Exclusive video premiere of ‘Sun Also Rises’ by Berlin-based lo-fi indie rock band Grief Scene, taken from their upcoming EP, ‘Night Owls,’ out February 17th 2023.

The video is a playful collage of karaoke versions of the song, by the band and their friends, directed by Giulio Rasi. Filmed in an underground haze of smoke and glitter balls, the video features band members Ian Tilling, Sally Brown and Brandon Walsh singing their hearts out along with an unruly cast of characters from the local DIY scene.

The song is inspired by the Hemingway novel, reflecting on themes of artistic insecurity and self-doubt, and building from these quiet moments of contemplation into a fuzzy singalong chorus. ‘Night Owls’ is an EP inspired by ideas of love, friendship and community. It was this, together with the band’s shared love of karaoke, that sparked the idea for the video.

The song was recorded and mixed by the band, and mastered by Simon Uter-Kirschey at cutandboost mastering, Berlin.

Grief Scene are a three-piece indie rock band based in Berlin. Formed in 2020 by Ian Tilling (Trapped Mice, Leoprrrds), the band started as a solo project which saw the release of debut album ‘Bad Times’ in November 2020. He was soon joined by drummer Brandon Walsh, who in turn invited his friend and bandmate Sally Brown to contribute bass and vocals. This intense musical partnership, forged on stage with Berlin bands Gurr and Plattenbau, proved the perfect foil to Tilling’s breathless guitar, while Brown’s soaring vocal harmonies can be heard to spine-tingling effect on early singles ‘R U Still in 2 It’ and ‘Crossing Wires’.

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