about watching someone you care about suffer and them not realising how loved they are and how their pain affects you too,” says guitarist Paul O’Sullivan.

Vocalist Steph adds: “For me, the character of ‘the scarecrow’ is a devil/angel on your shoulders. He represents the people around me who are going through their own internal battles too. I think of times after shows with fans, or messages we get from them, where they share their stories with us and I feel less alone in my feelings. He reminds me to never quit but to continue on the path to my dreams.”

The moody and highly-stylised world of ‘Severed Heart City’ is set for release 16th Jan 2026 via FLG. Greywind have released an epic slew of emo anthemia in the run-up to its full unveiling. Most recently, they revealed the positivity and self-love of ‘Make Believe (L.O.V.E. ME)’. Another recent single, ‘Swerve’, really travelled via social media, with Greywind’s internet presence captivating a loyal following, and was spun by the likes of Alyx Holcombe on BBC Radio 1 Introducing Rock.

Produced, engineered and mixed by Sam Guaiana (Neck Deep, Silverstein, Holding Absence), ‘Severed Heart City’ wears Greywind’s classic emo influences firmly on its metaphorical sleeve. It’s no surprise to hear that they’re inspired by emo pop originators like Jimmy Eat World, Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance, with the duo’s flair for the dramatic and knack for an earworm melody resulting in an album filled to the rafters with anthems. These are songs you can imagine ringing out from the biggest of stages and being sung back at the band by rapt audiences the world over. Envelop yourself in Greywind’s ‘Severed Heart City’.

“Severed Heart City is an extended allegory for the stages of trauma, and one’s inner struggle to find resolution,” say Steph and Paul. “There are many roads that lead to the heart of this broken city, but there is only one bridge out – one of acceptance and hope. Our band was created after the suicide of our uncle and since then we’ve been on an intense journey of achieving some of our biggest dreams to then having everything ripped away from us. Severed Heart City is a place where it’s ok to be sad, depressed and feel like the whole world is against you but it’s also a place where you make sure none of those things ever make you give up on yourself or your dreams. Only you can save yourself.”

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