Miles Grindey occasionally rends open a prodigious black hole, an all-consuming void that sucks in his sound and spits it out with such righteous fury that it purposefully makes his new song sound dynamic and zestful. It takes some heart to push such a grand performance out into the world, especially when it tugs to a subject matter that is heartfelt.
On his new single “Make Up Your Mind,” the artist’s heavy-with-hooks formula is brazenly conformed to but nevertheless provides massively appreciable moments – especially in the harmonious interplay between vocals and lead work on the chorus, which signifies a level of progression within genre parameters.
Miles Grindey not only creates just the superficial stuff, but he creates the deep heart to heart moments. “Make Up Your Mind” revolves on knowing that your significant other is all that you have wanted for so long, and you’ve made up your mind on him or her a long time ago. It’s on of those moments where you show how much you care about them, and you spend so much free time with them, that every moment together feels as natural as anything you’ve ever known.
But, as the song continues the drama unfolds, where Miles Grindey pens a situation where your significant other can’t seem to decide whether you two should fully go for it—to try out this love in a real way. It’s one of those moments where they have their reasons and you even admit that they kind of make sense: the timing is off, things aren’t ready, they don’t want to ruin what you already have. Your partner is then quick to find reasons to wait, but slow to truly entertain the possibility of you two becoming something real. And you hold on, you give them time, because you don’t want to be the one to rush, or come off as clingy or demanding.
At this stage, you really get a clear picture of how Miles Grindey lights a rocket under his audience and stands back to see where it takes them. This is him electrifying the crowd with multiple guitar riffs, and blending them through slow and fast passages and then ultimately amping it up to a raw, elemental musical composition.
Any potential fan taking baby steps toward warming up to Miles Grindey’s sound will find themselves on familiar territory within the first couple of minutes. It’s the work of someone who innately understands, just as other skilled artists, that when it comes to conveying emotion in a song, aiming straight for the heart with heartfelt lyrics, always gets the job done.
