by mariah estran
photo courtesy of gracie gray
Imagine a dream so vivid that it spawns the creation of new artwork. You might call it a miraculous moment of meant-to-be inspiration, and for Indie singer-songwriter Gracie Gray, that’s what happened.
Gray’s new single “alienlover” began after hearing her voice in a song during her sleep. She quickly turned to her voice memos to capture everything she recollected. The track developed into a cosmic ode, elevated by careful mixing that flatters the fuzzy guitar riffs, while the drum cadence makes it delightfully captivating.
In just over three minutes, you’re engrossed in Gray’s dreamlike state, which introduces itself by her brother, Jeremiah describing a spirit leading him through a house. His words fade out as the singer recites a feeling based on an interstellar story of an alien falling in love with a woman but unable to be together.
That correlation to the extraterrestrial, the concept of connecting to forces outside of us for a larger creative vision – is a concept an artist might find relatable. Gray was handed a spark of inspiration and constructed a striking introduction to her upcoming collection of experimental tunes by giving us “ailenlover."