Scatterbrain is a project that includes rapper Grip, Mallbangs and the rhythm section of Grouplove and its debut release is “Switch” recorded live at Big Trouble. The charismatic performance speaks for itself as does the unexpected chemistry of styles present with Grip’s vocals having a hip-hop cadence but more punk style. The lyrics delve into the choices and compromises one makes in life that have various consequences. Initially the lyrics are about people going into straight jobs and being successful in conventional terms of having mortgages, children and stable and ample incomes and how our narrator has “drunken nights/Hotel rooms and red eye flights.” A whimsical and sardonic “Hooray” punctuates lines and then we got to the lyrics where it’s admitted that maybe this life of an artist has its undeniable rewards that someone who is more beholden to a more scripted life will never fully know. But also there’s something to be said about not being behind on bills and the ramification of being so can have on your everyday life. The song juxtaposes and plays with these contrasts of lifestyle in succinct and poignant manner that ends on a hopeful note for the creative life, “I still got miles and miles to go/Can’t stay this low forever.” Because everyone has miles and miles to go and even if they think they have things under control and streamlined and you think you know what to expect, including with people who struggle more with everyday mundane concerns, life doesn’t always work out to stay that course. The song is a tacit nod to how everyone’s life has its ups and downs. Watch the video for “Switch” on YouTube and follow Scatterbrain on Instagram.
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