The singer and songwriter of
contemporary folk music known as Greg Charles has released his latest
single, “Repulsion Days.” The track is being concurrently dropped
with two B-side tracks, “For All I Know” and “Drug Taken
Girlfriend.” These and their flagship single, “Repulsion Days,”
are being proudly published on the Octive Resin independent music
label without the influence of the corporate music industry.
Sonorous, heartfelt, natural and
indicative of the zeitgeist of today's folk-music revival, “Repulsion
Days” from Greg Charles stands as proof that folk fans have much to
look forward to in this indie folk musician from Australia.
Queensland-born Greg Charles cites as
main artistic influences Picasso, Jay-Z, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Nabokov,
Jodorowsky, Gareth Liddiard (The Drones), Built to Spill, Townes Van
Zandt, Soulwax, and East River Pipe. From this eclectic potpourri of
art forms and styles comes the inspiration for a highly textured
sound that is all Greg Charles.
Music by Charles tends toward the
introspective and emotionally evocative. His guitar work is subtly
ingenious without sounding the least bit pretentious. His singing
comes from his heart and takes the tone of a raw talent as it emerges
from him with carefully crafted words.
Asked to describe the themes of his new
single, Charles writes, “'Repulsion Days' is a meditation on the
emotion called disgust, disgust being a response to everything that
you are receiving through your senses in modern-day society. So it
talks about psychologists, men, women, children, all of the roles
that people play in society. The end result of experiencing all of
these games people play is a general feeling of disgust and
repulsion. Repulsion Days.”
“Repulsion Days” was written in a
single night at a friend's house and recorded the following day at
the Lounge Room with engineer Todd Dixon in 2009. And the B-side
songs?
“'For All I Know' is a pop song,”
writes Charles. “It’s full of melodies and is in drop-C tuning.
It’s about learning how to tolerate somebody who is trying to ride
your coattails.”
These single tracks are far from Greg
Charles' first foray as a published musician. They are preceded by
“Attack the Day” (independent – 2003), three records as Charles
Curse: “InSilver Scene” (MusicYourMindWillLoveYou – 2005),
“Rain In Skull” (MusicYourMindWillLoveYou – 2006) and “STOMAC”
(WeHaveNoZen – 2011), as well as a vinyl re-release of “Rain In
Skull” from Olde English Spelling Bee out of Brooklyn, NYC in 2009.
Greg Charles lives and makes music now
in Burleigh Heads, Queensland, Australia, and has re-emerged with a
brand-new perspective on creating and music. He is currently writing
a new record, playing shows in Burleigh Heads and Brisbane, and
plotting a new phase of creative output.
Asked for a comment for his fans,
Charles says simply, “I'm ready.”
“Repulsion Days” from Greg Charles
is available online worldwide beginning 23 November 2015.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
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