Irish Emo Duo GREYWIND Announces New Album ‘Severed Heart City’ Out September 19th via FLG

Today, the Irish emo duo GREYWIND is excited to announce their cinematic new album,‘Severed Heart City.’ The album will be released on September 19th via FLG. Having heralded the start of a new era earlier this year with epic cuts, ‘Acid Rain’ and ‘I.K.A.M.F.’, the brother-sister duo have announced their second full-length alongside the release of another arena-ready anthem, which will also appear on the record, titled ‘Waterfall.’ The new single is accompanied by a music video, available below.

Guitarist Paul O’Sullivan comments:

“'Waterfall' is about hopelessly wanting someone to love you, but getting absolutely nothing in return and waking up to the fact that they couldn’t care less about you. Recording this song felt like a massive moment in our career - it’s dark, cinematic, and has everything we love about music in it.”

Watch the Music Video for "Waterfall"

Stream/Listen to "Waterfall" HERE

Getting to this point has been more than a rollercoaster for GREYWIND, whose debut album ‘Afterthoughts’ was released in 2017 via a major label who promptly dropped them despite the band’s ultra-promising “Ones To Watch” status. They’ve gone on to stoke their own creative fire and herald an avid fanbase with a Tik Tok surge during lockdown, an EP released by Version III last year (‘Antidote’), tours and festival appearances across the UK, Europe and North America, and now a partnership with FLG. ‘Severed Heart City’ is both the culmination of and the soundtrack to that journey, taking in all the twists and turns in the siblings’ story, both personally and professionally, along the way.

Steph and Paul O'Sullivan comment on the new album:

“’Severed Heart City’ is an extended allegory for the stages of trauma, and one’s inner struggle to find resolution. 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.”

It’s no surprise to hear that GREYWIND are inspired by great 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 all over the world. Envelope yourself in GREYWIND’s ‘Severed Heart City.’ 

Pre-Order 'Severed Heart City' HERE

GREYWIND Releases Vengeful Condemnation of Toxic Friendships With New Single ‘I.K.A.M.F.’ + Music Video

Today, Irish brother-sister duo GREYWIND continue their bold new era with the release of their explosive new single, “I.K.A.M.F.” Following their storming return with “Acid Rain” a few weeks ago, this latest track channels pure rage and catharsis into a furious emo anthem that refuses to hold back. The new track is accompanied by a music video, available to view below.

Steph O’Sullivan shares:

“This song is about finally getting rid of people who I thought were ‘friends.’ It’s our revenge song. People who I thought were my friends in the past were never supportive of me being in a band and it always made me feel like I was crazy for wanting to live my dreams. There’s been too many times where I’ve kept friendships just because I felt like I had to or I was too scared to stand up for myself, but this song is the complete release of all of that built up hurt and rage. I know when they hear it they’ll know it’s about them, which makes me love the song even more.”

Watch the Music Video for "I.K.A.M.F."

“Acid Rain” found success on the Kerrang! Chart and has been spun on BBC Radio 1’s Rock Show and more. Its cinematic music video (Quentin Tarant-emo, anyone?!) has racked up over 60,000 views in just a few weeks. GREYWIND’s new material is tailor-made for festival stages—and good thing, because they’re headed to Slam Dunk Festival this very month. They’ve also announced a clutch of headline dates around the festival. See below for full details, and get ready to enter their universe and sing (or emote) along.

Inspired by great emo pop originators like Jimmy Eat World, Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance, GREYWIND are on a mission to bring the genre into the future with an insatiable energy and armed with a never-ending supply of hooks. The duo’s flair for the dramatic and knack for an earworm melody is seeing them build their own musical world, which they welcome you to be part of.

GREYWIND Live:

May 21, 2025 – Nottingham, Bodega (Headline)

May 22, 2025 – Birmingham, The Flapper (Headline)

May 24, 2025 – Hatfield, Slam Dunk Festival (South) @ Hatfield Park

May 25, 2025 – Leeds, Slam Dunk Festival (North) @ Temple Newsam

May 26, 2025 – Bristol, The Louisiana (Headline)

Buy Tickets HERE

GREYWIND Begins a New Chapter for 2025 with Emo Anthem "Acid Rain" + Music Video

The next chapter of Irish brother-sister duo GREYWIND begins now. Today, Steph and Paul O’Sullivan mark a bold new era with the release of their first single under FLG, the cinematic emo anthem "Acid Rain." A pulse-pounding, melody-driven powerhouse, this track is destined to ignite crowds while purging a few demons along the way. The new single is accompanied by a music video, available to view below.

Steph comments on "Acid Rain":

“This song is about being in a toxic situation and feeling like everything is crashing down around you, which we know all too much about.”

