Philadelphia alt/rock band, Grayscale, have unveiled quite the heartfelt ballad for Mother’s Day week. “Mum II” delves into vocalist Collin Walsh’s tumultuous relationship with his mother throughout his childhood and serves as a follow-up to the 2017 original.
The track is the band’s first of 2024 with more to come this summer as they support Boys Like Girls on their East Coast tour. Dates here!
“My mom and I have had a challenging relationship for a long time for many reasons,” says Walsh. “We didn’t speak for about 5 years at one point in my late teens/early twenties. As I have gotten older, I have felt my youthful anger towards her turn into a mixture of forgiveness, understanding, love, and protectiveness. This song is a follow up to ‘Mum,’ a track on one of our earlier records where the lyrics are about my pain and frustration with her. Many of the lyrics in ‘Mum II’ call back to specific details/imagery of the previous song’s story as well as other Grayscale songs that involve her. I found myself not wanting to play ‘Mum’ live anymore, I think out of an emotional protectiveness and empathy towards what she has been through, her struggles, and her problems. As this feeling grew, I eventually wanted to replace the song with one that reflects how I feel now and how our relationship has grown.”
Check out the video for “Mum II” below:
