Photo Credit: Derek Bremner
Grove Street have released a video for their new single Ulterior Motives, taken from their upcoming debut album The Path To Righteousness.
“Ulterior Motives is a song that goes through the motions of someone who is stuck in a toxic and abusive relationship with someone or something – be it a partner, friend or substance, or even a vice like gambling – and cannot find a way out. They keep getting pulled back into the situation at hand; they’re in love, addicted, and can’t see the impact of damage that’s being done to them, because they’ve got rose tinted glasses on,” explains guitarist Sandy.
“The second verse changes focus from the relationship/addiction itself to how people around that person turn a blind eye to what’s going on, because it’s easier for many to just play ignorant to issues than to call it out or address it, which in turn just enables the problem to manifest further.
“The outro finds the person coming to the realisation that they’re better off out of the relationship/addiction, and in order to live a better life they gotta move on.
“Musically this is one of our favourite tracks on the record, I feel like it captures our sound as a whole perfectly; from the bouncy hip-hop inspired grooves in the intro that lead into the thrash feel. The outro is personally my proudest part of the record, I remember writing that and being so surprised with myself – like, where the fuck did that come from!!”
The Path To Righteousness is due for release on 29th September 2023 via UNFD, available to pre-order HERE.
See Grove Street live with Stick To Your Guns at one of the following dates:
August 2023
Tue 22nd – LONDON – Dome
Wed 23rd – MANCHESTER – Club Academy
Thu 24th – BIRMINGHAM – Asylum
You can also see the band at Boomtown Festival this month.