Paul adds:

“As soon as we finished writing ‘Acid Rain,’ we knew it had to be the first song to start the new era of GREYWIND. It’s cinematic, dramatic, and has everything we love about music in it. We wanted it to feel like a movie and you’re now in our world.” 

Watch the Music Video for "Acid Rain"

Inspired by great emo pop originators like Jimmy Eat World, Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance, GREYWIND are on a mission to bring the genre into the future with an insatiable energy and armed with a never-ending supply of hooks. The duo’s flair for the dramatic and knack for an earworm melody is seeing them build their own musical world, to which they’re inviting their dedicated following, along with any unsuspecting listener lucky enough to arrive at the doors of their universe. 

GREYWIND’s poignantly visceral ‘Antidote’ EP was released last year via Version III and acted as a stepping stone from their debut album, ‘Afterthoughts’ released in 2017 via Spinefarm, to this new era. The EP was jointly produced by Sam Guaiana (Neck Deep, Silverstein, Like Pacific, Intervals) and The Wonder Years guitarist Casey Cavaliere. It was mastered by Mike Kalajian (Saosin, New Found Glory, Circa Survive). Singles from the EP received praise from the likes of Kerrang!, Brooklyn Vegan and Hot Press, as well as spins on BBC Radio 1 and Kerrang! Radio. 

Recently seen live in the UK with the likes of The Wonder Years, Madina Lake and As December Falls, GREYWIND are also making a splash internationally, having toured the US multiple times last year with Tiny Moving Parts, 408, Boys of Fall and Telltale. 

FLG Signs Acclaimed Alternative Rock Duo GREYWIND

FLG, the newly launched imprint of Frontiers Label Group, is thrilled to announce the signing of GREYWIND, the dynamic brother-sister duo from Killarney, Ireland. 

Dedicated to championing innovative, guitar-driven music and pushing the boundaries of modern rock, FLG aims to foster a new generation of visionary artists. 

With GREYWIND’s ability to transform deeply personal experiences into anthemic and emotionally charged music, this partnership marks an exciting new chapter for both the band and the label.

GREYWIND commented:

“We’re so excited to sign with FLG for this next phase of our career. Working with a team that has the same ambition and creative vision as us is something we’re so looking forward to and we can’t wait to invite our fans back into our world for this new era of GREYWIND.”

“It’s exciting to see a label with such an extended history in promoting guitar-driven music embark on a forward-facing journey to invest in a new generation of international artists and visionaries. I look forward to working with their team across multiple territories in our shared mission to continue exploring the connective power of timeless music”, stated Casey Cavaliere, Manager at Lesser Matters.

Leo Nicholas, Head of A&R for FLG, added:

“We're thrilled to welcome GREYWIND to the FLG family. Their ability to channel raw emotion into anthemic, evocative tracks is nothing short of extraordinary. At FLG, we’re passionate about championing artists who push boundaries, and GREYWIND embodies that ethos perfectly. We’re confident this is just the start of an incredible chapter for the band and FLG”.

Growing up in the beautifully remote corner of Killarney, Ireland as the children of a classically trained singer and a father that spent his time cleaning gravestones, the brother-sister duo of Steph and Paul O’Sullivan seemed to be almost eerily qualified to start an alternative emo project. 

The formative years of their band GREYWIND saw the two grappling with the juxtaposition of some remarkable career highs and some traumatic personal lows. After the loss of a close family member to suicide, the two began exploring songwriting in an attempt to cope with their feelings of loneliness. 

After quietly posting their first demo to SoundCloud, GREYWIND immediately captured the attention of numerous labels, press outlets, and radio personalities. Early on, the band received heroic praise for their live sets at festivals like Reading and Leeds and Download. Even radio DJ Zane Lowe (BBC, Apple Music) referred to GREYWIND as “A moment you won’t forget if you’re a fan of rock music.” 

In 2017, the band released their debut LP 'Afterthoughts', which landed on the Official UK Rock Charts and ultimately produced multiple viral hits including the album's title track as well as the song “In Autumn” which quickly reached over 14 million views and catapulted the band onto the international stage. 

In 2023, the band headed back into the studio with producers Sam Guaiana (Neck Deep, Silverstein) and Casey Cavaliere (The Wonder Years). The result was their heavily anticipated follow-up EP titled 'Antidote', which featured the singles "Swing and Sway", "Antidote", and "Here’s Your Deathwish" - the latter of which also gained instant viral traction across Instagram and TikTok leading up to the band's official US tour debut in April of 2024. The songs were praised by press and fans alike, grabbing a multitude of editorial playlist features and putting the band into heavy rotation on SiriusXM’s, BBC Radio 1, and more.